IN November 2008, Blyth was once again lit up in spectacular fashion. It was the third consecutive Blyth in a New Light event and built upon the shining reputation of its two preceding incarnations.
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THE idea of this exhibition at the National Glass Centre was to show how we live with beautifully crafted objects and encourage us to look more closely at how objects are made.
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THE first major Bauhaus exhibition in the UK for 40 years – since the Royal Academy's 50-year anniversary exhibition in 1968 – drew a huge amount of interest in the Middlesbrough gallery, including from Chinese and Russian publications.
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THE second coming of Enchanted Parks offered a free evening of artistic delights and discoveries along an illuminated winter trail spread throughout Gateshead’s Saltwell Park.
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THIS international light festival saw four extraordinary artworks bring to life the city’s religious and industrial history, as seen through the eyes of two very different cultures.
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This award recognises innovative and excellent interpretation in a project developed by an accredited North East museum or gallery in the last year. In particular, judges were looking for projects that reveal collections in a new light, and inspire and delight visitors.
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UNFORGETTABLE cultural experiences often happen in concert halls, theatres or art galleries. Often, but not always – and certainly not in the North East.
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This award recognises an individual performer who has stood out during 2008. We welcomed nominations for actors, dancers, musicians, singers and comedians.
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ALEX Charrington is a 2005 fine art graduate from Newcastle University. He works from a studio in Byker, Newcastle, and has exhibited his work in a variety of spaces including Baltic (You Shall Know Our Velocity, 2006), The Bridge Gallery, and London’s Drawing Room.
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A V Festival is an international festival of electronic arts featuring visual art, music and moving image. A biennial event, the festival takes place in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Middlesbrough.
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THE JOURNAL Culture Awards have once again had the honour of celebrating and rewarding the achievements of those involved in the arts and heritage in the North East in 2008.
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AT the heart of We Got Mittens Too! was a desire to fittingly commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War in November 2008 within the walls of the Lit & Phil and the Mining Institute, Newcastle.
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CELEBRATING the best in North East culture is not a bad way to spend an evening. And there aren’t too many events which will fit this bill better than The Journal Culture Awards.
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