Fresh Magazine - Spring 2008

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Last November The Biscuit Factory celebrated a very pink 5th Birthday, a big thanks to all you well-wishers.

The Biscuit Factory is a member of the Visual Arts Forum, an association of contemporary art organisations, programmers, curators and publicly funded spaces. The Visual Arts Forum has set up a listings website for all contemporary arts events and exhibitions happening in Newcastle and Gateshead.

Check it out at www.locatorart.org

Meet the Artist on January 24th featured Emma Holliday and Suzanne Chong who both presented a very interesting and well attended evening.

The Corner Gallery hosted a showcase of Lizzie Rowe’s work created over the last 5 years. To celebrate this exhibition The Biscuit Factory has published a signed limited edition print “Falling Feathers”.

Sun photography: Richard Freestone

Lizzie Rowe “Falling Feathers”

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The Biscuit Factory fifth birthday

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Future ARTIST OPPORTUNITY FOR LATIN/LUSOPHONE EXHIBITION IN 2008 Building on the success of the 2006 VAMOS! exhibition held at The Biscuit Factory, the gallery is proud to be part of the VAMOS! Festival 2008 (taking place 11th - 20th July 2008).

THE LATE SHOWS 2008 The North East’s fantastic free culture crawl is back for the second year running and this year promises to be bigger than ever! On Saturday 17th May, Newcastle and Gateshead will come alive with culture as The Late Shows hit the streets once again.

While 2006’s exhibition concentrated primarily on established artists previously shown at the gallery, in 2008 we are keen to explore new possibilities and welcome submissions from new and established artists. The submission date has been extended until 31st March.

For further information, and to download an application form, please visit www.thebiscuitfactory.com/whatson. php

In celebration of the international event ‘Museums at Night’ a number of cultural venues, usually closed in the evening, are staying up late for one night only. The Biscuit Factory Artist Studios will be opening their doors for the evening alongside the gallery, and events at the gallery will include live music and art demonstrations.

Once again a free bus service will be running between the venues, making it easy for people to visit as many venues as possible during this fascinating culture crawl.

Please visit: www.thelateshows.org.uk for updated information.

Our Summer Show is planned for June 6th and will amongst others showcase new work by James Edwards.

The Late Shows 2007 at The Biscuit Factory

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Fishing Boats Porthagwarra | Oil on canvas | 75x75

Autumn cape | Oil on canvas | 86x86

Sunset tide | Oil on canvas | 33x31

John Brenton John Brenton’s latest body of work is a continuation of the close examination and observation of his surrounding area through the various contrasting seasons. Whether it is seascape or woodland, John has endeavored to capture the essence of the landscape presented, and the effect and influence of ever changing weather patterns which form a particular moment. His focus has been on detail and the inherent but underlying patterns that emerge from nature.

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Such examples as the scarring of rocks and cliffs, to the undulations of waves, shape part of his fascination and inspiration to create paintings direct from such influences.

‘To represent scale and form is vital to the type of image that I create and human influence, perhaps in the form of a fishing boat or lone figure on a beach, helps to indicate that sense of scale and affix an element of narrative to the picture.’

Into the Surf | Oil on canvas | 90x90

Constellations II | Acrylic on board | 53x59

Tablecloth Ocean II | Acrylic on board | 53x59

Showering couple | Acrylic on board | 40x47

TrevorPrice Full of subtle sexual references (with some not so subtle!) the paintings by Trevor Price are full of the joys of life.

relationship, with the artistic influences of Picasso, Henri Rousseau and Freda Kahlo.

London and St.Ives, and many solo shows later, his work has generated a large following.

Naked couples can be seen drinking tea at a kitchen table, relaxing on a sofa, or perhaps racing through a jungle in a crazy spontaneous moment.

Trevor started his career primarily as a printmaker, initially at Falmouth and Winchester Schools of Art, but then in a London based etching studio. There, he learnt the techniques in the way of an old fashioned apprenticeship. Since then he has divided his time between studios in

It is more recently that he has dedicated his time to painting and this exhibition represents the last years work and is a rare opportunity to see such a large number under one roof.

