Not many artists need to get permission from air traffic control and the local harbourmaster to exhibit their work, but shining seven rainbow coloured beams of light along the North East coastline is not exactly an every day occurrence. American artist Yvette Mattern did just that over the last four days, shining parallel beams of [...]
Photographs © The Art House website Another place in Alnwick worth a visit is The Art House which can be found on the main street near to the arch down a small alleyway sprayed with replicas of grafitti artist Banksy's works. As you follow the artworks up the stairs, you are led into a beautiful [...]
Photographs (left - right) * Blue heron on River Coquet - riverside, Rothbury - robin, Cragside Rothbury may have made the headlines for all the wrong reasons a couple of years ago but the press attention also showed just how beautiful the surrounding countryside is and many of the locals are happy to talk [...]
If you were late for work this morning, it's about the only day when you can use the excuse that you couldn't open the front door due to the pile of Valentine's cards blocking your path to work. If like me, you live in the real world where the only card you get is from [...]
After a meeting early this morning on the 'other side of the water', I decided to seek out some art while I was there. Someone had told me about an exhibition I might be interested in called Once Upon A Time based on children's books at The Customs House in South Shields. This was no [...]
Now, I'm not quite sure how to approach this subject without making any enemies. Each year, the Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under the age of fifty for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the twelve months preceding. The prize fund is £40,000 and is divided between the [...]
