“Playing with Rules” in the Grainger Market

Video still from Copa and Sordes Raven's Breakfast, 2004

A Videocity exhibition took place in June/July in Unit 163 of the Grainger Market. It was co-curated by two of our committee members - Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright (along with fellow curator Andrea Domesle). The exhibition featured International artists including: !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Peter Aerschmann, Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright, Copa & Sordes, … Continue reading “Playing with Rules” in the Grainger Market

‘A talk by Friends Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright about curating their Videocity exhibition ‘Playing with Rules’

Video still from Copa and Sordes Raven's Breakfast, 2004

Date and time: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:00 - 19:30 Creative Central NCL pop up is on the corner of Clayton Street and Nelson Street (opposite the back entrance of Eldon Square Food area). Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright will be giving a talk about curating the Videocity exhibition 'Playing with Rules', which is … Continue reading ‘A talk by Friends Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright about curating their Videocity exhibition ‘Playing with Rules’

‘Playing with Rules’, a video art exhibition co-curated by Friends Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright

Video still from Copa and Sordes Raven's Breakfast, 2004

Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright form the Friends committee have co-curated a public video art exhibition that will take place at Unit 163 in the Grainger Market. The exhibition will be in place from 27th June until 21st July. "The exhibition invites visitors and passers-by to playfully reconsider the normality of everyday actions and … Continue reading ‘Playing with Rules’, a video art exhibition co-curated by Friends Polina Chizhova and James Stephen Wright

Retrospective exhibition for FotH member Mike Attewell

Long time FotH member Mike Attewell is having a retrospective at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens (Durham, DH7 7DW) from Saturday 9th September to the 5th November. The exhibition is called Embellished Fiction and celebrates a lifetime of creativity. Ninety-three-year-old Mike trained as an artist at King’s College, Newcastle, specialising in sculpture and education, and … Continue reading Retrospective exhibition for FotH member Mike Attewell