My thoughts on local arts and culture in the North East
Vane Gallery - Gateshead - Free 16th to 18th January 2025 This exhibition taking place in Vane is a collection of works created by MA students who are responding to to themes relating to culture and identity. The opening night of the exhibition on 15th January was very well attended with the gallery being quite … Continue reading Cultr
A gathering of people for the unveiling - Photo: Photo By Amey On Wednesday 20th March 2024, a new sculpture was ‘unveiled’ in the Killingworth / West Moor area of North Tyneside. The day was a bit grey, the drizzle departing, and a small crowd of onlookers turned out to witness the event. There were … Continue reading The New Geordie Lamp Sculpture
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.
There is a debate raging about the appropriateness of placing a monumental sculpture called Ascendant: The Elizabeth Landmark on a moorland hilltop in Northumberland. This article engages with that debate and tries to sum it up from both sides.
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
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
Aisling on Art 