My thoughts on local arts and culture in the North East
22nd February - 1st June 2025 | Woodhorn Museum | Annual Ticket Charge Applies Northumberlaand Open Exhibition - Workshop Galleries - Woodhorn. Image: Aisling I popped along to the Northumberland Open Exhibition at Woodhorn early in March 2025, soon after the exhibition opened to the public. Unlike previous years offerings, this iteration of the exhibition … Continue reading Northumberland Open Exhibition 2025
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
The exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art features the works of photographer and activist Franki Raffles, reflecting her focus on female experience and social issues. The exhibition showcases her documentation of working conditions, campaigns against domestic violence, and migration themes, providing a comprehensive retrospective of her impactful career.
Oriel Môn, Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales. Free Entry | 23 March 2024 – 07 July 2024 Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize Exhibition at Oriel Môn It has been a couple of months since I last attended an exhibition open to public submission. These are by far my favourite type of exhibition as I never know in advance … Continue reading Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize 2024.
Rheged, Penrith 14th March - 2nd June; The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 29th June - 22nd September; Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate 12th October - 31st December | Free Entry The New Light Art Prize exhibition is a biennial exhibition – it takes place every two years. The exhibition has been designed to bring together and showcase … Continue reading New Light Art Prize Exhibition 2023 / 2024
Woodhorn Museum, Ashington - Until May 6 2024. Annual ticket - £9.50 Adult / £8.50 Concession On the night of the 27th – 28th September 2023, during storm Agnes – the first named autumn storm, disaster befell Sycamore Gap. The next morning the iconic sycamore tree was discovered to have gone over in the storm … Continue reading Sycamore Gap – Artist’s Responses to the Destruction of the Sycamore Gap tree in the Northumberland Now! exhibition at Woodhorn
Northumberland Open Exhibition - Woodhorn Museum Annual museum ticket £9.50 adult / £8.50 concession. The Northumberland Open Exhibition is an annual event at the Woodhorn Museum, in Ashington. The exhibition organisers set a different theme each year, this year it is ‘Northumberland Now’, and artists were invited to submit works for inclusion within the exhibition. … Continue reading Northumberland Now!
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
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
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
Aisling on Art 