BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Gateshead / Free Admission
BALTIC 39
Newcastle upon Tyne / Free Admission
FABRICE HYBER
One of the most inventive and influential artists of his generation. Fabrice Hyber’s continually evolving work includes painting, drawing and installation and is developed from a principle of echoes, in which each work is made in response to another
GETTING TO BALTIC
Click here for directions, transport links information and a map for getting here. BALTIC is free entry and open seven days a week 10.00-18.00 except Tuesdays 10.30-18.00.
Schools & Colleges
We offer many opportunities for schools and colleges, from group visits and artist-led sessions to work based placements within our Learning team.
Stunning views, breathtaking views
Six is BALTIC's stunning rooftop restaurant brought to you by Fresh Element. Combining breathtaking panoramic views and great food, Six is open for lunch seven days a week and for dinner six days a week. Call: 0191 440 4948. Click here to view our Summer Menu.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
BALTIC is on a winning streak! In 2012 BALTIC was named winner of the National Lottery Awards Best Arts Project, the Gold Award for Large Visitor Attraction at the North East Tourism Awards and the Times Higher Education Awards for its partnership with Northumbria University.
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BALTIC is one of the most iconic buildings in the north east and offers a stylish and unique location for civil ceremonies, wedding breakfasts and receptions.
We need your support to keep BALTIC free for everybody to enjoy.
With nearly 1,000 people every day coming through the doors, there is a clear appetite for cutting edge, contemporary visual arts in the North. We need your help to satisfy this hunger.
NOW OPEN: MATT CALDERWOOD
For his solo exhibition at BALTIC 39, the first in a UK public gallery, Matt Calderwood has created a series of ambitious new sculptures, works on paper and video. Now open Wed-Sun.
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
TUNNOCKS CARAMEL BISCUIT CUSHION / GILLIAN KYLE
You'll definitely have sweet dreams with this Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cushion perched on your bed by Gillian Kyle.
BALTIC Artist Teacher Award
This Award indicates the value and status we place on ARTIST TEACHERS at every level of education and within the field of Gallery Education.
The Artist Teacher MA at Northumbria and BALTIC is a model that is endorsed by the Artist Teacher Scheme, the TDA and supported by both the National Society for Art & Design and Arts Council England. It offers students a subject specialist course that integrates practice and pedagogy.
This student research has been described by external examiners as “Innovative” “Excellent” and “Dynamic”.
This long collaboration with a major art gallery offers students a whole raft of provision in a field where resources are being challenged. Northumbria University and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art continue to uphold quality, innovation and good practice.
The BALTIC Artist Teachers Award 2012, selected by BALTIC Director Godfrey Worsdale went to Christine Egan-Fowler. Her work, Memory Folds will be shown at BALTIC from Saturday 19 January - Thursday 14 February 2013 in Quay on Level 2.
Christine’s work is about memory. She creates and renews connections with forgotten aspects of her past; painting using materials which have a particular significance for her, such as washing powder, bleach and beeswax mixed with pigment. The materials she uses often have a resonant smell that help instant recall.
Performance is also an important part of her work. Christine is interested in how performance can offer people a different insight into her work as well as a way of involving them and building collective memories.
‘Whisper any memory into a sheet of unfolded paper, as the sheet is folded into quarters, the memory is encased but remains unidentifiable when placed carefully into a pile of other folded memory sheets. The collective memory becomes part of my work as the piles of memory sheets are placed in stacks, juxtaposed with my painting.’
Performances by artist students from Royal Grammar School, Newcastle will take place every Wednesday and Saturday, 11:00 throughout the duration of the exhibition. OnThursday 14 February, there will be a special performance, inviting visitors to take part, in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
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