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Large industrial structure with lights and scaffolding and a large screen showing a pregnant woman.

Large industrial structure with lights and scaffolding and a large screen showing a pregnant woman.

Wed-Sun

Hannah Perry Manual Labour

22 Jun 2024 – 16 Mar 2025

Woman wearing a head scarf and blue shirt chopping lettuce.

Wed-Sun

Franki Raffles: Photography, Activism, Campaign Works

18 May 2024 – 16 Mar 2025

Green landscape with rolling green hills in the background and green bushes and trees in the foreground.

Wed-Sun

Joanne Coates Middle of Somewhere

11 May – 17 Nov 2024

Baltic across the Tyne, the water is still and there is a clear reflection of the building

Welcome to Baltic

Step inside Baltic on Gateshead quayside with four floors of art, viewing box, cafe, shop, library, sensory room and rooftop restaurant.

We're open Wednesday to Saturday with exhibitions, events, guided tours and activities to experience. We've welcomed 9.5 million visitors to date and we look forward to seeing you.

Explore what we have to offer

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Hannah Perry Manual Labour

Large industrial structure with lights and scaffolding and a large screen showing a pregnant woman.

22 Jun 2024 – 16 Mar 2025

Hannah Perry presents a major body of new work for our Level 4 gallery that considers labour, motherhood and class.

Franki Raffles: Photography, Activism, Campaign Works

Woman wearing a head scarf and blue shirt chopping lettuce.

18 May 2024 – 16 Mar 2025

Feminist, activist and social documentary photographer Franki Raffles documented the lives of women across the world 1984-94.

Joanne Coates Middle of Somewhere

Green landscape with rolling green hills in the background and green bushes and trees in the foreground.

11 May – 17 Nov 2024

Recipient of The Vasseur Baltic Artist Award, Joanne Coates tells stories of rurality, hidden histories and inequalities relating to low income.

Exhibition Preview

Baltic Preview: Leap Then Look + Happy Mart

Two artists stand amongst colourful sculptures

11 Oct 2024 | 17:00

Join us to celebrate the opening of Leap then Look: Play Interact Explore and Happy Mart Pop-up Shop.

Baltic x Northumbria University Institute

Celebrating Franki Raffles: Panel Discussion

Black and white portrait of a woman stood outside some terrace houses,

6 Nov 2024 | 17:45

Presented by Baltic x Northumbria University. This special evening event will celebrate the life, work and legacy of photographer Franki Raffles.

Joanne Coates presents Rural Realities (Film Screening)

14 Nov 2024 | 17:45

Front Room Activity

Creative Climate Club

Fourth Sat of each month | 14:00

Two adults looking down the staircase

Behind the Scenes Tour

Every Sun | 11:00

Front Room

Enjoy a warm welcome, a hot drink and kind conversation.

Two people stood together in a shop looking at colourful homeware.

In store & online

Baltic Shop

Shop carefully selected designs from emerging makers alongside established brands - gifts for you and your loved ones.

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Creative Workshop

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Drink & Draw

Thu 7 Nov 2024 | Booking essential

North East Illustrator Rachael Spiers hosts a guided 3hr workshop encouraging you to draw in a friendly and relaxed setting.

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Lino Prints

Lino print of cheese plant

6 Oct 2024 | 13:00

Artist and printmaker Shiori Naruse, founder of design label Naruse Design takes you on an introduction to Lino printing inspired by the natural world.

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Risograph Prints & Printing

Person flicking through prints

10 Oct, 7 Nov, 30 Nov, 1 Dec 2024 | 13:00 & 18:00

Foundation Press are your go to guides when it comes to creating your own colourful risograph prints to take home.

Creative Workshop

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Origami Bag

Origami Bag by Amy Trainor

12 Oct 2024 | 13:00

Textile designer Amy Trainor shows you the sewing skills needed to make your own block geometric print origami bag.

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Incense Burner

13 Oct 2024 | 13:00

Artist/ceramicist Alex Sickling hosts a fun, informal workshop where you’ll make your own spooky incense burner.

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Drypoint Printing

19 Oct 2024 | 13:00

Printmaker Shiori Naruse leads an introduction to drypoint printmaking in this session designed to teach you all you need to know about this printing…

Baltic Shop Creates

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Oriental Botanical Painting

26 Oct 2024 | 13:00

Artist Qi Fang Colbert will teach you the techniques needed to create your own botanical painting in this workshop.

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | A Mini Banner

Bianco Perry smiles and stands in front of patterned banners that read phrases such as 'chip butty' and 'prioritise pleasure'.

27 Oct 2024 | 13:00

A fun session where you will get to make your own banner with textile artist, Bianco Perry.

Creative Workshop

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | A Festive Banner

A patterned banner that says 'gravy'.

16 Nov 2024 | 10:30-16:30

An evening session where you will get to make your own banner with textile artist, Bianco Perry.

Creative Workshop

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Rubber Stamp Relief Printing

17 Nov 2024 | 13:00

Kath Bell leads a fun and informative session learning how to transfer your own design onto a rubber stamp and carving out the stamp with relief cutting…

Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates | Monster Head Plant Pot

Monster clay pot with cactus

30 Nov 2024 | 10:00 & 14:00

Learn a variety of hand-building techniques that will form the basis for your pot.

Purple graphic with orange hand symbol

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Dream a little dream of a joyful necklace.