“From Flax to Freelance : the history of 36 Lime Street”

“From Flax to Freelance : the history of 36 Lime Street”

Today 36 Lime Street is a collective of over 40 workshops, occupied by freelance artists and other creative practitioners. The building dates from the 1840s and in its 165 year history has witnessed some of the Ouseburn’s greatest events and changes.

Join Ouseburn expert Mike Greatbatch on a tour of the building, external and internal, and learn something of its fascinating history.

 Saturday at 8pm. The tour is for around 25 people and those interested will meet in the Gallery.

Presented as part of The Late Shows 2013. www.thelateshows.org.uk

Printed Broadsides & hand written letters @The Late Shows & Lime Street

The warm-up event for The Late Shows will take place on Friday 17 May with a special programme of events exclusively in the Ouseburn Valley, 7-11pm. Theresa Easton will be in her studio@36 Lime Street offering the public the chance to contribute to her latest exhibition at Globe Gallery in June, part of  Stevie Ronnie’s (Level 5) & Suzy O’Hara’s creative contribution to the Festival of the North East’s exclusive  Dear Angel.  Come along and leave your own personal message that will be transformed into an original, hand printed broadside.

Stevie Ronnie

Saturday night (18^th May) you will find the doors of The Lit & Phil open to the public from 7-11pm where writers and artists offer interactive tours and have a go activities. There’s the chance to make your own book with Theresa Easton, printmaker, book artist and  BALTIC Artist’s Book Fair organiser.  Another creative project celebrating the Festival of the North East, for two days only, 14th & 15th June, over 30 bookmakers, comic artist’s, zine makers and bookbinders will be exhibiting and selling their work on Level 1.  Also on offer are expert workshops in Calligraphy by Dr Manny Ling & Bookbinder Deidre Thompson.  For full booking details and further information click HERE.

Lit & Phil

Maggie Walker’s Art Povera

The North East’s legendary culture crawl The Late Shows returns on 17 and 18 May 2013. Cultural venues across Newcastle and Gateshead will open their doors from 7pm to 11pm, offering a range of free events, exhibitions and performances.

The warm-up event for The Late Shows will take place on Friday 17 May with a special programme of events exclusively in the OuseburnValley. On Saturday 18 May, museums, galleries and heritage sites will stay open late right across Newcastle and Gateshead.

To find out more, visit the website www.thelateshows.org.uk or follow The Late Shows on Facebook or Twitter.

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Maggie Walker (Level 1) presents ‘work in progress’ ‘Poor Art Arte Povera’ exhibition which will be part of the Late Shows. The exhibition is inspired by the 1960’s Italian Arte Povera group drawing on the use of used humble discarded materials.  Poor Art also refers to the challenging times we live in.

Zoe Garner & Joanne Mitchell @The Late Shows 17th &18th May 2013

‘New to 36 Lime Street Studios, artists Zoe Garner and Joanne Mitchell will be opening their new space to the public for the first time and showing their diverse work ranging from contemporary glass sculpture to jewellery and innovative gifts.’

Image  ‘Swell’ (Zoe Garner & Joanne Mitchell) 2012

info@joannemitchellglassdesign.co.uk

Presented as part of The Late Shows  2013

The North East’s legendary culture crawl The Late Shows returns on 17 and 18 May 2013. Cultural venues across Newcastle and Gateshead will open their doors from 7pm to 11pm, offering a range of free events, exhibitions and performances.

 

The warm-up event for The Late Shows will take place on Friday 17 May with a special programme of events exclusively in the OuseburnValley. On Saturday 18 May, museums, galleries and heritage sites will stay open late right across Newcastle and Gateshead.

 

To find out more, visit the website www.thelateshows.org.uk or follow The Late Shows on Facebook or Twitter.

 

@thelateshows

www.facebook.com/thelateshows

The Late Shows @ 36 Lime Street Gallery

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New Broadsides for The Late Shows @ 36 Lime Street Gallery

The Late Shows @ 36 Lime Street Gallery will be exhibiting  In Cahoots, an exhibition based on collaboration.

Presented as part of The Late Shows 2012. www.thelateshows.org.uk

The Late Shows marks the international event ‘Museums at Night’, which takes place across Europe. For further information visit www.culture24.org.uk/museumsatnight.

Theresa Easton will be presenting a series of traditional broadside responding to an article by Matt Carr, Riots, materialism and the political elite.

In the article, Carr refers to the expenses claims by MP’s and the lavish articles furnishing second homes.

Education Secretary Michael Gove, blamed last years riots on, ‘a culture of greed and instant gratification, rootless hedonism and amoral violence’.  Between 2005-07 Gove claimed £7,000 furnishing his north Kensington home:

£331 Chinon armchair

£493 Manchu cabinet

£134.50 on a pair of elephant lamps

£750 Loire table

£432  birch Camargue chair

£238.50.birdcage coffee table

Historically broadsides were printed onto one side of a large peice of paper advertising events and proclamations.  Popular in the 1700’s Theresa Easton uses  the motif of the Tree as a reference to political satire of the early 1800’s.