In preparation for our upcoming exhibition, Yvette Hawkins held a workshop for us in the gallery. Yvette is a book artist whose practice involves intricate paper folding. She has been involved with the Globe for many years and was our previous supported artist.

This part of the exhibition will involve 43 sculptures made from maps, so we've got a few extra hands to help get the piece ready for the opening.

To find out more about Yvette's work follow this link:
http://www.yvettehawkins.com/

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 A leaving message on the ideas black board.

  We have said a fond farewell to Sam and Maddy last week, we’ll miss his physiological chats on painting. We have a new face at the globe a big hello to Leah who has been helping out with the promotion of the up coming events. 
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Photograph courtesy of Colin Davison (www.rosellastudios.com).

Thanks to everyone who came along to our opening event on Friday 15th April.  More than 450 visitors came along with many investing time, skills, equipment and money to become Investors in Globe.



Franko B performed for more than 2 hours in our main gallery space, mesmerising the audience.  Paul Grimmer's video installation brought serenity to the back stair well whilst Richard Phipps' perpetually spinning roulette wheel immersed vie...
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nähdä unta by Ben Jeans Houghton.  This is the full video as shown during our Story Telling installation in North Shields which ended on 27th February 2011.



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Thanks to everyone who came to our opening night.  It was great to see so many participants amongst the crowd!

Thanks to all the participants, the finished installation looks amazing.  We're streaming light and sound into Saville Street and Howard Street until 10pm every night until 27th February.



Images of the opening will be posted soon with more installation shots and Ben Jeans Houghton's video to follow when the show closes...
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A two-week long display of participatory work celebrating our individual and unique cultural identities

 

Story Telling marks the culmination of a series of participatory workshops exploring the themes of culture and identity.  Artist Ben Jeans Houghton worked with three groups in Newcastle and one group in Middlesbrough using objects, drawing and narrative as ways of helping more than 50 participants from all around the world to express something personal about their lives.

The resulting ...

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