Where: Various locations.

When: The 3rd Thursday of the month.

Time: As arranged.

Leader: Carol.

 

We have in common an interest in art and enjoy experiencing it in many forms. We visit galleries and occasionally studios across the North East, some using public transport and others cars. Hopefully our visits are fun, often including coffee and/or lunch.

Art January & February

On. January 20th 22 of our group met to visit the ‘Print Goes Pop’ exhibition at the Hatton Gallery at Newcastle University. It was a fascinating collection of prints and the experience was made all the more enjoyable because we were shown around it by one of the curators, [...]

2022-02-24T14:05:59+01:00February 23rd, 2022|Art Appreciation|

Biscuit Factory Visit

On the 21st October, eighteen members of the Art Appreciation group met up at at the Biscuit Factory, a gallery in the Ouseburn area of Newcastle.  It was lovely to see so many people make the trip. The work on display in the gallery was fascinating, giving us plenty [...]

2021-11-09T10:15:52+01:00November 9th, 2021|Art Appreciation|

Glass Centre Visit

Eighteen members of the group met up yesterday morning (26 th) at the Gallery for Contemporary Art at the Glass Centre in Sunderland,  to see the Antony Gormley exhibition ‘Fields for the British Isles’ It was wonderful to see so many old friends, and although many were surprised by [...]

2021-09-03T13:53:05+01:00August 29th, 2021|Art Appreciation|

Art Appreciation

I’m writing this on behalf of Mary. We’ve had a chat and think it’s time to try to restart our visits.  As a fairly easy ‘shoe-in’ , we suggest visiting the centre for Contemporary Art , which is based at the National Glass Centre. They are currently showing a [...]

2021-07-14T13:31:35+01:00July 14th, 2021|Art Appreciation|

Update Art Appreciation

Most galleries are reopening this month, but since there are still restrictions on the numbers who can meet up indoors, it would seem wise to wait another month before we next meet up, perhaps at the Laing, which seems to have interesting exhibitions planned. Watch this space for details [...]

2021-05-04T09:16:47+01:00May 4th, 2021|Art Appreciation|

Art Appreciation

Hi everyone! It seems a very long time since we met up to appreciate any Art! Hopefully, a few months down the line, when we are all nicely vaccinated and raring to go, we will be able to get back to our regular forays into the art world! Some [...]

2021-01-28T12:01:19+01:00January 28th, 2021|Art Appreciation|

January visit to the Laing Gallery

Our January visit was to the Laing Gallery in Newcastle to see their major exhibition '"The Enchanted Interior". Despite the best efforts of the local bus company to thwart our efforts, seventeen members turned up, and it seems everyone enjoyed it immensely. There was some wonderful work on display, ranging [...]

2020-01-30T10:39:37+01:00January 30th, 2020|Art Appreciation|