Artist Statement My paintings are abstract and process led, exploring relationships between colour and light through layering. I am currently working in acrylic on canvas and watercolour paper predominantly using thin glazes. Over many years the language of...
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....
Dreana Bulmer-Thompson has been awarded the NEPN Graduate Networking Award in recognition of her critical engagement with a photographic network of peers and contribution to the visual arts community as an emerging photographer graduating from the BA(Hons) Photography, Video...
Exploring the River Tyne’s whaling and submarine heritage “Sub-marine – the Great Leviathan” is a poetic mash up between submarines and whales! Stephen’s exhibition was inspired by the fact that around the time that we stopped hunting the whale for...
Thousands of men from the North East of England left the region in the years before 1914 and a significant number enlisted in the American army in 1917-18. Neither the United States’ ‘late’ entry into the First World War...
Exploring the River Tyne’s whaling and submarine heritage “Sub-marine – the Great Leviathan” is a poetic mash up between submarines and whales! Stephen’s exhibition was inspired by the fact that around the time that we stopped hunting the whale for...
Summer Fun Family Guided Walks Join one of our family friendly guided walks this summer. Every Thursday at 11:00 explore North Shields’ Fish Quay in the company of retired fishermen Henry and his crew. Discover where the local fishermen...
Barry ‘the history man’ Martin Come along and talk to Barry Martin, about his iconic images on display in our Alpha Omega Heritage Gallery exhibition. Discover why Barry thought it important to document the closure of Swan Hunter Shipyard. ...