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Exhibition Extras

14th December 2015 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Reflections for Advent, No. 14 Image above: Lucy Adlington, Realm 2015 A sacred place, a place of generosity, a place to communicate, share and illuminate. I was given the keys to a church the beginning of Spring 2015 as a place to practice music. A time that was both personally overwhelming and consuming, this space […]

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Now and Not Yet: What Next?

11th December 2015 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Reflections for Advent, No. 11 Image above: Ruth H, What Next? 2015 I don’t know what to do now. What next?… When I posted this question on Facebook, I got 22 ‘likes’ in 12 hours (1). Not bad. This collective empathy for uncertainty and indecision was echoed in the comments: ‘Join the club!!’ said one […]

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Now and Not Yet: Shadow Play

6th December 2015 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

Reflections for Advent, No. 6 Advent, time of preparation. For what do we prepare? Son of Man, Prince of Peace, Light of the World. God human. God vulnerable. God here. The light of the world casts a shadow. No. I cast a shadow. His light shines on me and my darkness shows its face. My shadow […]

Call for Entries

Call for Proposals: Exhibition Opportunity at The Holy Biscuit

4th March 2015 By Amy Barnes

The Holy Biscuit is partnering with Northumbria University’s Think Physics project and artists, for an exhibition and events to coincide with The Late Shows. This show will be an artistic interpretation of the science behind the sun, marking 2015 as the UN International Year of Light. We are looking for artists who are interested in […]

Call for Entries

Call for Proposals: 40 Days in the Dark

29th January 2015 By Shieldfield Art Works (SAW)

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS Spring Exhibition at The Holy Biscuit EXHIBITION: 13 March – 2 April PREVIEW: 12 March, 6 – 8pm We are launching a programme of exhibitions to mark 2015 as the UN International Year of Light with our spring exhibition, inspired by the short film ‘Return of the Sun’. This short documentary […]

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The Stars and the Angels of Christmas

18th December 2014 By Dominic White

‘The Star of Shieldfield’ featured in the ‘Conjunction exhibition at the Holy Biscuit By Dominic White The Star of Bethlehem is one of the most powerful images of Christmas. Indeed, the stars have always fascinated and awed people. Why? The uncertainty of life makes us anxious. We can change much on the earth: flatten hills, […]

Commentary

The Beginning of Hope?: The Berlin Biennale 2014

29th July 2014 By Dominic White

Leonora Antunes During a week of retreat in Berlin, Dominic White (St Dominic’s Priory, Newcastle) stumbled upon the 8th Berlin Biennale… Mining under sacred sites in South Africa; ‘exchanged’ ethnic minorities in Bangladesh; chemicals plants in China; racism exposed. The 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art continues its tradition of hard-hitting documentary art. […]

Commentary

Writing out and out speaking ageing

18th October 2013 By Kay Steven

Rachel Magdeburg, Clamgram, 2013 By Kay Steven, Curator of OUTING AGEING Inside the gallery What do you remember about learning to write? I remember a project notebook – and concentrating hard on the movement of the pencil. Creating little tails. Lifting the pencil at the right moment. There was a focus on the shape – […]