Tag Archives: exhibition

Ralph Hedley at the Shipley Art Gallery

Art   Exhibitions   Shipley Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on June 14, 2013     Permalink     Comments (1)

On Saturday, I got a number 21 ‘Angel’ bus to the Shjpley Art Gallery in Gateshead for another look at the Ralph Hedley: painting the North East exhibition. The 21 leaves from Eldon Square bus station – stand G –… Read more

JMW Turner’s ‘Dunstanburgh Castle’: poetry, imagination and reality

Art   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Laing Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on October 15, 2012     Permalink     Comments (5)

Not so long ago, I went out to Dunstanburgh, near Alnwick, to see how much of the landscape I could recognise in our watercolour by JMW Turner. Turner was only 22 when he visited in 1797, as part of a… Read more

Settle Down Cafe hosts Archives Exhibition

Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   New Media   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 13, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

We’ve installed one of our exhibitions at The Settle Down Cafe in Newcastle. It’s called, “Out of One Eye: the photography of Jimmy Forsyth” Why not pop along and have a look…? Let me know what you think. Jimmy Forsyth… Read more

Fashion for the uninitiated

Art   Collections & Objects   Design   Exhibitions   Fashion   South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Posted by administrator on March 12, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

I have to say, I’m a bit like Ugly Betty when it comes to dressing myself and having knowledge of the fashion world, so creating a fashion-inspired exhibition was a learning curve for me. ‘When art became fashion: the story… Read more

Great North Museum Library – A different kind of book

Archaeology   Art   Books   Collections & Objects   Exhibitions   Great North Museum: Hancock   Local History   Natural Sciences
Posted by administrator on February 28, 2012     Permalink     Leave a comment

If you come to the Great North Museum Library during March you’ll find some unusual books on the bookshelves. Artist Dawn Felicia Knox will be displaying works from her Nomen Nudum : Naked Name exhibition here in the library. The work,… Read more