Dear Friends We have just had our Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was well attended. We began it with tea, coffee and biscuits and the opportunity to mix with one another. I thanked the Trustees who had served over the last 12 months and welcomed Baroness Joyce Quin who has agreed to serve as our … Continue reading Friends Bulletin Summer 2024
At our recent Annual General Meeting the committee members were all voted back into post. Our Treasurer John Dance and our Secretary Richard Thompson expressed their wish to stand down from their posts next year. This will hopefully give us plenty of time to find replacements for these two key positions. We also have vacancies … Continue reading Committee changes
Lindsey McLaren is a contemporary impressionist painter from Northeast England. She studied illustration and worked as a graphic designer before discovering her passion for oil painting during the pandemic. Her works showcase the natural beauty of the countryside and coast, from Northeast England to Scotland, Devon, and the Cotswolds, capturing the impact of human activity … Continue reading Featured artist Lindsey McLaren
My speculative creations, called Data Oracles below, were exhibited at Northumbria Design School in March and April. This was part of a celebration of women designers and creative technologists for International Women's Day. My current work is concerned with how our ethics and values are represented in emerging technologies, such as generative AI. And how … Continue reading Friend Leila Hogarth is planning an AI/collage based talk and workshop in the autumn
Louise opened the workshop with a really interesting slide show with many visual examples charting the history of patchwork and quilting from its earliest known conception to present day. Louise went on to show images of her own work along with examples of some of the community projects she has been involved in. Fully inspired … Continue reading Review of our recent workshop by Louise Underwood
The Workshop “Japanese ‘Mindful’ stitching” lead by Jo Duncan did require a good amount of concentration. We made two lovely books, binding loose sheets together. The first was relatively simple, but the second more decorative and requiring careful consideration. The stitched pattern magically appeared on both sides of the binding. Jo could not have been … Continue reading Reviews of our recent workshop by Jo Duncan
Saturday 17 August, 11 till 3 pm - Learning Room at the gallery Have fun trying out clippy and hooky rag rug techniques; then select one of these methods to create a clippy flower brooch or a hooked coaster using, amongst other materials, some colourful recycled sari fabric. No experience is necessary and we shall … Continue reading Kath Price – Introducing Traditional Clippy and Hooky Matmaking
Saturday, 20 July - 11.30 till 3.30pm - Learning Room at the gallery In this Summer-inspired workshop, Jo Duncan will demonstrate how to make appealing wool hedgehogs, using a simple pompom method which guarantees perfect results. In the second part of the workshop, we’ll create some little yarn birds which can be customised as standing, … Continue reading Woolly Creatures Workshop with Jo Duncan
Saturday 29 June - 11.30 - 3.30pm - Learning Room at the gallery Photographs are one of the richest sources of inspiration for landscape painters and almost all artists will use them at some point to create work. This workshop will help participants gain a deeper understanding of the potential of this way of working … Continue reading Painting Expressive Landscapes from photographs inspired by the work of David Bomberg and Joan Eardley – Edward Hillier
Our new President Joyce Quin has a new book out. 'Angels of the North: Volume Two – More Notable Women of the North East' is co-written by Joyce with Moira Kilkenny. Angels of the North Vol. 2 by Joyce Quin and Moira Kilkenny – published by Tyne Bridge Publishing In the second volume of Angels … Continue reading Angels of the North Volume Two – by Joyce Quin and Moira Kilkenny
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