Old Low Light invites you to Men of the North: A History of North Shields Football Club. The exhibition is a volunteer lead celebration of North Shields Football Club’s history. It examines the club’s foundation in the late ninetieth...
The Old Low Light is happy to welcome back local artist Mark Taylor-Gregg, and to host an exhibition featuring his work and artistic impressions of the area.
Artist in Residence Marina Rees lives in Iceland. As a leader of whale spotting tours, a mounter of whale skeletons and as a visual and sonic artist her life and work are inextricably linked to the life of whales....
On the 20th anniversary of the formation of the North Shields branch of the embroidery guild the vast community of local artisans present innovate and original work. Based in the heart of the community, at Christ Church, this friendly...
4th May to 3rd June. The exhibition in the main gallery draws from a selection of his work from over the last five years taking water as its main theme. We will be displaying examples of his portraits on...
The Shields v The Toon exhibition will tell the history of an almost 600 year battle between North Shields and Newcastle over rights on the River Tyne. Centre stage will be 17th century local hero Ralph Gardner who played...
1st of March to the 31st of June. An installation for the Boat installation by artist Alice Fox. This collection of altered found items and constructed forms are based on objects gathered from northern coastal locations of the British...
Peter Mayne was born in South Shields in 1952. After leaving school he became an apprentice and served his time as a welder and metal worker at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard in Hebburn on Tyne. He would later move...
The UK’s fishing fleet employs around 12,000 at the start of 2018. That is 12,000 son’s, daughters, mothers and fathers braving the treacherous conditions of life at sea to bring the catch and boat in. By focusing on 12...
We would hate you to be disappointed Due to a private booking, it is sometimes necessary to close our ‘Views From The Happy Hunting Ground’ exhibition gallery. We do not want people to have a wasted journey, therefore if...