Talk: Prof Vee Pollock – Public Art and Urban Cultural Regeneration in the UK: Gateshead Riverside Park

A picture on the River Tyne looking west from the Milennium Bridge. In the distance is The Glasshouse (formerly The Sage) and the Tyne Bridge - photo by Ryan Booth

25 November - 1:30pm - The Learning Room of the Hatton Gallery Unbeknown to many, Gateshead Riverside Park is the birthplace of cultural regeneration in the UK. Experiencing the economic and social impacts of post-industrial decline, in the late 1980s the town embarked on what is now a typical path of cultural regeneration. It hosted … Continue reading Talk: Prof Vee Pollock – Public Art and Urban Cultural Regeneration in the UK: Gateshead Riverside Park

Talk: Dr Julie Crawshaw – reserve your ticket

28 October - 1pm - The Learning Room of the Hatton Gallery. If you would like to reserve a place for Dr Crawshaw's talk please use the Eventbrite link below. The talk is free for members and £5 for non-members which will be requested on the day. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/foh-lectures-practice-placements-and-planning-by-dr-julie-crawshaw-tickets-738528477557?aff=oddtdtcreator If you are interested in attending, please … Continue reading Talk: Dr Julie Crawshaw – reserve your ticket

Reviews of our recent workshop by Kittie Jones

Kittie presented an illustrated talk about her work and demonstrated how she works from the landscape using charcoal and pastel. Attendees were given the opportunity to try the materials and techniques used by her themselves. You can see more of Kittie’s work on her website, kittiejones.com Kittie Jones workshop was very successful and enjoyed by … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Kittie Jones

Review of our recent workshop by Donna Cheshire

“This Land of Ours” was a practical workshop exploring how to capture landscape in fabric and stitch. Participants worked from their own source materials to develop an appliqué image of a landscape/scenery that was special to them. You can see more of Donna’s work at donnacheshiretextiles.com/ “This Land of Ours” was run by Textile Artist … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Donna Cheshire

Featured Artist – Alison Hall

Bamburgh Castle by Alison Hall

This time, our “Featured” section is a little different. This Time we’re featuring local photographic artist Alison Hall. Alison is based in Northumberland, now retired from a career in office administration with the Open University. She enjoys being able to dedicate more time to her interest in photography and exhibits her work at various events … Continue reading Featured Artist – Alison Hall

Cyanotype workshop with Brenda Procter

Cyanotype by Bernd Hutschenreuther: https://www.flickr.com/photos/116228447@N06/

Friday 17 November 2023 - 11.30 to 4pm A four hour workshop with artist Brenda Procter exploring the fascinating medium of Cyanotype. This is a photographic technique that doesn’t require sophisticated equipment or a darkroom to process the images. This activity produces images using sunlight to expose shapes on photosensitive paper. We will prepare these … Continue reading Cyanotype workshop with Brenda Procter

Talk: Dr Julie Crawshaw – Practice, placements, and planning

28 October - 1pm - The Learning Room of the Hatton Gallery In relation to artists’ placements and the role of artists in urban and rural planning this talk will explore what we might mean by ‘practice’ and the potential of practice(s). To trace practice as it takes place in different formations and scales this … Continue reading Talk: Dr Julie Crawshaw – Practice, placements, and planning