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Poetry and paintings unite for Shakespeare in Art at the Laing Gallery in Newcastle
Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice and As you Like it are among the inspirations for an exquisite exhibition marking 175 years of Newcastle's Theatre Royal.
Laing Art Gallery to host Sting's favourite painting, Northern City Renaissance
A painting commissioned by Sting called Northern City Renaissance, Newcastle, England, by New York artist Stephen Hannock is going back on display at the city's Laing Art Gallery.
Monday night in Gateshead: the Turner Prize ceremony 2011
Last Monday, Martin Boyce won the 2011 Turner Prize at a lavish awards bash at Gateshead's BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Mark Sheerin was there to see it - almost.
Martin Boyce wins Turner Prize 2011 at BALTIC
The sculptor wins the £25,000 award for his much-admired installation inspired by modernist architecture, dedicating his triumph to the peers he found when he started out as a young artist at the......
Turner Prize 2011 given a fresh perspective as young filmmakers interview final four at BALTIC
Turner Prize finalists Karla Black, George Shaw, Martin Boyce and Hilary Lloyd have been interviewed by young filmmakers in a new series throwing fresh light on the award.
The Culture24 Guide to Winter Ice Rinks 2011
If you're hankering after the winter weather that hasn't appeared yet this year, why not visit one of the seasonal ice rinks popping up across the country for a fix of the white stuff? This is......
Turner Prize 2011: Critics have their say as controversial prize heads north to BALTIC
The critics seem to be applauding the choice of venue for this year's Turner Prize exhibition and most of the art has them purrring too.
The Narrow World of Norman Cornish at Northumbria University Gallery
Sid Chaplin may have described Norman Cornish's paintings as being drawn from a "narrow world" but this exhibition reveals a world rich with humanity and a sense of community.
Laing Art Gallery full of building blocks as Colin Booth's Institute of Play entertains Newcastle
A 3,000-block tulip wood sculpture commissioned by the V&A Museum of Childhood and toys made by German education pioneer Friedrich Froebel feature at the Laing.
Last Chance to See: Revolution on Paper at the Hatton Gallery
Glimpse a South American revolution and the shimmering printworks it inspired in the final week of Mexican Prints 1910-1960 at Newcastle's Hatton Gallery.
Painting the Toon: John Coatsworth at the Discovery Museum
The distinctive 'bendy' artist gets the his first solo exhibition in Newcastle city centre
Curator's Choice: Gill Scott of the Great North Museum on the huge tomb of a Pharaoh
The Curator of Egyptology at Great North Museum: Hancock on a limbstone doorjamb from a tomb in the current Pharaoh: King of Egypt exhibition in Newcastle.
Pharaoh: King of Egypt brings hidden truths to light at Newcastle's Great North Museum
The Great North Museum: Hancock recieves more than 130 ancient Egyptian artefacts in one of the British Museum's largest touring exhibitions
Planetarium show tells story of the solar system discovery at Newcastle Life Science Centre
The words of Isaac Newton, huge children, dwarves and cartoons combine for On the Shoulders of Giants.
The Culture 24/7: Science and Nature picks for July
Dinosaurs, Arctic explorers, Lego, the life and death of stars and the heroics of Yuri Gagarin in our guide to some of this month's science and nature highlights.
