Cool stuff in and around our Neighbourhood.
Currently compiled as a blog by our Team. This list is ongoing and not exhaustive.
(During Covid - 19 venues will be closed, please check their websites)
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Chilli Studios
The Blackfriars Centre
Newbridge st,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 2TQ
Chilli Studios main aim is to improve mental health through creativity. They are a registered charity and have been operating since 2004. They work with people who are at risk of experiencing diagnosed mental health problems and those who have experienced some form of social exclusion...
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Northern Print
Stepney Bank
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 2NP
OPEN: Gallery Wednesday - Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Studio (Members Only) Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 8:45pm
Northern Print is a Gallery and Print making studio with learning and participation at the heart of everything they do. They run a program of classes and events throughout the year...
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SHIELDFIELD ART WORKS EXHIBITIONShieldfield Art Works (Formerly Holy Biscuit)
1 Clarence Street
Shieldfield
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1YH
Opening hours vary please see there website for details
Shieldfield Art Works is an arts organisation that is based in the Shieldfield area of Newcastle upon Tyne. they deliver a program of theological reflection, community activism and Contemporary art. Through their arts program they articulate, question and enquire, seeking positive change in the community and the wider would...
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Brick Works
Hannington Street
Ouseburn
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1JT
The Brick Works has 12 studio / workspaces, ranging in size and facilities which are appropriate for a range of creative people and businesses...
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Equal Arts
Improving older people’s lives through creativity
Equal Arts
Newcastle City Library
33 New Bridge Street West
Newcastle
NE1 8AX
Art is for everyone no matter your age. Today I’m shining a spotlight on Equal Arts an organisation based in Newcastle which helps improve older peoples lives through creativity. They work across Gateshead, Newcastle and the UK providing support to older people and people living with dementia, helping them live in the moment through musical, visual and movement based creative activities...
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Cobalt Studios
Studios and Venue, Newcastle
Image: The ChronicleCobalt Studios
10 Boyd St,
Shieldfield,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1AP
Check Cobalt's social media or website for openig times and events
Cobalt has 14 affordable studios, an arts and music venue and a co-working project space. It runs exciting events most days/nights , including: life drawing classes, other art based workshops, music nights....
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Ernest
Bar/cafe, Newcastle
Ernest
1 Boyd St,
Shieldfield,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1AP
Open:
Sunday - Thursday, 10am - 11.30pm
Friday and Saturday, 10am - 2am
Ernest is a cafe and bar that was set up and is ran by artists, makers and designers. They pride themselves on homemade, quality food and drink. Ernest runs music nights, and life drawing sessions.....
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National Glass Centre
Liberty Way
Sunderland
SR6 0GL
OPEN: Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
The National Glass Centre is dedicated to the history of glass making. they have a number of galleries with changing exhibitions. One really exciting thing about the glass centre is that they do daily live demonstrations from glass blowing to flameworking...
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Platform A gallery
Former Parcel Store & Fish Quay
Middlesbrough Train Station,
Middlesbrough
TS1 1EG
OPEN: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm
In the unique position of being at Middlesbroughs central railway station you have no excuse not to give them a visit...
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Sage
St Mary's Square,
Gateshead
NE8 2JR Sage Gateshead
Opening hours vary please keep an eye on their website or social media.
Looking down the Tyne you can’t help but notice the striking architecture of the Sage. This iconic building was designed by Foster + Partners who are also known for designing Londons city hall and are currently redeveloping Battersea Power station...
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Side Gallery
Photographic gallery, Newcastle
Image: The ChronicleThe Side Gallery
5-9 Side,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3JE
Open: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-5pm
The Side Gallery is renound for exciting photography exhibitions. They are dedicated to showing the best in documentary photography from the North East of England and further afield. This usually....
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The Python Gallery
Royal Middlehaven House,
21 Gosford St,
Middlesbrough
TS2 1BB
OPEN: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Python is a mixed use creative development in the Middlehaven area of Middlesbrough. They have a fantastic cafe area with lots of lovely snacks and drinks which is great when you have been trekking round looking at art all day...
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Angel of the North
Durham Rd,
Low Eighton,
Gateshead
NE9 7TY
Public Sculpture
One of the most iconic structures in the North East is the Angel of the North. Constructed started in 1994 and was completed in 1998 by artist Antony Gormley and fabricated by Hartlepool Steel Fabrications...
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Blackwells
141 Percy St,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RS
For opening hours please check their website
I really enjoy the large stock of art materials at Blackwells, If your like me and really fussy about the paper you use to draw on, then this is the place to go to identify which paper is for you. As well as stocking a huge range of paper they have a good range of paints...
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Hartlepool Art Gallery
Hartlepool
Hartlepool Art Gallery,
Church St,
Hartlepool,
TS24 7EQ
Open:
10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday
Hartlepool Art Gallery is a beautiful restored Victorian church, built in 1854 and designed by the architect Edward Buckton Lamb.
It has a great programme of local artists work on show, in both group and solo exhibitions. The links to the Northern School of Art.....
