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...
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...
Friday 30 March – Sunday 29 April 2018 Christine is head teacher of a busy Specialist SEN school and, despite travelling extensively with her husband, still comes back to home and views of the north east as inspiration for...
The Students from TyneMet College present a collection of their work, featuring the Old Low Light and surrounding area. Running from 1st February 2018 through to the 25th February 2018.
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...
