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Ninety Nine Northumbriana - Photocall
Posted on Sunday, 12th December, 2010
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MEDIA PHOTOCALL ISSUED: 8 December 2010

When: Tuesday 14 December 2010 between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. (Special Opening)
Where: Station Yard, Woodburn Road, BELLINGHAM, Northumberland, NE48 2DF
What: Unveiling of mural Ninety-Nine Northumbriana, reception and related prize draw. Heritage Centre volunteers and friends will also attend.

Ninety-Nine Northumbriana – a new mural for the Heritage Centre, painted by local artist Rachel Pearson.

This wonderful new mural was commissioned by the Heritage Centre earlier this year. The mural is approximately 2.5 square metres in size, and features 99 images related to Northumberland life. The mural has been painted on two large access doors which had been previously been painted a dull brown colour.

During the course of the painting of the mural, visitors to the Heritage Centre – and to the Centre’s website – were invited to suggest images to be included. The names of those who did have been put into a draw and a winner, chosen at random, will receive a limited edition print of a watercolour by Rachel Pearson of Hesleyside Woods in Spring (a local scene). Rachel says: “I had decided on the majority of the images before I started the work but I thought it would be interesting to solicit some from the public including web-viewers from far-off places. I am delighted that I had this new audience for my work. I was happy to explain to visitors what I was doing and why I chose the images I did. When it was suggested that I do live webcasts I went along with the idea: it was both exciting and terrifying!” Rachel stole time from her other roles as secretary of Bellingham Show, councillor, administrator, actor, fiddler etc to complete the work. Funding for the work was received from VARC (Visual Arts in Rural Communities) based in Highgreen, Tarset, Northumberland.

Ninety Nine Northumbriana photocall