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Laing art gallery
New Bridge St W,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8AG
Opening time not available at this time
Founded in 1901 the funds for the gallery were provided by Alexander Laing. The gallery has a regular exhibition program of modern, historic and contemporary art...
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Newcastle Castle
Castle Garth,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1RQ
Opening hours currently under review. Please check their website.
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The Bowes Museum
Art gallery, Barnard Castle
Image: https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.ukThe Bowes Museum,
Newgate,
Barnard Castle,
DL12 8NP
Open: 10 - 5 daily (closed 25, 26 December & 1 January)
This gallery is not free entry, and prices range (info on website)
The Bowes Museum has a huge collection of artworks. The collection was started by John Bowes and Joséphine Bowes in the late 1800's, and includes Goya, El Greco, a huge collection of furniture, stained glass and the Silver Swan.
The 240 year-old....
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Baltic 39: Newcastle
Art Gallery
Baltic 39
31-39 High Bridge,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1EW
OPEN: Monday - Saturday 9am -6pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
Gallery opening hours vary please see the website
Baltic 39 is the little sister to the main Baltic in Gateshead. Baltic 39 has 2 galleries at the top of the building but is also home to many studios for creatives as well as the BxNU Institute and the Baltic Professor...
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Life Science Centre
Times Square,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4EP
OPEN: Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday 11.00am - 5.00pm
The Life Science centre opened in 2000 and is was built to inspire people in the North East to enjoy and discover science and technology...
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MIMA
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
Image: Teeside UniversityMIMA
Centre Square,
Middlesbrough
TS1 2AZ
Free entry.
MIMA gallery is closed on Mondays.
Open:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 10:00 – 16:00,
Thursday 10:00 – 19:00
Sunday 12:00 – 16:00.
Our cafe MIMA Kitchen is open Monday to Friday 8.30 – 16:00, Saturday 9.30 – 16:00 and Sunday 12:00 – 16:00.
A fantastic gallery in the heart of Middlesbrough, MIMA has a great permanent collection of artworks, that feature in different, rolling displays throughout the year. There is also...
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The Woon Gallery of Asian Art
Northumbria University, NewcastleOpen: 10am - 4pm, Monday to Friday
Created through the generous support of the Woon Brothers Foundation, the new gallery space houses 47 rare and unique items from the Woon Brothers Foundation’s collection to support research and public exhibition in the region. Each item....
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Gas Contemporary: North Shields
Art Gallery
Gas Contemporary
The Beacon shopping centre
North Shields
NE29 6QF
Opening times vary please check social media
Gas Contemporary is based in North Shields and runs a program of exhibitions out of an old shop in a small shopping centre...
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Grainger Market: Newcastle
Indoor Market
Grainger Market
Grainger Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 5QQ
OPEN: Monday - Saturday 9am - 5:30pm
Grainger Market is a thriving indoor market with so many different stall holders from fresh fruit and veg to haberdasheries, clothes stalls, cafes and eateries...
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Hatton Gallery
Art gallery, Newcastle
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Pineapple Black: Middlesbrough
Contemporary Art Space
Pineapple Black
Hillstreet Shopping Centre,
Middlesbrough,
TS1 1SU
OPEN: Thursday - Saturday 10am - 4pm
Im a big fan of arts centres on high streets and in shopping complexes, as i feel this is such a great way to integrate into a community and have people see art, even if it’s just through a window...
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Star and Shadow Cinema
Cinema, Newcastle
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Conny Art Fest
Art festival, Consett, Co. Durham
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Great North Museum: Hancock
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4PT
Opening hours unavailable at the moment please check out their website.
The Great North Museum is a great place to explore history, I’ve been multiple times and I’m always drawn to the animal exhibits but especially the dinosaurs...
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Newcastle Arts Centre
Artshop and so much more!
Newcastle Arts Centre
67 Westgate Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1SG
OPEN: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Newcastle Arts Centre consists of a number of different elements, they have an art supplies shop called Details, a frame shop, craft shop, Jazz Cafe and The Black Swan...
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The Spaghetti Factory
Curatorial project
The Spaghetti Factory
Curatorial project
Spaghetti Factory started in 2018 and consists of Eva Cromwell and Jenny Mc Namara they often collaborate with others on curatorial projects with other organisations as well as events...
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Vane: Newcastle
Art Gallery
Vane
First Floor
Commercial Union House
39 Pilgrim St,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6QE
OPEN: Wednesday - Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Vane is at the heart of Newcastles thriving art scene. Based on the first floor of Commercial Union House, they have a number of excellent gallery spaces with a continually changing and dynamic program of exhibitions.
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iAMi creative and updog artStay home stay queer by Melody Sproates & pals
Download your free copy here:
https://curiousarts.org.uk/projectsA new project curated by trans / non-binary theatre maker & facilitator, Melody Sproates. With thanks to...
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Maker Space: Newcastle
Workshop
Maker Space
Maker Space,
Commercial Union House,
39 Pilgrim Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 6QE
OPEN: Hours vary so please check the website
Maker Space is a community owned and run workshop that is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It is a space for like minded people to create, make and program. As a community they have made it possible through a monthly subscription to join and have access to a space and the tools to work on many different types of project...