A selection of Trevor’s prints will also be on display.

These paintings take as their reference the excitement and challenges of a 5

Parallels | Oil on birch | 69.5x97

Ella mi pinto | Oil on birch | 96x86

Hannah Finlator Hannah Finlator studied painting at the Corporan College of Art and completed an MA at the University of Newcastle where she currently lives and works.

Hannah paints on gessoed panels building layers of transparent pigments in oil. The techniques employed by the

artist allude to that of the European old master painters. These techniques, alongside her figurative compositions, implement the theories and notions of narrative painting.

The human figure and the landscape provide two distinct themes throughout

Hannah’s work. The paintings are both autobiographical and imaginative, focusing visually on the figures portrayed and their place within the composition.

Ambiguity surrounds the positioning of the figures in space, leaving the viewer to establish the connections between the two elements.

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Observer | Oil on canvas | 120x90

Akashic | Oil and graphite on canvas | 120x90

The End | Oil on canvas | 120x56

Andrew Crane Andrew Crane is based in Illminster in the South West and started as a graphic designer. Andrew calls his work “philosophical ramblings in paint and cement”.

‘In my painting I am intrigued by the mystery of numbers and words.

They seem to be a bridge between 7

the physical and the spiritual. What happens, for instance, when you have a very large number say that filled a room in small print, and you added 1?

The whole number changes. For a start, it either becomes odd or even. The number itself is perfect it is neither a good number nor a bad number.

I like Plato’s idea, that everything in the physical universe can be expressed in essence by number.

I am a keen dowser/diviner and am interested in the energy of marks.... the metaphysical nature of mark making, its effect on the viewer and the possibility that art can directly transform the energy of a person or situation.’

Sheila Boyce Sheila’s prime aim in developing this range was to create forms that had the individuality of studio pieces and smooth tactile surfaces.

The simplistic and spherical nature of many of the forms is based on the flowing beauty of pebbles. These powerful natural shapes provide smooth contours for the process of burnishing, which is a key element of the work. The surface decorations

Ripple disc | £400 | Ceramic | 54 cm (height)

are inspired by the intriguing images of rocks, debris and tide patterns.

All the forms are made from ‘Tile’ material using a mixture of hand-building and press-moulding techniques. Once coated in slip and extensively burnished, the forms are biscuit fired. Surface design is created using a variety of resists, such as a clay slurry and wax, before being smoke-fired in a pit with newspaper.

Karapace disc | £320 | Ceramic | 43 cm (height)

This technique, as with raku, results in considerable thermal shock to the pieces and consequently, surface irregularities can occur.

Burnishing gives a smooth and softer feel, than glazes, and applying the surface decoration through smoke-firing adds a spontaneity and ‘unique’dimension to each form.

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Familiar Faces: NEW COLLECTIONS

Pipkin | £595 | Oil on canvas | 60x46

3 hounds | £850 | Oil on canvas | 76x76

MacCuish | £1150 | Oil on canvas | 100x100

Sue Moffitt

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Sue Moffitt is passionate about art and its potential to express emotion, feelings or words. It is this channel that allows her to address issues that impact daily life. Having been brought up on a large

dairy farm in Northumberland, and having lived in the country all her life, Sue is “at home” in the countryside.

Her art reflects this rural ethos. The relationship between man and nature

interests her; to try and understand animal behaviour and their relationship with humans is what she finds fascinating.

In the shadows | £800 | Oil on canvas | 74x72

Submerged II (Tryptich detail) | £395 | Oil on canvas 43x93

Familiar Faces: NEW COLLECTIONS

Dancing ripples | £650 | Oil on canvas | 59x59

KarenTait Although Karen’s paintings have looked at many different subjects, a recurring theme lies in portraying water movement in different environments.

Karen uses underwater photography or slow motion film to capture the subject and examine the various elements contained in the image.

Her most recent work has focused on producing paintings which concentrate on exploring the seabed.

