Hexham Abbey - February - November 2024 At Hexham Abbey, they seem to like hanging things from their ceiling. Stars for Eternity is the third installation to hang in a year. The installation was created as part of the abbey's 1,350th anniversary year alongside other events over the coming weeks. There are approximately 4,000 stars which have … Continue reading Stars For Eternity
Author: Aisling
I have an MA in Art History and enjoy both looking at and writing about art.
I am currently writing this blog on a personal basis and am not associated with any gallery or museum.
The discovery of the gunpowder plot.
Henry Perronet Briggs, 1823, 149 x 199 CM Henry Perronet Briggs - The discovery of the gunpowder plot (1823) This painting was produced by Henry Peronet Briggs an artist who came from County Durham; who had learned his trade at the Royal Academy in the early nineteenth century. Briggs died of tuberculosis in London in 1844 … Continue reading The discovery of the gunpowder plot.
Matt Rugg: Connecting Form
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Until 13 January 2024 - Free Entry The Connecting Form Exhibition showcases a retrospective of Matt Rugg's (1935-2020) work, it has been open for a few weeks within the Hatton Gallery, which is at Newcastle University. It's not a gallery I visit often as I tend to forget it's there. … Continue reading Matt Rugg: Connecting Form
The Museum Of The Moon
Hexham Abbey 29 September - 11 November. £3 Adult / £1 Child The Museum of the Moon is an exhibition that moves from place to place, usually between historic and important places. This mock-up of the moon can be viewed in multiple contexts if someone is patient enough to keep visiting it in various locations. … Continue reading The Museum Of The Moon
The interesting artwork inside the church of St Gregory the Great, Kirknewton.
Kirknewton, Northern Northumberland. Inside the entrance vestibule to the church of St Gregory the Great in Kirknewton is an artwork commissioned and put in place to commemorate the centenary of the passing of Josephine Butler. Butler, niece of the Whig Prime Minister Earl Grey, was a social reformer who championed women’s rights in the latter … Continue reading The interesting artwork inside the church of St Gregory the Great, Kirknewton.
The Essence of Nature
Laing Art Gallery. 27th May -14th October 2023. The Essence of Nature is the current paid exhibition taking place in the Laing Gallery, this exhibition is one that I have so far avoided going to as it contains two distinct styles of art, Pre-Raphaelism and Impressionism. I am not a fan of the latter style. … Continue reading The Essence of Nature
Creative Expressions
Tullie House, Carlisle. 16th June 2023 - 1st September 2023 The current exhibition which is taking place in the community gallery in the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle is called Creative Expression. This exhibition takes a series of Victorian artworks and displays them in a small gallery space placed in opposition to … Continue reading Creative Expressions
Silvanus!
Just to the north of the Central Lowlands in Scotland, the Romans built their northernmost border wall, The Antonine Wall. Around mid-way along the route of the wall, there is a sculpture of a Roman soldier’s head that can be considered nothing less than monumental in its scale. The sculpture is sited at Croy Hill, … Continue reading Silvanus!
A Century Of Wedding Gowns
Hexham Abbey - 17 April - 13 June 2023 The exhibition of wedding gowns which are currently being displayed really is stunning. The dresses are positioned all around the Abbey Church, making walking around the exhibition easy and intuitive. The collection included a range of wedding dresses spanning from the early 1900s to the early … Continue reading A Century Of Wedding Gowns
Emily Davison Sculpture – Morpeth
Between 2012 and 2018 there was a project in both Epsom and Morpeth aimed at giving a proper visual memorial to the suffragette Emily Davison, this campaign marked the 100th anniversary of her death in 2013 as well as capitalising on the events of her life and her notoriety to gather in funding from a … Continue reading Emily Davison Sculpture – Morpeth
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