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Print and Protest

4th October 2019 By Benji Spence

Sister Corita Kent is probably my favourite nun and definitely my favourite pop artist. For those that haven’t heard of this wonderful woman, she taught and practised art at the Immaculate Heart College in California in the ‘60s and ‘70s. She produced brightly coloured screen prints often about God and groceries. Kent’s life and practice […]

Conference

Conjunctions: joining art, faith and community

25th May 2017 By Sarah Davies

At the end of April we held our “Conjunctions” study day, a collaboration between the Holy Biscuit, Sputnik (the arts initiative within Catalyst network) and St Dominic’s Priory (Catholic church in the Ouseburn). Three weeks on, it’s time to reflect on the day and share those reflections. Around 40 people, all involved in some kind of […]

Events

Shadow Play: An exhibition with the communities of Shieldfield and Heaton

2nd June 2015 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

OPENING: Thursday 2 July, 6pm – 8pm EXHIBITION: 2 – 11 July (Gallery open 11am – 4pm, Tuesdays – Saturdays) We are excited to launch details of our summer project! The Holy Biscuit is collaborating with artist Frances Arnold for a community project and exhibition as part of our ongoing programme to mark 2015 as […]

Call for Entries

Guerrilla Knit: Calling all Knitters, Yarn-bomb incoming!

12th October 2012 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

“Our street art does many things. It takes a woolly hold on forgotten public spaces and gives them soul. It treats the whole world as an art gallery. It encourages others to bring their own city to life in ways only they can imagine.” -Knit the City The Holy Biscuit are commissioning a piece of public art and we need […]

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Missa: Contemporary Dance @ St Dominic’s Priory

11th October 2012 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

The Holy Biscuit is delighted to be writing about Missa, an upcoming dance performance by the Eliot Smith Company. Having premiered in Westminster Cathedral last year, Missa is a contemporary dance work inspired by the structures and gestures of the Mass. Our good friend Dominic White (founder of Cosmos Dance) is patron of Eliot Smith’s Company […]

Events

Risking Mystery: Contemporary Arts & Sacred Worship

1st October 2012 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Our new friends at Arts & Christianity Ireland are having a conference on Art and Worship. This would be something great to check out if you are able to get over to Ireland for the weekend. For more information and see their Facebook Page.

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PlayToon & PlayOut – Outside/IN

16th May 2012 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Sebastian Messer of Northumbria’s School of the Built & Natural Environment installs the exhibition. Image Courtesy PlayToon. This week marks the official launch of Outside/IN. The PlayToon exhibition is installed in the Sanctuary and preparations for this weekend are going forward. The official launch of the project will be this Friday at 6pm and the PlayOut event will run […]

Events

Cosmos Dance Workshop – This Saturday

24th April 2012 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Come down the Holy Biscuit this Saturday for the Cosmos Dance Workshop, led by Fr. Dominic White and hosted by THB. The workshop will be an introduction to the Cosmos Dance, an innovative project that seeks to reconnect the arts, spirituality, and the environment. 10.30 – 2.00 pm Film, presentation, dance improv class, and discussion […]