The paintings explore in depth the beauty of the colours of pebbles, at times exaggerating them whilst at others allowing their subtle

tones to show through. The paintings seek to show the passage of sunlight over these forms and the reflected effect of its transition through the water. They capture what would normally only be seen in a fleeting glance.

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Familiar Faces: NEW COLLECTIONS

Walled town | £895 | Acrylic on paper | 40x50

Tuscan townscape | £950 | Acrylic on canvas | 40x40

Giuliana Lazzerini Giuliana Lazzerini was born in Seravezza near Piertasanta in Tuscany. Her first contact with art was in Italy as a child in her father’s mosaic studio and she was fascinated by the translucency of the mosaic fragments and the way colours vibrated against each other.

In 1968, she obtained a Masters of Arts Diploma and went on to study for four

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Golden sands | £450 | Watercolour | 24x30

more years at the Accademia di Belle Arte in Carrara. The Tuscan Landscape and childhood memories bear a strong influence upon her work. Her current work shows an economy in terms of compositional design with richness of surface mark and colour, reconfirming the artist’s earlier delight in light and transparency.

In addition, memory and imagination come to interplay as her love for colour, geometry and composition is reconfirmed.

Giuliana’s work is varied and often developed from an idea encountered during a journey that takes her into unknown territory, where she grows as an artist.

Familiar Faces: NEW COLLECTIONS

Sasha Wardell Sasha Wardell has been working with bone china since 1982 after completing both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in ceramics in the UK, including training at the at the Royal Doulton Design Studio.

Her experiences have resulted in a fascination and intrigue for methods

and material which present a challenge.

For this reason, bone china, with all its idiosyncrasies, has remained her favourite material to work with.

Subtle facets on the curved outer surface of the pieces involve slicing through 3 or 4 coats of different coloured slips to reveal underlying and increasingly transparent layers.

Architectural detail provides the starting point for the pieces whilst the whiteness Prices from ÂŁ65. of the clay offers a pure blank canvas for the application of colour.

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Gallery Jim wright | Wild moor | ÂŁ950 | Mixed media | 72x52 13

French Lavender (detail) | £300 | Watercolour | 66x60

Welcome home Geordie (detail) £450 | Watercolour | 77x60

The canal in nelson (detail) £1450 | Watercolour | 160x80

Kelvin Burgoyne

North Sea Oil rig Ghost series no.4 | £795 | Mixed media | 70x70

Awful big adventure (detail) | £1125 | Mixed media on paper | 60x60

Druridge Bay Moonlight and Driftwood series | £275 Mixed media | 30x30

Waterloo potato re-enactment (detail) | £1650 | Mixed media on paper 33x24

Mike Bell

Bodicar rocks Moonlight and Driftwood series | £695 Mixed media | 60x60

Bowl dream (detail) | £1250 Mixed media on paper | 70x70

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2oE5hh01 | £695 | Acrylic on canvas | 101x102

Mara | £550 | Acrylic on canvas | 91x91

Silver Moments | £395 | Acrylic on canvas | 71x71

Wigwam | £600 | Acrylic on canvas 91x91

Conflicting Parallels (detail) £560 | Acrylic on canvas | 60x122

Paresh Nrshinga 15

Wipeout (detail) | £800 | Acrylic | 54x48

Sing Sing | £600 Acrylic on canvas | 91x91

Jason Pierson

Storm Winds | £800 | Mixed media 48x48

Jim Wright

Clouds on the edge of the Great Fryupdale | £950 Oil and Pastel | 70x52

Castle Keep View (detail) | £950 | Acrylic on canvas | 73x93

You can’t judge a book by the cover | £1150 | Mixed media | 101x100

From the East | £650 Acrylic on canvas | 65x65

Chreshed momento | £1150 Mixed media | 101x100

Saturday Morning Cranes (detail) £950 | Acrylic on canvas | 65x90

Emma Holliday

On stage | £1390 | Mixed media 110x102

Dave Barden

Another Thing (detail) | £1500 | Oil on canvas | 150x100

Red Fedora (detail) | £800 Oil on canvas | 150x100

Questions 2 (detail) | £800 Acrylic on canvas | 100x80

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Sculpture, Ceramic & Glass

Rebecca Wilson I am Rabbit | £345 Ceramic | 32cm (height)