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NARC
Magazine and Online
NARC
Magazine and Online
NARC is an Online and in print magazine an independent guide to culture and alternative music in the North East. Their aim is to showcase the best music, art, literature, comedy, film, etc the North East has to offer...
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Pandemic Programme: Online
Online list of art content
Pandemic Programme
Online resourse of arts content to be enjoyed while under lockdown.
Curated by Kevin Hunt
Pandemic Programme is an evolving list of some of the most interesting, entertaining, useful, relaxing, recommended and critically engaged art content produced by individual artists as well as arts organisation...
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Slugtown: Newcastle
Artist-run Gallery
Slugtown
Shieldfield, Newcastle
New Venue opening soon
Slugtown is a non profit Community Interest Company, based in Shieldfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne. They are an artist run gallery who support early-career artists and have a program of events consisting of public exhibitions as well as free workshops and events...
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The Shipley Art Gallery
Art Gallery, Gateshead
Image: The ChronicleThe Shipley Art Gallery,
Prince Consort Rd,
Gateshead,
NE8 4JB
OPEN:
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: 10am - 5pm
The Shipley Art Gallery is one of the leading galleries for contemporary craft in the North of England. There are five....
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Bad Spirits
Gateshead
Bad Spirits
80 Woodbine Street
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 1SS
Bad Spirits is ran by Paul Stewart and Dawn Bothwell from their home in Gateshead. They create environments that support collaboration...
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36 Lime Street: Newcastle
Studio Complex and Gallery
36 Lime Street
Studio 4D,
36 Lime St,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 2PQ
OPEN: Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
36 Lime Street is a studio complex of over 40 artists and is the oldest and largest studio group in the North East...
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art: Gateshead
Art Gallery
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
South Shore Road,
Gateshead
NE8 3BA
OPEN: Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday Reduced opening times
Baltic is the largest dedicated contemporary art institution in the UK. Comprising of 5 floors, 4 of which host Galleries each with its own unique character...
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The Auxiliary
Art Gallery, Studios, Tool and AV Library and Workshop. Middlesbrough
The Auxiliary,
31 station Street
Middlesbrough
TS1 1SR
OPEN: Thurs - Sat, 12-4pm
The Auxiliary Project Space is an 11,000 sq.ft. warehouse in Middlesbrough. Consisting of two galleries...
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The Free Trade Inn
Pub, Newcastle
Image: The ChronicleThe Free Trade Inn,
St Lawrence Road,
Byker,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1AP
OPEN: Monday - 11.00 - 23.00
Tuesday - 11.00 -23.00
Wednesday - 11.00 - 23.00
Thursday - 11.00- 23.00
Friday - 11.00 - 00.00
Saturday - 11.00 - 00.00
Sunday - 11.00 - 23.00
The Free Trade Inn is a traditional looking pub, but is anything but traditional when you get inside, with loads of....
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The Teahouse
Claremont Buildings,
1 Eldon Pl,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RD
OPEN: Monday - Friday 10am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 11pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
In the City Centre Teahouse serves over 60 loose leaf teas and is a late night alcohol free venue serving delicious cake and other foods....
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Thought Foundation: Birtley
Gallery
Thought Foundation
Clarity House,
Durham Road,
Birtley
DH3 2TB
OPEN: Wednesday - Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
Thought Foundation is a community hub, consisting of a gallery and cafe environment which is popular with the local community...
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Tyneside Cinema: Newcastle
Cinema
Tyneside Cinema
10 Pilgrim Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 8QG
OPEN: Monday - Saturday 10am - 11pm (Box Office closes at 9pm)
Sunday 11am - 11pm (Box Office closes at 7pm)
Well worth a visit is Tyneside a refurbished 3 screen cinema with 2 cafes and airy bar, i especially enjoy the cocktails.
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Breeze Creatives: Newcastle
Artist Studios and Gallery
Breeze Creatives
Bamburgh House,
Market St, East,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6BH
OPEN: Monday - Fridat 9am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Breeze Creatives is a contemporary visual arts organisation based in the North East. They have a number of artists studios as well as a gallery called Abject Gallery which has recently been renovated...
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Hey Art What’s Good?
PodcastHey Art What’s Good?
PODCAST
Hey Art What’s Good is a podcast run by two Geordies, Alice and Rosie. They offer a light hearted and positive approach to art. Reviewing projects and exhibitions taking place in the North East...
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Pink Lane Coffee: Newcastle
Cafe and Coffee Roaster
Pink Lane Coffee
1 Pink Lane,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 5DW
OPEN: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
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Totaller
Artist Collective
Totaller
Artist Collective based in Newcastle and Sheffield.
Totaller is a collective of four core members, their aim is to work within the bounds of an imagined or new Dark Age. To foster new forms of creation...
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The NewBridge Project: Gateshead and NewBridge Books
232-240 High Street
Gateshead
NE8 1AQOPEN: Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 6pmThe New Bridge Project is a progressive, artist-led studio group based in Newcastle and Gateshead Town Centre....
