Blog – Page 11 – Shieldfield Art Works

Exhibition Extras

Student Open Call 2016: Highly Commended

24th February 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Student Open Call: Highly Commended As part of our programme to encourage and help develop the work of emerging artists, we invited undergraduate art students from Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland University to submit exhibition proposals to showcase their work at The Holy Biscuit. We were inundated with high quality entries from students working in a […]

Exhibition

Student Open Call 2016: Opening & Performance

18th February 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Student Open Call 2016: Opening & Performance Our annual Student Open Call exhibition seeks to support and encourage art students in the North East by providing space to show exhibitions and discuss their work. This year, our successful artists are Rowan Mills and Phoebe McElhatton, whose collaborative show Playing Footsie is on until 3rd March. […]

Reflection

Ash Wednesday

10th February 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Image: George Shaw, Ash Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., 2004/5, Humbrol enamel on board. Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the season of Lent, the traditional time in the Christian calendar when we are called to be opened up to a greater spiritual awareness both on an individual level and as a society. As […]

Exhibition Extras

What would your message be?

8th February 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

We at the Holy Biscuit are delighted to be working with Student Life at Northumbria on the We Are Women project. In this blog post, Anne Witton from Student Life shares some thoughts on the inspiration behind this great project, ahead of the exhibition’s official launch this week. At the heart of the Christian faith is […]

Commentary

Truth & Faith

27th January 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

At the heart of The Holy Biscuit is a commitment to understanding the truth and impact of the Christian faith, not just in our work but in every fibre of our being. To be committed to the pursuit of truth is to be committed to all aspects of human existence and reality – the political, social, spiritual and emotional. Additionally we believe it […]

Call for Entries

Open Call: “Your Deeds Don’t Define You”

21st January 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

The Holy Biscuit Lent Exhibition 2016 For our Lent show this year, we are curating an exhibition which explores the themes of redemption, forgiveness and reconciliation synonymous with Easter. We are inviting submissions responding to, or questioning the title “Your deeds don’t define you,” and we encourage artists to explore this theme through their work. We […]

Commentary

Hope & Expectation

20th January 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

There is an expectation throughout the Christian story and faith that journeying through the darkness is not the end. Whilst experiencing the anguish of current suffering, there is a belief that this is a state of incompleteness, of something better to come. Marika Rose writes on the nature of hope and how it requires a trust beyond ourselves: “What better symbol could there […]

Commentary

Community & Hospitality

13th January 2016 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Through our programme of exhibitions, outreach, workshops, classes and gatherings, we want more than just a series of enjoyable events at The Holy Biscuit. Our activity is rooted in a desire to show hospitality and to open up ourselves to live life alongside others, giving time and space to listen and to engage with each other’s stories. We are striving to build community and belonging […]