Over & Over & Over & Over £395 | Ceramic | 39cm (height)

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Dumpie | £15 | Ceramic | 10 cm (diameter)

Small Bowl | £35 | Ceramic 17 cm (diameter)

John Scott

Small Bowl | £35 | Ceramic 16 cm (diameter)

Green Vase | £170 | Ceramic | 17 cm (height)

Salsa Flat medium vase | £90 | Glass | 14 cm (diameter)

Green Neck Vase | £200 | Ceramic 35 cm (height)

Medium footed bowl | £235 Glass | 15 cm (diameter)

Blue Vase | £70 | Ceramic 19 cm (height)

Willy Van Bussel

Inside Out bowls | £60 | Glass 12 cm (diameter)

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Sophie silver stripe | £50 | Glass | 10 cm (Hheight)

Small Cane Bowl | £200 | Glass | 14 cm (diameter)

Alana Flamingo silver shoulder (£110) and Alana spruce silver shoulder (£90) Glass | 17 cm (Hheight)

Large Skylight Bowl | £85 | Glass 13.5 cm (diameter)

Hhilary silver stripe | £90 Glass | 20 cm (Hheight)

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Medium Skylight Bowl | £80 Glass | 10 cm (diameter)

Charlie Macphearson

Large Spotted bowl | £120 | Glass | 15 cm (diameter)

Single colour spotted plate £120 | Glass | 28 cm (diameter)

Notarianni

Small Spotted bowl | £80 Glass | 12 cm (diameter)

Itty Bitty | £135 | Bronze | 11 cm (length)

Unholy Alliance | £135 | Bronze 11 cm (length)

Mark Hall

Pierced platter with flower stand | £425 | Wood | 25 cm (width)

Double Yoaker | £135 | Bronze 11 cm (length)

Lidded bowl with Stipple Flowers £545 | Wood | 21 cm (width)

Lidded bowl | £425 | Wood 25 cm (width)

Margaret Garrard

Small blue Teapot | £100 | Ceramic | 14 cm (diameter)

Medium mug | £40 | Ceramic 9 cm (height)

Wine Goblet | £80 | Ceramic 16 cm (height)

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Printmaking Moonlight Walks | £330 | Etching | 75x75

Summer Cornfields | £272 | Silkscreeen | 65x55

Red sky at night | £135 | Etching | 36x38

Louise Davies Louise Davies was brought up in the South West of England, mainly in Bath.

Living as a child in such a beautiful city obviously influenced her subject matter - her work is based mainly on the landscape.

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She studied painting at St Martins School of Art and later went on to study Printmaking at Camberwell School

drawn lines, produces images pulling of Art. She became a member of the Greenwich Printmakers in 1997 and was together an unusual relationship between abstract and the figurative. one of the founding members of the Southbank Printmakers.

She exhibits her work throughout England. She currently has her Louise lives in South London and her studio in South London which work is inspired by places she visits, she shares with four other artists. or views that surround her each day in Blackheath and Greenwich. She has a strong sense of colour and, with her

Adele burden | Untitled | Photo etching

Ann Hhogarth | Dandelion | Lino cut

Kathryn Bell | Wave | Etching

Hhorsley printmakers March 7th - April 20th After their highly successful exhibition last year, Horsley Printmakers and their Centre for Lifelong Learning students return to The Biscuit Factory with more innovative hand-made prints. The students’ work shows a wide range of approaches and demonstrates the vast scope for creativity within each printmaking discipline.

Once again, course tutors Rebecca Vincent and Carol Nunan will be showing their own work alongside their students.

Rebecca will have more of her popular patchwork landscapes and Carol has a new range of collagraphs which explore the historical landscape of Northumberland and Scotland and the marks left by pre-historic man.

