Live Newcastle

Back when I launched Live Newcastle in June, I received an invitation from Elaine at The Bakery Art Gallery in North Shields to visit the gallery and attend the launch party of Breadbox Recording, which I blogged about here.  It was therefore great to see an email sitting in my inbox last Thursday giving me a small update on how things are going.

 

The gallery, which receives no funding and is run fully by volunteers, will be launching it's 'A Slice of Coast' exhibition on December 1, and judging by the standard of some of the artwork I saw, looks to be worth a visit.

 

Elaine commented that, "there are over thirty local artists exhibiting alongside 'A Slice Of Coast', which previews Saturday 1st December from 11am in Studio 4.  It features five local artists' unique interpretations of this coastal town, and has been given national recognition.

"Michael Smith, a local fisherman, is well known for his paintings that reflect the heritage of this Northern fishing town.  He is a resident artist exhibiting in Studio 5.  Smith's charitable work has done a great deal to raise money and awareness for The Culler Coats Life Boat and its men.

"Artist Tom Dack, from Whitley Bay, has said that he is sad that the cranes are going and that they should have been left as a memorial to the shipyard industry on the Tyne.  His paintings of the shipyard cranes, which are soon to be gone forever, are on display.

"All the artists within The Bakery are proud to be a part of The Victorian Christmas market held in Northumberland Square, in North Shields."

 

You can visit The Bakery between 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Saturday, at 6 Albion Road, North Shields.  Full details of the gallery are available here, or they can be reached on 0191 258 3333.