A Crafty Way To Recycle
Nurture your skills in a Fairtrade craft based session at Marton Library this Wednesday (May 22) at 10am.
Cherie Kemp of Eco Arty Clarty will host an introductory session to show how to make useful things out of recycled materials.
Sign up for the event at the library and secure your place for £2, which will cover the cost of materials like glue, string etc.
Fairtrade coffee and tea will be available during the session.
To find out more about Cherie’s ....
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Land, Sea And Sky At The Transporter
The revamped Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre was reopened with a n enlightening exhibition of artwork inspired by Teesside’s heritage and landscape. Subtitled 'A Celebration of industry and the natural environment at the Tees Transporter Bridge' there are some fascinating pieces of work inspired by Teesside's life blood, the industry and the the river that spawned it and us.
It is the ....
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A Crafty Way To Recycle
Nurture your skills in a Fairtrade craft based session at Marton Library this Wednesday (May 22).
Cherie Kemp of Eco Arty Clarty will host an introductory session to show how to make useful things out of recycled materials.
Sign up for the event at the library and secure your place for £2, which will cover the cost of materials like glue, string etc.
Fairtrade coffee and tea will be available during the session.
To find out more about Cherie’s creations visit ....
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Land, Sea And Sky Exhibition Reopens Transporter Visitor Centre
Artwork inspired by Teesside’s heritage and landscape is going on show at the Tees Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre as the first of a number of new exhibitions developed as part of the £2.6m Heritage Lottery Fund supported activities at the famous landmark.
A-Level students from Trinity Catholic College in Middlesbrough have used the Bridge and other landmarks as inspiration for ....
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Hidden Art Treasures Sought For Teesside Exhibition
The hunt is on for the best artistic talent from Teesside and the surrounding area to form part of an exhibition that will be shown in Middlesbrough Town Centre later this year.
Supported by mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, and Middlesbrough Council, Show Us Your Art 2013 will see artwork by local artists on display next to works from mima’s collection. Made possible this year ....
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Arts Council Funding Makes Mima’s Jewellery Collection Accessible To All
mima has won a major grant from Arts Council England to create public access to its internationally regarded jewellery collection. £299,000 has been awarded over two years to increase exhibition space and enhance understanding of contemporary jewellery.
The exciting project will transform an existing ‘back of house’ collection storage space at mima into a permanent public ....
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Grants Boost Museum’s Designs On Dresser Collection
The work of a leading Victorian figure is to take centre stage at a Middlesbrough museum thanks to important grant awards.
The town’s Dorman Museum has been awarded £214,464 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to showcase the collection of design pioneer Christopher Dresser.
Further funding came in a grant of £45,750 from the Art Fund, the national fundraising charity for ....
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North East Artists Paint A Different Picture
Leading artists – including some of the best talent from Middlesbrough and the North East - are going online to market their work to a worldwide audience.
The collective of fine artists, illustrators and photographers have launched the Prints For Art’s Sake website to give people everywhere a chance to own limited edition prints of original works.
The group’s ....
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Teesside-naturally – Dennis Roddam
Award winning local wildlife artist Dennis Roddam is sick of people knocking Middlesbrough and if we allow ourselves to look through his eyes we too can be inspired by the natural world at work all around us.
A new exhibition by award-winning local wildlife artist Dennis Roddam is now open at Middlesbrough’s Dorman Museum. Born in Newport in the 1940s and moving as a boy to East ....
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Perception
Art enthusiasts are being invited to a special exhibition overlooking an iconic Teesside sculpture this week.
Ten BA (hons) fine art students in their second year at Teesside University are opening the doors to their showcase in Fabrick Housing Group’s events space at its Hudson Quay office in Middlesbrough from Thursday (7th March).
‘Perception 2013’ ....
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Prizes Up For Grabs For Best Stewart Park Snaps
Keen photographers are invited to get snapping at Stewart Park - with prizes up for grabs for the best efforts.
The winners of the 2013 Friends of Stewart Park Photography Competition will also see their work displayed in the historic park's new Bolckow Visitor Centre.
Entries must be pictures taken within the park over the last 12 months, and can include landscapes, wildlife, nature, people and atmosphere.
Winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Stewart Park Manager Dave ....
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Teesside-naturally At The Dorman
A new exhibition by award-winning local wildlife artist Dennis Roddam is now open at Middlesbrough’s Dorman Museum.
The exhibition entitled Teesside – Naturally focuses on the theme of nature and includes close-up observations of local wildlife and portrayals of the artist’s experiences during his childhood.
The Dorman Museum was a major influence in Roddam’s ....
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Explore Middlesbrough’s Modern Art Through Creative Writing
On Sunday 17 February 12.30-3.30pm, mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) is holding a free creative writing workshop where people can be inspired by works in Middlesbrough’s art collection.
