Contemporary Art

National Glass Centre

Liberty Way

Sunderland

SR6 0GL

OPEN: Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm

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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...

Platform A gallery

Former Parcel Store & Fish Quay 

Middlesbrough Train Station, 

Middlesbrough 

TS1 1EG

OPEN: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm

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In the unique position of being at Middlesbroughs central railway station you have no excuse not to give them a visit...

Angel of the North 

Durham Rd,

Low Eighton,

Gateshead

NE9 7TY

Public Sculpture 

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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...

Laing art gallery

New Bridge St W, 

Newcastle upon Tyne 

NE1 8AG

Opening time not available at this time

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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...

The 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)

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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....

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

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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...

Hatton Gallery,

King's Rd,

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8QB

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Situated on the Newcastle University campus, the Hatton's exhibitions run throughout the year, exhibiting local and international artists....

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Hillstreet Shopping Centre,

Middlesbrough,

 TS1 1SU

OPEN: Thursday - Saturday 10am - 4pm

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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 is an art festival, in 2019 it ran for a course of 2 weeks in October. It takes over community centres, cafes...

NARC

Magazine and Online 

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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...

Pandemic Programme

Online resourse of arts content to be enjoyed while under lockdown.

Curated by Kevin Hunt

Google Document 

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...

Slugtown

Shieldfield, Newcastle

New Venue opening soon

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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...

The Shipley Art Gallery,

Prince Consort Rd,

Gateshead,

NE8 4JB

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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....

Bad Spirits

80 Woodbine Street

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear 

NE8 1SS

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Bad Spirits is ran by Paul Stewart and Dawn Bothwell from their home in Gateshead. They create environments that support collaboration...

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

South Shore Road, 

Gateshead 

NE8 3BA

OPEN: Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm

            Sunday Reduced opening times

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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...

The Auxiliary,

31 station Street 

Middlesbrough

TS1 1SR

OPEN: Thurs - Sat, 12-4pm

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The Auxiliary Project Space is an 11,000 sq.ft. warehouse in Middlesbrough. Consisting of two galleries...

Thought Foundation

Clarity House, 

Durham Road, 

Birtley 

DH3 2TB

OPEN: Wednesday - Friday 9am - 4pm

            Saturday - Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Thought Foundation is a community hub, consisting of a gallery and cafe environment which is popular with the local community...

Breeze Creatives

Bamburgh House,

Market St, East,

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 6BH

OPEN: Monday - Fridat 9am - 5pm

            Saturday 11am - 5pm

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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...

Hey Art What’s Good?

PODCAST

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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...

Totaller

Artist Collective based in Newcastle and Sheffield.

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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...

The New Bridge Project is a progressive, artist-led studio group based in Newcastle and Gateshead Town Centre....