Previous News and Exhibitions
Do you want to exhibit?
We encourage local artists and heritage groups to show their work in our temporary gallery. It’s free, but we ask you to set up your exhibition. Please get in touch if you’d like a slot in our programme.
We also have two temporary exhibition cases for displaying smaller guest collections. Just drop us a line if you have a collection you’d like to share with the local community and visitors to the area.
Amongst the beautiful textiles featured in this exhibition are two amazing fabric pieces. The first is a fabric map of Northumberland National Park, created by Claire Satow and Clare Armstrong. First exhibited in the Queen’s hall, Hexham, this intricate piece of work celebrates the plethora of flora, fauna, geographical features and cultural heritage that makes the Park so special and loved. It took two years to complete and over a hundred people contributed to it.
29th March - 9th May
North-East designer and illustrator, David Hall, has a strong natural history and graphic element in his designs and illustrations. In a very successful career, he has completed archaeological, historical, animal and plant life and fantasy illustrations, pen and ink art, hand-stencil, giclee and screen prints. He has designed exhibitions for English Heritage, Morpeth Co Council, the University of Newcastle and Alnwick Castle, amongst others. He was also the designer of the Hareshaw Linn Walk leaflet and has completed several commissions for the Heritage Centre.
11th May–20th June
Sue Moorhouse paints the landscapes where she lives, whether it be the deserts of the Middle East, the forests of Northumberland or the routes she travels daily. Quality of light plays a great part in her work and her present inspiration comes from the colours and shapes found in her garden. Richard Massey is a professional photographer with 32 years experience. Self-taught, he has developed a unique style that makes his photographs instantly recognizable. He crafts photographs of all types of subjects and enjoys a spectrum of challenges such as still life, landscapes and group portraits.
23rd June–1st August
This is a fascinating selection of portraits photographed by the very talented North Tyne Photography Group in the shops, cafes and pubs around the North Tyne and Redesdale, using natural light. A preliminary selection of these photographs formed a successful exhibition in the Cheviot Hotel, Bellingham, in the spring of 2014. The Group has been adding to the collection since then and you may see many people you recognise in this exhibition.
3rd August– 14th September
Mike Gibson has been collecting World War 1 postcards for many years and there cannot be another similar collection of postcards anywhere else in the North-East, featuring such a comprehensive variety of content. David Walmsley, who has co-curated this exhibition, says that this has got to be the most visual account of WW1 philately to be exhibited in the region and should be seen by everyone.