The event, which is being run by local writers’ organisation Writers’ Block, is aimed at encouraging people to write, speak and share their own personal responses to works ....
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Chris Stewart: Seen To Be Distorted
Chris Stewart is a man of many parts. Almost as many as his ever changing hairstyles. Perhaps. Better known for his poetry and comic acting Chris is now showing off an altogether different talent, his visual art.
‘Seen To Be Distorted’ is the new exhibition of Chris Stewart showing now in the centre of Middlesbrough. Displayed alongside an exhibition of a more ....
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Mima Is Six!
Come along to mima this Saturday to join in with the celebrations of our sixth birthday. mima is holding a free family party and everyone is invited. The party will be on Saturday, January 26 from 1- 4pm, in mima’s atrium space. So drop in and get involved in all kinds of fun things from cake decorating and face painting, to giant bunting making and storytelling with Chris ....
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Inspire Tees Valley
Be inspired by a weekend of art and music at the spectacularly sited, Cafe Infinity right on the banks of the Tees in Stockton. A gold medallist and a maverick daredevil photographer are amongst those whose work is being showcased. Make sure you have a look.
GnT Media were frustrated artists that wanted to exhibit their work and that of fellow artists. They looked around and didn't see ....
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Levick On The Horizon For Talented Artists
A group of talented artists has helped create colourful works for a new state-of-the-art facility.
Middlesbrough Community Inclusion Service’s Horizon art group rose to the challenge when they were asked to produce artwork for the new Levick Court residential respite centre.
Levick Court is a new state-of-the-art development built on the former site of Levick House on Cambridge ....
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Peoples Pop Up Galleries - Coming Soon
A series of ‘Peoples pop up galleries’ are set to give gifted and talented Teesside artists a chance to exhibit and sell their art work throughout 2013, alongside work by some of Teesside’s best known celebrities.
The galleries are the brain child of 20 year old former CCAD student Lauren Duncan from Stockton and her company GnT Media. Lauren prides herself on ....
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John Wheeler –“people Of Teesside”
John Wheeler's exhibition of line drawings capture the the character and spirit of the people of Teesside. Open until 7th December at the Heritage Gallery, Cargo Fleet.
I just thought I would tell you about a lovely little exhibition at the Heritage Gallery, Cargo Fleet.
John Wheeler is a skilled technician with the pencil or using the paint brush to provide very quick line drawings ....
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Mima Employs Creative Apprentices From Teesside
mima has taken on three creative apprentices thanks to funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Helen Wickens (aged 20) and Alice Hornby (aged 19) both from Hartlepool, and Kelsey Brown (aged 20) from Middlesbrough, are working with the team at mima for 12 months. Since starting in September they have all shown real passion for the job and have become well-established members of the mima team. ....
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Major David Mulholland Exhibition At The Dorman
Middlesbrough’s Dorman Museum is hosting a major exhibition of works by acclaimed local artist David Mulholland.
It’s a rare opportunity to see an extensive collection of the work of an artist who devoted his life to painting and drawing the people and landscapes around his home in South Bank near Middlesbrough.
Following two acclaimed exhibitions in the 1970s, Mulholland opted ....
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Artist Anish Kapoor Comes To Mima For Public Book Signing Event
mima is offering a unique opportunity to meet artist Anish Kapoor. The creator of the celebrated Orbit, now a familiar sight in London’s Olympic Park, is coming to mima for a special public book-signing event in celebration of a publication, which accompanies his stunning Temenos sculpture in Middlesbrough.
Anish Kapoor will be signing copies of the book Temenos, at mima on Thursday, ....
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Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award 2013 To Be Hosted By Mima
engage and the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award are delighted to announce that the 2013 artist in residence and commission will be hosted by mima, Middlesbrough.
The Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA) was established in memory of the artist Alexandra Reinhardt and is supported by the Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust. The annual Award enables an artist or artists to undertake a residency ....
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Chance To Be Part Of Historic Giant Photograph
People in Middlesbrough are being invited to be part of a ‘town photo’, which will serve as an historical record, showing future generations the town and its people as they are in 2012.
The giant group picture will be taken by renowned Teesside photographer Charles Twist, using a traditional (and very large) bellows camera, as part of the Show Us Your Art Festival in the ....
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Circus Event For Families
Roll up, roll up and enjoy a fun circus-themed family event at mima.
The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima) in Centre Square, Middlesbrough is hosting a spectacular afternoon of circus fun for all ages.
It takes place on Thursday, August 30 from 11am to 1pm and includes a range of circus events, arts and crafts, story telling and singing.
The free event will be rounded off ....
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