This season's mind provoking exhibitions from some of the region's most exciting artists...
An digital exhibition of the best photos from the 2021 competition
Explore the awe and majesty of the world's weather in all its beauty and diversity in this brand-new digital display from the Royal Meteorological Society's Weather Photographer of the Year competition. Over 30 powerful photographs will tell the story of the earth's dramatic and ever-changing climate.
Curious clouds, majestic haloes and rainbows, rare lightning sprites, floods and magical mists are just some of the fascinating photos you will see. This exhibition showcases the very best entries from the winners and finalists of the 6th year of the competition, which attracted more than 8,900 photographs submitted by over 3,300 photographers from 114 countries.
Displayed in a video format with insights from meteorologists and photography experts, visitors will leave the exhibition with a deeper understanding of how this force of nature can affect our planet and what we need to do to protect it.
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A new exhibition rooted in identity and the natural world by artist Sue Moffitt.
Having had a break from painting due to ill health, this first exhibition for some years from the renowned Northumbrian artist Sue Moffitt is rooted in nature, nurture and narratives told through text and paint. Sue says: “These paintings are rooted in my identity, my culture, my respect and reverence for animals in the natural world, and my hope that humankind can live in greater harmony with them. “We are each born into some sort of ‘family’ culture which underlies our identity, having a profound effect particularly during our early years. Our identity gives us our sense of belonging and informs our responsibilities, beliefs, values, and intentions; and being born into farming life surrounded by animals, wildlife and the countryside has a profound effect on who I am. Being in nature, with nature, is my home – my safe place. My respect for and connection to farm animals and wildlife reside in my inner being, and living on a farm was truly a privilege to me, dairy cows in particular playing a huge role in my life and my work. It is a pleasure to be able to paint and show my work again after a long break, and I hope this work touches audiences as deeply as it has me as I have worked on it.”
A Creative Conversation is an exhibition by four North East artists, Ali Barden, Dave Barden, Keith Shaw and Dianne Westwood.
Lockdown provided a timeframe for these four professionals and good friends to focus on a creative project where collaboration, interaction and dissemination were key. Themes were discussed and agreed and over a period of four months, each artist produced work in their chosen medium - mixed media sculpture, ceramics, textiles and painting. Regular ‘Zoom’ meetings facilitated the sharing and exchange of ideas and evaluation of the work in progress. On completion of the work, it was decided that there was enough of interest to share in an exhibition.
