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Allendale art cafe to host Christmas exhibition

A joint exhibition offering the chance to get hold of a masterpiece is to be held in Allendale. Artist Carol White will join artist and illustrator Pauline Alldis at the Pebbles Art Café on Shield Street, Allendale, as part of...

Posted by Kim Carmichael on December 2, 2008 1:29 PM

Christmas paint-along in Acklington

Brush away the winter blues in Acklington by taking part in a group art session led by famed local artist Charles Evans. Participants will be given step-by-step instructions by Charles himself to come up with their very own winter watercolour...

Posted by The Journal on December 2, 2008 12:08 PM

Another national award for Pitmen play

They've dug deep and produced a North East masterpiece: The Pitmen Painters now adds to its ongoing success with another national award. The play - by Billy Elliot author Lee Hall - which premiered at the re-opening of Live Theatre...

Posted by The Journal on December 2, 2008 9:20 AM

Corbridge man's treasures up for auction

Treasures from the private collection of a distinguished North East artist and academic are to be auctioned this week. Kenneth Rowntree (1915-97), who lived in Corbridge in the latter part of his life, was a well-known painter and professor of...

Posted by The Journal on December 1, 2008 2:08 PM

Reality? Over-rated.

So, continuing on my neck-breaking meanderings around our city; I come across this at the Mailbox: It's, well, a large Christmas tree; currently standing proud and outrageously huge in front of the building site that is to be the Cube....

Posted by Fiona Handscomb on November 26, 2008 3:37 PM

Let It Go ...

Only art can save the world. A bit of a bold opening statement perhaps, but it's the only thing that I've seen consistently bringing people from different backgrounds, religions, ethnicities etc together. That which has elicited such hyperbole is the...

Posted by Fiona Handscomb on November 14, 2008 9:26 PM

Allendale dates for Christmas art tour

Artists in the Allendale area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 4:23 PM

Northumberland artists on tour

Artists across Northumberland will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery makers, photographers...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 3:43 PM

Bardon Mill dates on Christmas art tour

Artists in the Alnwick area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 1:27 PM

Warkworth dates on Christmas art tour

Artists in Warkworth will be showing off their work as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios in Northumberland between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery makers, photographers...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 1:22 PM

Artists in Christmas open house

Artists in the Prudhoe area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 11:55 AM

Hexham dates on artists' tour

Artists in the Hexham area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 11:44 AM

Alnwick dates for artists' tour

Artists in the Alnwick area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 11:41 AM

Artists in Ponteland tour dates

Artists in the Ponteland area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 10:56 AM

Morpeth artists on Christmas tour

Artists in the Morpeth area will be opening their studios to the public as part of the Christmas Art Tour 2008. The Tour takes place in 20 studios between November 14 and December 15 and includes painters, potters, ceramicists, jewellery...

Posted by The Journal on November 13, 2008 10:47 AM

Blyth community spirit is a work of art

A Blyth shopping area has been transformed by an art installation to reflect the area's community spirit. Blythscope Banners is a temporary community outreach project devised by North East-based artist and conceptual poet Ira Lightman and features a collection of...

Posted by Kim Carmichael on November 7, 2008 1:28 PM

Morpeth pupils transform junk as part of recycling rally

PUPILS at schools in Morpeth are getting lessons on how to turn junk into useful items ahead of a recycling rally to be held in the town next month. With the help of artists, musicians, dancers and fashion designers, youngsters...

Posted by The Journal on October 29, 2008 12:15 PM

Smash-hit Ashington play takes theatre award

IT'S been a huge hit with audiences in Newcastle and London and now home-grown play The Pitmen Painters has won a prestigious theatre award. The newly-announced award by the Theatrical Management Association is the icing on the cake for Lee...

Posted by The Journal on October 29, 2008 12:04 PM

West Woodburn artist in Christmas art tour

It's a dilemma familiar to anyone accustomed to the hectic run-up to Christmas. Where to buy that perfect gift? A present that says something personal and, in these times of economic uncertainty, doesn't break the bank balance. While the Ouseburn...

Posted by The Journal on October 28, 2008 1:45 PM

President Kennedy School pupils' art is in the can!

By Tina Junday STUDENTS at a Coventry school got creative in the classroom by spray painting their own version of the Union Jack. About 30 pupils at President Kennedy School and Community College in Rookery Lane, Holbrooks, produced a miniature...

Posted by Esh Capelo on October 23, 2008 9:49 AM