Phil Waterworth

Venue:

rePUBlic Gallery, Access Through The King's Head Cafe, 85 Bridge Street, Blyth, NE24 3AE

Date:

Oct 31st 2026 - Nov 28th 2026

Opening Times:

Tue-Sat 09:00 - 15:00

Price:

Free

Keith Bell

A selling exhibition of new work by County Durham artist Keith Bell.

Venue:

Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Woodland Road, Durham, DH7 9RH

Date:

Oct 31st 2026 - Jan 10th 2027

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 11:00 - 16:00

Price:

Adults £14 / Children £8 / under 5s free / annual memberships available

Light and Shadow

Using light and shadow to produce their work, students on the Witham’s ‘Secrets of the Old Masters’ weekly art course are staging this exhibition to highlight some of their work completed this year. Examples include sketches and paintings in charcoal & chalk, acrylic or oils, with subjects ranging from landscapes and still life to portraits and animals

Venue:

The Witham, 3 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8YL

Date:

Nov 3rd 2026 - Nov 28th 2026

Opening Times:

Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:00

Price:

Free

Rejoice! Christmas in Catholic Seminary

Discover the festive traditions and activities from Ushaw’s time as a Catholic seminary.

Venue:

Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Woodland Road, Durham, DH7 9RH

Date:

Nov 7th 2026 - Feb 7th 2027

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 11:00 - 16:00

Price:

Adults £14 / Children £8 / under 5s free / annual memberships available

Picturing Place - Three Carlisle Artists: Bushby, Bough, Blacklock

Picturing Place celebrates three significant Tullie artists as they capture the beauty, everyday business and timeless qualities of Carlisle and its rural surrounds. Central to the work of William Blacklock, Sam Bough and Thomas Bushby is the notion of place – the unique landscapes of Carlisle and Cumberland that inspired them. Although they were working within a similar timeframe, their approaches to capturing what they saw were quite different. They range from the personal and intimate to the grand and sublime, from accurate topographic records to loose artistic interpretations, and from bustling, busy cityscapes to empty, desolate landscapes. Although different in temperament, all three artists produced paintings and drawings that are both beautifully observed and brilliantly executed. Their works take the visitor on a journey, starting bang in the centre of Carlisle before rippling out to the neighbouring villages and beyond to the Lakes, Fells and wild places further afield.

Venue:

Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TP

Date:

Nov 7th 2026 - Jan 10th 2027

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 10:00 - 16:00

Price:

Adult admission (valid for 12 months) £15/Under 18s Free

St. Mary’s Student Exhibition

St. Mary’s High School Fine Art & Photography Dept. boasts an array of vision and talent from its students, and it strives to provide them with the opportunity to develop their artistic practice. This exhibition showcases their artwork.

Venue:

Newcastle Arts Centre, 67 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SG

Date:

Nov 9th 2026 - Nov 14th 2026

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 09:30 - 17:00

Price:

Free

Lubaina Himid & Rebecca Chesney: The Pleasure Garden

New work, including preparatory pieces relating to current and future projects at Ushaw, by Lubaina Himid, 2017 Turner Prize winner and this year’s British representative at the Venice Biennale and noted landscape and environmental artist Rebecca Chesney.

Venue:

Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Woodland Road, Durham, DH7 9RH

Date:

Nov 14th 2026 - Jan 31st 2027

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 11:00 - 16:00

Price:

Adults £14 / Children £8 / under 5s free / annual memberships available

Breaking Through to Freedom – Exhibition by Talia Sena

The exhibition uses poetry and oil painting as powerful mediums to speak out about domestic abuse and raise awareness of its impact. This exhibition coincides with the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and coincides with White Ribbon Day on 25 November.

Venue:

Newcastle Cathedral, St. Nicholas Sq, Newcastle, NE1 1DF

Date:

Nov 17th 2026 - Dec 14th 2026

Opening Times:

Sat-Sun 08:00 - 17:00 , Mon-Fri 08:00 - 18:00

Price:

Free

Art ‘n’ Mind

An exhibition of new work by members of the Ushaw-based Art ‘n’ Mind group.

Venue:

Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Woodland Road, Durham, DH7 9RH

Date:

Nov 21st 2026 - Jan 17th 2027

Opening Times:

Mon-Sat 11:00 - 16:00

Price:

Adults £14 / Children £8 / under 5s free / annual memberships available

Carolina Rosas: Beyond Trees

A collection of new landscape paintings inspired by familiar places around Newcastle, particularly Jesmond Dene.

Venue:

Bottleworks, 8 Riverside Walk, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LX

Date:

Nov 27th 2026 - Nov 29th 2026

Opening Times:

Thu 10:00 - 18:00 , Sun-Mon and Fri-Sat 10:00 - 19:00

Price:

Free

Suzanne Williams – A Burst of Colour

Local artist Suzanne Williams returns to the Witham Gallery with an art exhibition just in time for Christmas. She will be exhibiting a fabulous selection of her past and most recent artwork, works ranging from representation to abstraction. Suzanne uses a lot of different types of media to create her work; many are in mixed media, multi layered and full of colour.

Venue:

The Witham, 3 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8YL

Date:

Dec 1st 2026 - Dec 24th 2026

Opening Times:

Tue-Sat 10:00 - 16:00

Price:

Free

Ayo'Lamide : How We Are

Ayo’Lamide, winner of the Resilience Open Call, presents new work developed in dialogue with objects from Hartlepool’s collection. Bringing contemporary perspectives to historic artefacts, her exhibition explores themes of identity, heritage and community. Through carefully considered connections between past and present, the work reflects on the stories that shape both individual and collective experience.

Venue:

Hartlepool Art Gallery, The Tourist Information Centre, Church Square, Hartlepool, TS24 7EQ

Date:

Jan 16th 2027 - Mar 13th 2027

Opening Times:

Tue-Sat 10:00 - 17:00

Price:

Free