Faith Richardson dons her best tartan trews and whisks herself off to The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle to check out a new exhibition that celebrates the extraordinary creations of Vivienne Westwood. When you think of Vivienne Westwood, you probably …

‘Meadow of Memories’ is a unique sculpture that offers you the chance to create a lasting and meaningful tribute to someone you love. In the heart of the Tyneside, a unique and poignant art project is taking shape to honour those we have lost. The ‘Me…

Avant-garde musician, artist, ornithologist, photographer and author MiE Fielding has stuff happening this May (and into June). MiE Fielding’s forthcoming exhibition is taking place at Bottleworks in Ouseburn, Newcastle (28 May-2 June) and it coincides…

Seaton Delaval Hall is currently home to ‘Vanbrugh 300’ – a celebratory programme featuring a year of architecture and innovation. Northumberland is a landscape defined by its rugged edges and historical weight, but even here, Seaton Delaval Hall sta…

‘Following the Eagle’ at Segedunum is an extraordinary showcase of rare bronze Roman military artefacts and military diplomas. And when I say ‘diplomas’, I don’t mean those things universities dish out on bits of paper. I’m talking diplomas inscribed …

Two important shows are opening at the Laing Art Gallery this March that will invite visitors to embark upon a profound journey through the human experience with exhibitions that bridge the gap between historic portrait tradition and cutting-edge contempo…

The Queen’s Hall Arts Centre in Hexham are presenting the first solo show from Narbi Price since 2020. Bringing together a compelling new body of paintings, ‘Shadow on the Things You Know’ explores anonymous sites loaded with cultural importance and l…

The award-winning photographer Debbie Todd is having her first solo show at Bishop Auckland Town Hall. The exhibition was specially commissioned for the venue and brings together two bodies of work presented in publicly accessible spaces. ‘The Meaning …

Matt Fox is bringing his enormous collection of Star Wars figures and other related merch to Alnwick for ‘May The Toys Be With You’, the latest blockbuster exhibition at the Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery. If you want to buy an original Star Wars action …

The late Milly Thompson’s final works explore sun-drenched summer holidays and romantic novels as spaces for escapism and sensual self-reinvention. Part of the renowned BANK artist group, Milly Thompson went on to establish a solo practice in which she…

‘Smoke and Mirrors’ is a group show at the NGCA in Sunderland exploring contemporary landscapes through photography, painting, sculpture, film, digitally generated artwork and drawing. The nature of landscape art is ever evolving and this show aims to …

Half a car? Yep, and it’s just one of the things you can see at ‘Steam to Green: A North East Energy Revolution’, which you can see at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. This well-regarded exhibition has certainly been pulling in the punters and with g…

The National Glass Centre is taking its final bow in July, but the closing exhibition at the centre celebrates the incredible achievements and successes of the University of Sunderland’s Glass and Ceramics Department over the past three decades. This s…

‘Bottoms’ is the first UK solo exhibition by Sunderland born based artist-photographer, printmaker and researcher Dean Raymond Gooch. See it at the NGCA this February. Apparently the new show at the NGCA contains mild nudity and adult themes – which me…

Baltic are presenting the first solo exhibition in the UK from artist and filmmaker Saodat Ismailova, a leading voice in Central Asian art. Working between Paris and Tashkent, Ismailova came of age in the post-Soviet era Uzbekistan. Her work interweave…

Discover inspiring real-life stories from South Asian women who made Tyneside their home, at, where else, the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. This powerful exhibition of stories uses film, photographs and words to celebrate the lives of first-generatio…

‘For All At Last Return’ is a major group show at Baltic that explores different marine ecosystems, from near-shore and intertidal zones to coral reefs, the open ocean and the deep sea, considering our relationships with these fragile environments and the…