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Gaia at Life Science Centre
THE LATE SHOWS AFTER TWO YEARS AWAY, THE AWARD-WINNING LATE-NIGHT CULTURE CRAWL RETURNS! TRACY HYMAN CHECKS OUT WHAT’S ON OFFER... Across Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May, The Late Shows will see Newcastle, Gateshead and the Ouseburn Valley come alive with music, performance, art and some bizarre and intriguing interactive events. Facilitated by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, and sponsored by The Biscuit Factory, this year features over 40 cultural venues across Newcastle and Gateshead, with over 35,000 visitors expected to this 14th instalment. Friday’s activities focus on the Ouseburn Valley. The Biscuit Factory leads the way with an evening of art, craft, literature, theatre and disco. You can join artist Megan Randall to mould and shape ceramic forms to go in an installation to mark The Biscuit Factory’s 20th anniversary, get involved in the friendly urban venues experiment, watch flash-mob Shakespeare in the gallery or simply sit on the roof terrace for food and cocktails. Shieldfield Art Works explores the importance and interconnectedness of bees to nature’s diverse ecosystems with their continuing Bee Lines Through The City exhibition. Art, music, dance and crafts explore how bees relate to us through food, culture and our environment. Try your hand at Japanese raku pottery at Northern Print with Muddy Fingers Pottery, where a selection of pots and tiles will be available for you to decorate using stencils and metallic crackle glazes. The Flea Circus is hosting an exhibition by Byker-based artist Russ
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Coleman, who uses skills and practices he learned as a Monumental Mason and letter carver combined with his experience in the construction industry to create works that celebrate the world around us. There’s several print-based activities around the Valley, including at The NewBridge Project, who host drop in screen-printing and risograph printing activities, with new work presented by first year Newcastle University students and an exhibition by artists Igor Tavares and Rebeca Romero, exploring ancestral knowledge, cultural identity, belonging and the future. They also have a bookshop, gallery, print studio and project space to explore. Immerse yourself in the world of print and the history of dance at the Tyne Bank Brewery Taproom, where workshops and demonstrations will be on offer from four fantastic local print artists. Biscuit Tin Studios’ exhibition by their printmakers showcases a variety of printing techniques and processes, while also providing an opportunity to have a go at printing your own linocut, quick collagraph or monoprint. You can also visit artist studios at 36 Lime Street, the largest and oldest artist studio building in Newcastle. Check out a range of art and crafts, buy some art, chat to the practitioners and enjoy live music performances. For something more lively, Cobalt Studios look at the topic of Escape, whether that be through artist projections, silent disco,
