There was no dampening of enthusiasm even when everything else was getting damp beneath an authentically English sky — and even when this particular performance of Kynren was a preview, a trial run ahead of the first night proper on July 27. The Archers, as they call the volunteers who make this extraordinary pageant happen, …
Not many artists can be described as household names in the North East but Norman Cornish and LS Lowry can surely claim that accolade and they will be in lights from this weekend at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. New exhibition Kith and Kinship: Norman Cornish and LS Lowry opens on Saturday (July 20) featuring …
For centuries the North East exported vast tonnes of coal which powered the nation and met the demands of buyers abroad. It seemed that there was a colliery behind every corner in the region, providing work for thousands, underpinning the economy and creating special communities and a culture which has persisted — as demonstrated by …
“When attending art school in the early 1970’s my interests lay in drawing and painting. Everything had become conceptual. I found the photography department sane and down to earth.” So says renowned North East photographer, Ian Macdonald whose work is the subject of a double venue retrospective exhibition in Sunderland, opening this weekend. Fixing Time …
Architects and designers have combined to create artworks which have gone on show in an empty historic house in Northumberland. The Material & Memory exhibition is inspired by Brinkburn Priory and Manor House, set in a secluded loop of the River Coquet near Rothbury and which is in the care of English Heritage. The creators, …
The ground has (literally) been broken on an exciting new project aimed at uncovering the hidden history of a Northumberland seaside village. Community archaeologist Barry Mead has been working on a special archaeological dig with children from Cambois Primary School to uncover artefacts from the village’s former Victorian School. The dig is part of Cambois …
The historic confines of Alnwick Castle are set to become a contemporary catwalk next month (August) when a young fashion artist with a passion for the North East unveils her latest collection. Home Ground will be Northumberland designer Meg Fletcher’s first solo show since graduating from Northumbria University’s prestigious fashion degree with first class honours …
Rain stops play for Little Lindi Family festival Little Lindi, which was due to take place from July 26-28, has been cancelled due to the persistently awful weather the North East has been subjected to in recent weeks. Organisers of the younger sibling of the Lindisfarne Festial made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon (July 17), …
There are two versions of The Proms in the popular imagination — the common (and false) perception is of bow-tied poshos waving Union Jacks while bobbing along to Land Of Hope And Glory. The less well known, but true, perception is of people seriously passionate about their music. Passionate enough, in fact, to queue up …
The Globe Gallery has certainly been a globe-trotting gallery. Even if its ‘trotting’ has been confined to the North East, there’s a circularity about a journey that, after nearly 30 years, brings it back to the place where it all began — 97 Howard Street, North Shields. It was here that Rashida Davison’s eye alighted …
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