This year Carol and Rebecca are joined by new tutor, Mandy Pattullo who has a unique printing style influenced by a background in textile design.

Horsley Printmakers was founded in 2004 as an independent printmaking studio. It is the venue for printmaking courses for the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Sunderland.

Rebecca and Carol will be talking about their work and demonstrating how they make it on Thursday 20th March as part of the Meet the Artists talks.

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Well Thread WELL THREAD well thread Laura McCafferty | Dare to be different | Applique screenprint hand stitching

Jennifer Collier | Pattern paper Stilettos

25th April - 2nd June In April 2008, The Biscuit Factory is proud to be hosting ‘Well Thread’. It will feature the work of leading textile artists from around the country in one dynamic and innovative exhibition.

The first of its kind in the North East, the exhibition aims to bring together a diverse range of emerging and established artists to highlight the importance of textiles within contemporary art practice today.

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Two of the artists who will take part are Laura McCafferty and Jennifer Collier.

Laura McCafferty has exhibited widely both nationally and internationally, undertaking many private commissions, including work for the V&A museum.

Using fabric combined with screen printing and hand stitching, her work is a fresh and quirky response to the people and social situations she encounters.

Jennifer Collier uses natural and found objects to explore ideas about the nature of value. The exhibition will also include new bodies of work from some established Biscuit Factory artists, including Pete Winstanley, Francesca Hudson and Lisa Corken. For more information about Well Thread and the exhibiting artists please visit our website www.thebiscuitfactory.com.

Exhibition Preview 24th of April 6 – 8pm

Photography Mike Slawski

John baxter | Best image winner

SUN PHOTOGRAPHY For the 3rd Year Running The Biscuit Factory is playing host to the Sun Photography.

Each year SUN rewards the best photographs and gives maximum exposure to photographers based all across the British Isles from the Midlands to the tip of Scotland.

7th March - 6th April

The categories Best Image, Best Use of Image Best Promotion of a Photographer are designed to reflect the breadth of photographer’s achievements in creating images, working with the needs of publications and skill in bring them to the market place.

Organiser, Ed Horwich said: “Art Directors and Designers were unanimous last year in their excitement about the best use of image category, seeing it as especially relevant to the way they work with photographers.... and this year’s selection is particularly strong.”

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Jewellery Reversible rose ring | £65

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Rose Links | £105

Celtic chaos | Large pendant £140 | Brooch £210 Small studs £160

Confetti cufflinks | Silver £85 | Gold £95

Bronwen Deane

Fiona Kerr

Bronwen Deane is a designer/maker of unique image based jewellery, using traditional silver working techniques alongside innovative acrylic print methods.

Images are the central focus of Bronwen’s Jewellery.

These are usually found in graphic and photographic material from the 1950’s and 60’s, from postcards and books to album covers and fabrics.

Fiona Kerr combines iridescent black pearls, strings of tiny garnets, moonstone and topaz with precious metals to stunning effect. The primary themes of her work are light, colour and movement. In many of her pieces there is a discreet kinetic element - perhaps a gently sliding jewel - which significantly adds to the wearer’s enjoyment. Nature and geometry are key sources of influence. Fiona is fascinated how natural things, which at first appear to be chaotic, are organised and full of structure.

Silver ring, Large web with rock crystal | £125

Silver triple butterfly pendant with gold butterfly | £195

Large window pendant | £165

8 strand multi heart with 9 ct gold | £210

Kimberley Selwood

Lara Baxter

Inspired by floral organic forms, Kimberley’s beautiful designs are enhanced with intricate hand-pierced patterns and delicate textures, creating contemporary jewellery. Proportions, composition and scale are an important concern in her work.

Kimberley’s inspiration has a broader context in consideration of the Golden Section and Divine Proportion, as well as Chaos Theory. This allows meaning to be attached to each piece.

