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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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.
The Festival of the Apocalypse
The length of each event will vary.
All events are FREE and drop-in unless otherwise stated.
Download the calendar here.
View video footage from the Events Programme so far on YouTube
FRIDAY 21 DECEMBER 2012
APOCALYPTIC DAY (DEATH OF THE SUN) / 13.30-15.00
David Korowicz, Metis Risk & Feasta (Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability) is a physicist and human systems ecologist. He is the author of ‘Tipping Point: Near-Term Systemic Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production’ and a contributor to ‘Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse’ (Douthwaite & Fallon Eds.).
Talk by David Korowicz: The Twilight of the Age of Growth
The experience of economic growth has shaped our dependencies, expectations, world-views and mythology. Profound stress in our financial system and ecological constraints mean this age of growth is coming to its end. Radical change and uncertainty will be forced upon us, while the complexity of our dependencies have made us vulnerable. Our collective challenge is how we wisely and creatively adapt, turning real hardship into positive transformation. 1 hour 15 minutes, plus discussion
16.00 John Kenny, internationally acclaimed trombonist, composer and professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Artistic Director of Carnyx & Co. Playing the Carynx and Conch and other heraldic instruments to signal the setting of the sun on 21st December and new dawn on 22nd December.
SATURDAY 22 DECEMBER 2012
NEW DAWN DAY (REBIRTH OF THE SUN)
John Kenny, internationally acclaimed trombonist, composer and professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Artistic Director of Carnyx & Co. Playing the Carynx and Conch and other heraldic instruments to signal the setting of the sun on 21st December and new dawn on 22nd December.
Related Exhibitions
Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich
The Encampment of Eternal Hope is a major new sculptural installation by Zoë Walker & Neil Bromwich extending their enquiry into the role of art as an active agent for transformation in society. Taking apocalyptic predictions for 21 December 2012, the end date for the Mayan Calendar, as an imaginative catalyst, the project envisages a post-apocalyptic utopian community, a kind of ‘garden of earthly delights’.
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