Edition 3
Nobody could have been more delighted than Jim Donnelly to win this year’s Northumberland Open exhibition — the first photographer to do so and at the first time of entering. He received his prize in front of a large preview audience in Woodhorn Museum’s Workshop Galleries. Rowan Brown, chief executive of Museums Northumberland, called it …
Nine cultural attractions on Tyneside have been recognised as Museums of Sanctuary. All managed by Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives, the venues which have been given the prestigious status by charity, City of Sanctuary UK, include museums, art galleries, Roman forts and a heritage railway. Presented to organisations that go above and beyond the …
In the North East, we obsess over government spending, especially with power coming to the new Mayor. And we trumpet new investment by businesses, tracking data for any bright spots of prosperity. But what role should philanthropy play? This would already be a very different place if not for giving of money, time and expertise. …
LGBT+ History Month is an opportunity for the North East’s prominent LGBT+ central characters to come together and celebrate past and present achievements. It is also a moment of reflection on issues currently faced across their community, including transphobia. Dr Michael Wilkinson specialises in geriatric medicine for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. He is …
A celebration of migration in Middlesbrough will feature performers and music from around the world to embody those who have made the town their home from the early 1800s to the present day. North East Opera is rehearsing with the Middlesbrough Town Hall Community Choir for a special concert as part of the SHINE festival …
The untold stories of Newcastle’s drag scene is one of six North East projects awarded grants under a scheme which seeks to celebrate the region’s diverse local heritage. The ventures chosen by Historic England as part of its Everyday Heritage programme to explore working class history have collectively been awarded more than £80,000 to dig …
The solar system will be recreated along the North Tyneside coast next month (March) … at a scale of 1:1 billion. The North Tyneside Solar Trail will see a series of scale models of the planets installed along an almost 6km stretch between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. And if you’re trying to wrap your head …
Arriving into the Vermont Hotel’s function room after my Dad’s funeral on what would have been his 74th birthday was pretty overwhelming. A small group of us had left the very special Newcastle Cathedral service for a private family cremation* so, by the time we got back to Dad’s most favourite of Newcastle’s overnight options, …
Last week Arts Council England issued new guidance on how to manage the risks to reputation of ‘political activity’. This resulted into a bit of a brouhaha around perceptions of censorship of the 985 cultural organisations they fund. What’s going on in that row? Arts Council maintain they wrote the guidance to help boards and …
Councils up and down the country are grappling with how they continue to look after some of our most vulnerable people. Their efforts are being hamstrung by an overly centralised funding model and a reliance on two out of date property taxes — business rates and council tax. Today The QT begins a series that …
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