Heritage Open Days 13-22 September
Check out the Heritage Open Days locally this September! They provide excellent opportunities to explore heritage of all kinds in the region – this year the open days take place over a period of...
Check out the Heritage Open Days locally this September! They provide excellent opportunities to explore heritage of all kinds in the region – this year the open days take place over a period of...
Photo North Festival is run by a small team of photography and curatorial professionals – it is back for a second year from 30 November – 2nd December 2019, just down the road at...
Calling all those interested in feminist visual culture. The latest issue of MAI Journal of feminist visual culture is out. Go take a read, reflect, digest…
Getting ready to come to University? Preparing to come back for another year of study? Academic Reading is a really important skill, as important as your writing and referencing skills. Reading for your higher...
Head of Sunderland’s School of Art and Design, Professor Kevin Petrie, is currently exhibiting at the National Glass Centre. ‘Journeys – painted relief by Kevin Petrie’ is on display in the Balcony Gallery until...
Are you an artist or illustrator? Are you concerned about the refugee crisis? Then head to Sunderland’s Winter Gardens to see the current exhibition on display – Journeys Drawn: Illustration from the refugee crisis....
Are you interested in the origins of the British Landscape? The Bishop Trevor Gallery in Bishop Auckland is exhibiting ‘The Origins of British Landscape’ until 8th September. To find out more about landscape art,...
Each year Arts Council England commission a report to showcase the contribution arts and culture make to the UK economy. The report is largely based on data provided by the Office for National Statistics....
Fashion Revolutionaries, a partnership between the British Council and Fashion Revolution, is a global programme – now in its second year – that spotlights individuals working from within the fashion industry advocating for vital...
This summer the Thought Foundation are running a free exhibition exploring where art meets play. The exhibition runs from 27th July til 1st September at the Thought Foundation in Birtley. To prepare for your...
In walking around this year’s end-of-year art and design degree shows at Sunderland, it was interesting to see how many students had taken the theme of sustainability and incorporated into their work. This...
Are you into video games? Head over to the Life Science Centre, Times Square in Newcastle this summer for Game On 2.0, a celebration of 50 years of videogaming. “Explore the vibrant history, culture...
Are you a keen drawer? Are you keen to help others develop this skill? Go to this exhibition of drawings by local children. Artist Jane Lee McCracken has curated an exhibition at The Thought...
Calling all Design students! Check out our latest magazine subscriptions. Edge is a computer games publication, and ImagineFX is on fantasy and sci-fi digital art. They are both now available for you to consult...
As we celebrate Health Information Week, which helps us find high quality health information, let’s check out ‘There’s no bus map for dementia‘. A group of artists and people living with dementia worked collaboratively...