My thoughts on local arts and culture in the North East
19 February - 24 April 2023 - Woodhorn Museum Woodhorn currently has an exhibition of art in one of its galleries which are comprised of artwork submitted from an open call to the museum. From the artwork submitted they have selected over 130 pieces from a wide range of styles and mediums. The exhibition this … Continue reading Open exhibition 2022: A Portrait of Northumberland
Newcastle upon Tyne March 10 - 13, 2022 It's not often that I look at popularised works of art that are currently running, however, having seen photographs of this particular installation online, I was intrigued enough to go into the city centre to view the spectacle myself as it was occurring. As I got to … Continue reading North of Tyne Under the Stars
Ad Minoliti - Biospheree Plush. Photo - Photo by amey I first visited this exhibit about six weeks ago, I walked away quite bemused at what I was visualising. The array of colours displayed seems chaotic to me, and quite overpowering. Now, however, I've had a few weeks to digest my initial surprise at what … Continue reading Ad Minoliti – biosphere plush
As this blog is relatively new, with still under a dozen articles published, and still finding its own voice in the world of art, I hadn’t imagined that an important debate on my doorstep about art, more specifically about monumental sculpture within the landscape would be something that I would feel confident sticking my nose … Continue reading Ascendant: The Elizabeth Landmark
Tate St Ives – Visited 20th September 2021 Approaching this exhibition through the Tate St Ives galleries, I wasn’t so sure as to what I should expect to encounter when I finally reached the installation space. In the room before the main installation, I didn’t realise the pieces there were connected to the main installation … Continue reading Strange Attractors – Haegue Yang
Over the last few years, I have seen photographs from The Museum of the Moon as it has been exhibited in various places around the country, perhaps around the world. Until recently however, I never imagined it would appear in one of the regions local cathedrals. They have created an entrance to the cathedral which … Continue reading Museum Of The Moon at Durham Cathedral
Hexham Abbey opened an installation of art created from origami angels suspended over the chancel of the Abbey church on 26th June 2021. Even though the installation was put in place almost three months ago now, there is no published end date yet, meaning that there is plenty of time still to pop along and … Continue reading On Angel Wings – Hexham Abbey
Northumberlandia is a large earthwork sculpture in Southern Northumberland which sits directly adjacent to an open cast mine which is currently being infilled and returned to a visually appealing state. The sculpture itself was first conceived as a joint venture between the landowner (The Blagdon Estate), and Banks Group, who wished to excavate a large … Continue reading Northumberlandia – The Goddess of The North
Eta Ingham Lawrie - Gallery 45 (July 3 - August 5 2021) I fear that I am a little late in reviewing this exhibition before it finished last week on August 5th, but Eta’s work was just so stunning that I find myself desiring to write a short article on the now ended exhibition. It … Continue reading Through The Seasons Exhibition
A brief look at some of the sculpture Sustrans commissioned for the Sunderland to Consett cycleway.
