Posts by venue: Laing Art Gallery

Facing the truth: A closer look at Nahem Shoa’s painting ‘Head of Desiree’

Art   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on October 20, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

Written by Rachel Booker, Communications Officer, Laing Art Gallery and Shipley Art Gallery In the Laing Art Gallery’s collection display, 100 Years of Collecting, Nahem Shoa’s striking oil painting Head of Desiree hangs on the back wall of the gallery. At 121cm… Read more

From Hornel to Peploe: Early Modern Scottish Art in the Laing Art Gallery

Art   Collections & Objects   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on July 8, 2020     Permalink     Leave a comment

Art historian and curator Alice Strang takes a look at early modern Scottish art in our collection. Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864-1933) was one of the celebrated ‘Glasgow Boys’ who were at the forefront of the Scottish art world of the… Read more

TWAM Highlights 2018

Arbeia South Shields' Roman Fort   Discovery Museum   Great North Museum: Hancock   Hatton Gallery   Laing Art Gallery   Must-see Museums   Segedunum Roman Fort   Shipley Art Gallery   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery   Stephenson Steam Railway
Posted by administrator on November 27, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

As 2018 draws to a close we’ve taken a look back at our highlights in what has been an unforgettable year for our museums, galleries and archives. Which Way North The Great North Museum: Hancock hosted Which Way North as… Read more

The Enchanted Garden: Part 1 – A Very British Love Affair by Amy Barker, Keeper of Art, Laing Art Gallery

Art   Books   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on July 19, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

‘”Might I”, quavered Mary, “might I have a bit of earth… to plant seeds in – to make things grow – to see them come alive?”’ The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1911 The Secret Garden may be one of… Read more

Can looking closely at paintings and some of an artist’s archival material improve a primary pupil’s written response to a subject? By Julie Ballands, Assistant Learning Officer, Laing Art Gallery

Collections & Objects   Education   Laing Art Gallery   World War 1
Posted by administrator on March 13, 2018     Permalink     Leave a comment

This was the enquiry we explored at the Laing Art Gallery. We focussed on Paul Nash’s WWI paintings, depicting scenes from the front line, and engaged local writer James Whitman to work with the Year 5 classes from three local… Read more