‘Street Above’ is an exhibition at Segedunum that shows the roads and buildings that covered Roman Wallsend. This image is Gerald Street in Wallsend circa 1966 (image courtesy of Joe McCarty) and it’s just one of the many fascinating pics you can see i…

A new exhibition at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens explores the changing landscape of post-industrial areas of the north-east. Award-winning artist Narbi Price and acclaimed writer Mark Hudson have combined to create ‘Going Back Brockens: Monuments…

Award winning artist Uta Kögelsberger explores humanity’s relationship with nature in a show at the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle. Through a series of interconnected works spanning video, sound and installation, the exhibition continues Kögelsberger’s su…

‘Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail’ is currently showing at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. ‘Dressed for Departure’ brings together historic fashion, artworks and objects that reflect on how engineering advances reshaped lives and cul…

One of the region’s finest artists, Mary Ann Rogers, is hosting her famous open weekends over the festive season, and, hey, you’re all invited. Just look at Mary Ann Rogers’ pic of seven guinea fowl. I absolutely adore it. It’s teaming with vibrant lif…

A brand-new family-friendly event is coming to Newcastle this December which looks all kinds of amazing. For four evenings only, art, performance and out-of-this-world wonders will collide. ‘Enchanted City: From City Streets To Cosmic Skies’ is a first…

Cosy, huh? And capturing all the warmth and bonhomie of one of Newcastle’s finest pubs is one of Newcastle’s finest painters – Jim Edwards. And Jim is welcoming visitors to his studio and gallery throughout December. Anyone who’s ever been to the Free …

The Biscuit Factory has saved two of their very best shows for the end of the year in the shape of work from Beatrice Forshall and Michael Disley. I’ve fallen head over heels in love with the work of Beatrice Forshall (that’s her work pictured – a Huia…

‘Collecting the Past’ at Segedunum showcases archaeological material from outside Britain. During the olden days (I’m talking way back in the 19th and early 20th century – not pre-TikTok), many local museums were set up with the intention of educating …

Gail-Nina Anderson squints in the direction of ‘Miniature Worlds: Little Landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter’, which is currently showing at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Here’s a handy tip – if the gallery hosting an exhibition with t…

‘In Motion’ at Mima showcases artists from the Middlesbrough Collection who challenge perspectives and deepen our understanding of the world and our place within it. I love this piece from Anwar Jalal Shemza, pictured (‘The Magic Spiral’, 1970). It re…

If you thought that Auckland Palace couldn’t get any more amazing then think again, because the dazzling light trail that is AGLOW returns this November and it will be dazzling visitors right until 2025 takes its final bow. If you’ve a hankering to ste…

Artist Narbi Price and writer Mark Hudson share stories of hope and aspiration in mining communities, 40 years after the Miners’ Strike, in a new exhibition at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. Fittingly – seeing as it’s 40 years after that era-def…

‘A Joyful Parasite’ is a major new commission at Baltic from London-based Spanish artist, Saelia Aparicio. The work of Saelia Aparicio really does feel unconfined with her stuff drawing on everything from science fiction to biology to bodily memory. A…

Artist Harold Offeh has transformed the ground floor gallery of Baltic into a sci-fi playground, which is very nice of him. Brace yourself for ‘The Mothership Collective 2:0’. ‘The Mothership Collective 2:0’ invites visitors of all ages to imagine pote…

‘Us’ is a fabulous retrospective coming to the Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery in Alnwick that features two very special artists indeed. And those artists are Sarah Bradford (that’s her piece ‘Feasting on the Light’ – pictured) and Geoffrey Bradford. Of h…

In a major new commission at The Bowes Museum, acclaimed artist Pippa Hale has reimagined the museum’s renowned ceramic collection into a vibrant interactive experience for all ages. Naturally, The Bowes Museum’s ceramic collection is rather fragile. N…

Visit The Bowes Museum to discover the timeless elegance, craftsmanship and innovation of the Joséphine Bowes’ textile collection. This captivating display features everything from opulent historical textiles to the cutting-edge creations of French hau…