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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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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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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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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The Bowes Museum
Art gallery, Barnard CastleImage: 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 GalleryBaltic 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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Hatton Gallery
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Pineapple Black: Middlesbrough
Contemporary Art SpacePineapple 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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Conny Art Fest
Art festival, Consett, Co. Durham -
NARC
Magazine and OnlineNARC
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 contentPandemic 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 GallerySlugtown
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, GatesheadImage: 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
GatesheadBad 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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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art: Gateshead
Art GalleryBaltic 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. MiddlesbroughThe 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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Thought Foundation: Birtley
GalleryThought 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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Breeze Creatives: Newcastle
Artist Studios and GalleryBreeze 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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Totaller
Artist CollectiveTotaller
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....