BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Gateshead / Free Admission
BALTIC 39
Newcastle upon Tyne / Free Admission
FABRICE HYBER
Until 2 June 2013 / Using those already in popular circulation as starting points - found photographs, movies, posters, newspaper illustrations - his paintings naturally inherit the social and political implications of their source material.
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.
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.
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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
GRAYSON PERRY / RELIQUARY PENDANT
Own your very own piece of art history with this Reliquary Pendant by Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry. A unique and original relic of his work.
Seminars, Courses & Workshops
Fri 5 Jul - Fri 9 Aug 2013 / 10.30 - 12.00
BALTIC's major two-floor exhibition this summer presents the fascinating work of Thomas Scheibitz. This course will examine the themes informing his art, from a variety of perspectives and will culminate with a guided tour of the exhibition, One-Time Pad. Click for more details.
14 June 2013 / 10.00 - 12.00
Lead by Dr Manny Ling, this taster session will introduce you to the writing of calligraphy with a broad edged pen. You will be introduced to the main tools and materials for calligraphy. We will be exploring the Italic script with pen, ink and paper. Part of the Festival of the North East.
14 June 2013 / 14.00 - 16.00
In this workshop, Deidre Thompson will introduce traditional methods of bookbinding that can be used to make notebooks or for binding of "artist books". You will be working with basic hand tools and looking at resources and materials, Part of the Festival of the North East.
19 June 2013 / 18.30 - 20.30
An evening of discussion to celebrate the region’s architecture and art focusing on the work of Berthold Lubetkin, Victor Pasmore and Ryder and Yates in the post war period. Presented in association with Ryder Architecture.
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