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
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
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
High up on the hills in upper Redesdale, Northumberland, a curious new sculpture of a goat has appeared. The goat is featured with its front legs down and head up, with its hind legs in the air, as though it has been caught in the middle of jumping down a hill or rock. It is … Continue reading The Cheviot Goat
A brief look at some of the sculpture Sustrans commissioned for the Sunderland to Consett cycleway.
Aisling on Art 