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Circular sculpture made from sticks with path through the middle.

Circular sculpture made from sticks with path through the middle.

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Hinterlands

20 Oct 2022 – 30 Apr 2023

ocke The Procession at Baltic Gateshead

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Hew Locke The Procession

18 February – 11 June 2023

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We're here on Gateshead quayside with a warm welcome and four floors of art to explore. From sculptural myth-worlds to burning oil fields, discover something different at Baltic.

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Hew Locke The Procession

ocke The Procession at Baltic Gateshead

18 February – 11 June 2023

A procession is part and parcel of the cycle of life; people gather and move together to celebrate, worship, protest, mourn, escape or even to better themselves. Commissioned by Tate and originally presented in Tate Britain.

Hinterlands

Circular sculpture made from sticks with path through the middle.

20 Oct 2022 – 30 Apr 2023

Hinterlands is a group exhibition that invites us to consider our relationship with the land and its ecosystems.

Jala Wahid Conflagration

Close up of shiny Jala Wahid Sculpture

22 Oct 2022 – 30 Apr 2023

Bringing together sculpture, video, sound and text, Jala Wahid’s work highlights the ways in which global and interregional politics have shaped Kurdish identity.

Baltic Preview | Chris Killip, retrospective

black and white photograph of children playing in the street.

Friday 31 March 6pm, Free booking essential

Join us to celebrate the exhibition preview of Chris Killip, retrospective at Baltic.

Chris Killip, retrospective

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1 April - 3 September 2023

Baltic presents a full career retrospective by one of the UK’s most important and influential post-war documentary photographers, Chris Killip (1946–2020).

Hinterlands Finissage

Saturday 29 April 11am, Donation & free tickets available*

Join us for this full-day event led by Hinterlands artists exploring our relationship with the land and its ecosystems.

Baltic Shop Creates: Risograph Beak Zines

Selection of zines

Thursday 4 May 6pm, £45 booking essential

Create your own Beak Zines in this workshop with artists Foundation Press.

Explore all things Baltic

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Front Room

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

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Baltic Crew

Our amazing Baltic Crew are positioned right across the building and are there to make sure you get the most out of your visit.

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Learning Lounge

The perfect place to find out more about art, our projects, artists and communities.

Baltic External Building

Plan Your Visit

Baltic and Baltic Shop are open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am-6pm. Drop in for free, no booking required.

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Potted Plants Paper Garland

A variety of paper house plants in pots

Eye catching and unusual, these hand screen printed, recycled pot plants will fill your home with foliage fun - £12.95

Chris Killip - Seacoal

Two people in the sea, with a large pile of coal

In 1983, Chris Killip was able to camp on the beach at Lynemouth and document the lives of the seacoal mining community - Special Exhibition Price £32.00

Hare Necklace

Blue Hare necklace

This charming hare necklace is made from walnut and hand painted to give your accessories some woodland appeal - £33.00

Hew Locke The Procession Poster

Hew Locke The Procession Poster

To coincide with the impressive Hew Locke installation on Level 4, Baltic has produced this fantastic exhibition poster celebrating The Procession - £6.95

Orange Heat A3 Print

Orange and green 70s print

This 70's inspired design is bringing colour and pattern to your interiors creating a fabulous space for clashing and contrasting that fans of retro stylings will love - £25.00

Family Activity

Easter School Holidays

Breakfast Club

Wednesday-Sunday, 9.30am-11am

Baltic Exterior

Quayside Tour

Thursdays 10am, booking essential