Lara has spent most of her life in Argyll and is currently based outside Oban. Coming from a family of artists (her father was a potter and a lecturer in ceramics, her mother is a jeweller), it was inevitable that their influence would rub off on Lara eventually.

Lara works in silver and gold with a small range of traditional hot glass enamel. She has a great love for and interest in plants which is evident in her designs.

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Silver and 18ct gold single daisy wrap | £70

Silver and 18ct gold diary ribbon studs | £114

Large bangle £60 | Small bangle £50

Shona Carnegie

Michael Peckitt

Originally from Glasgow, Shona lives between the UK and the French Alps designing and making jewellery and small scale silverware. Her main collections include work influenced by exotic travel and the imagery within her travel diaries, along with a fascination for tactile objects and the spirit of movement.

Michael’s handmade jewellery is designed in acrylic and anodised aluminium with fittings handcrafted from sterling silver. High quality materials including gold and silver leaf are used in his vibrant designer jewellery and very wearable jewellery accessories.

Her most recent work includes a range of 18ct yellow and white gold rings incorporating diamonds and movement as detailing.

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Large bangle £60 | Pendant £50 | Earrings £40

Trained in fine art painting, Michael has worked colour into these unique jewellery accessories. Acrylic is painted in layers and then sealed. Aluminium is anodised to accept dyes and made into very fashionable bangles, bracelets and pendants.

The Perfect Venue

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With one of the most original We will print cards for your guests which will inform and creative buildings in the country and one of the them how to contribute towards your gift list. On the best restaurants in Newcastle, The Biscuit Factory offers day you close your account we will provide you with a an ideal space for wedding receptions. gift voucher which is valid for 2 years and can be used We can cater for 20-500 guests, from drink receptions on any item full or part payment, within The Biscuit to buffets to formal meals, all in the splendid Factory. surroundings of original art.

For more info contact Kate at events@thebiscuitfactory.com or phone 0191 261 1103

George Welch Studio Artist George Welch has become a fixed part of The Biscuit Factory. His wonderful cartoons featuring Dennis the Elephant are now also available on a series of Limited Edition mugs.

Limited edition mugs | £12.75

George Welch is also playing live in Café Byker Vista every Thursday evening from 6 till 7.30.

George has had a varied musical life being half of the Cheap Sunglasses Serenaders who worked a lot of comedy venues. He now carries on the comedy theme mixing it with traditional and contemporary music.

Original cartoons | Pen on Paper | £48

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Music nights at Café Byker Vista, Thursdays and Sundays

George also fronts the Ukelele Allstars who meet in The Biscuit Factory on Sunday Afternoons.

Opening hours Sunday and Monday 11am - 5pm Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 8pm Entrance is Free.

Stoddart Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AN. 0191 2611103 Fax: 0191 2610057 art@thebiscuitfactory.com www.thebiscuitfactory.com DON’T FORGET OUR FANTASTIC CAFE BYKER VISTA! The new opening times are: Sunday and Monday 11am - 5pm Tuesday 10am – 5pm | Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 8pm SO MUCH MORE TO DO THAN A PLACE TO BROWSE & BUY ART! These are a few things The Biscuit Factory has to offer: GIFT VOUCHERS | WEDDING LISTS | FRAMING SERVICE | GIFT WRAPPING | PORTRAIT SERVICE | COMMISSIONS (for a truly unique, personal piece) | OPEN STUDIO EVENTS AND AUCTIONS MAILING LIST Be the first to find out about forthcoming events at The Biscuit Factory. Send your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address to art@thebiscuitfactory.com or to our address and we’ll keep you posted.

OUR WEB-SITE www.thebiscuitfactory.com is a great way to preview artist’s work before you take a trip down to Stoddart Street. It is also a quick and easy way to find out about the events and exhibitions at The Biscuit Factory from the comfort of your home.

Restaurant

Brasserie Black Door at The Biscuit Factory. This restaurant is sister to the well-known “Black Door,” winner of the Remy Excellence Award 2006.

For more details and reservations call: 0191 260 5411

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Cafe Byker vista terrace

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