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Exhibition
Wed-Sun

Project Art Works Residential

Dark grey room with big colourful abstract canvas paintings on the walls. There are two semi-circular wooden benches in the middle of the room.
23 September 2023 – 25 February 2024 | 10am-6pm
An exhibition and collaboration increasing the visibility and presence of neurodivergent artists in contemporary art.
Exhibition
Wed-Sun

Michael Rakowitz The Waiting Gardens of the North

Decorated panel with surrounding plants
15 July 2023 – 26 May 2024 | 10am-6pm
We're pleased to present The Waiting Gardens of the North by renowned Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz. Commissioned by Baltic in partnership…
Exhibition
Wed-Sun

Ayo Akingbade Show Me The World Mister

A young girl talking to an adult women. The young girl is facing the camera and the woman has her back to the audience
18 November 2023 – 14 April 2024 | 10am-6pm
Two new film commissions, The Fist and Faluyi (2022), both shot on location in Nigeria, are built upon Akingbade’s interest in history, place-making,…
Exhibition
Wed-Sun

Stepping Softly on the Earth

Green leafy wall with a graphic drawing of a leopard
18 November 2023 – 14 April 2024 | 10am-6pm
Northumbria University Gallery, Level 3: This research-led exhibition brings together the work of 20 mostly non-Western and Indigenous, artists.
Baltic Shop
Wed - Sun

Electrik Sheep x Baltic Pop-Up Shop

Wall filled with stencilled murals and original urban artworks.
Until Sunday 31 March 2024 | 10am-6pm
Guilty by Association is back at Baltic, bringing fantastic street art in the form of a colourful pop-up shop from Electrik Sheep.
Exhibition
Wed-Sun

Gobscure you have already survived

Dark room with a corrugated sculpture of a black house with white writing on it and a light glowing from inside.
29 November 2023 – 10 March 2024 | 10am-6pm
A new lightbox commission created by gobscure, an artist, writer and performer based in Newcastle.
Front Room Activity

Gingerbread Decorating

Plate of gingerbread biscuits decorated with white icing
1 – 24 December | 10am-6pm | Drop in
A truly wintry tradition, enjoy free gingerbread decorating (and eating!) in Front Room.
Artist Event

Stepping Softly on the Earth (Un)Spoken Territories

Wooden structure with four men climbing it against a blue sky.
8 – 9 December 2023 | Book now
A two-day event of talks, film screenings, workshops, performances and conversations with practitioners from diverse geographies and backgrounds.
Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates A Festive Banner

A patterned banner that says 'gravy'.
Saturday 9 December 2023 | 10:30am–4.30pm | Book now
Join Bianco Perry for a workshop creating your own festive food-inspired banner.
Celebration

Let's Caper @ Baltic Christmas Special

Baltic building with snow outside
Thursday 14 December 2023 | 7pm–12midnight | Book now
Let's Caper are back for a Christmas special of their mini-festival takeover of Baltic.
Front Room Activity

Swap & Share: Books

Two books being held
16 December & 4 February | 10am-6pm | Drop-in
Ready for a new novel? Come along to our Swap & Share Books community event, all day in Front Room.
Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates A Felt Christmas Decoration

A collection of colourful felt christmas decorations against an orange background
Saturday 16 December 2023 | 10am–1pm | Book now
Join Rosie Anwara for a fun and festive workshop making felt decorations inspired by popular culture.
Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates A North East Decoration

Three felt decorations: a Greggs sausage role, a Newcastle Brown Ale and a stottie bun.
Saturday 16 December 2023 | 2pm–5pm | Book now
Join Rosie Anwara for a fun and festive workshop making felt decorations inspired by the North East.
Front Room Activity

Art & Wellbeing: Maggie’s X Baltic

Person holding a cut out of a bird and a pair of scissors.
28 Dec 2023 & 25 Jan 2024 | 12pm-2pm | Drop in
Our new monthly drop-in is a safe space for anyone affected by cancer, including family and friends.
Front Room Activity

Swap & Share: All Things Baby

Woman smiling and holding a baby wearing a baby grow. Another baby sat next to her looking at the camera.
14 January 2023 | 10am-6pm | Drop in
Ready for the next stage as your baby grows? Swap toys, clothes and more.
Artist Event

Ayo Akingbade Film Screening and Discussion

A person sitting down watching a film, picture taken from the back
7 February 2024 | 6pm-8pm
Ayo Akingbade hosts a conversation and screening of Aki Kauismaki’s influential film The Match Factory Girl (1990).
Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates A Wrap Ring

A ring made from a flat unconnected piece of silver sheet that overlaps is wrapped around the finger of someone with sparkly purple nails.
Sunday 11 February 2024 | 10.30am-1.30pm | Book now
Discover centuries-old jewellery-making techniques and make your own sterling silver wrap ring with Silverkupe Jewellery. 
Artist Event

Project Art Works Residential Review

Two people stood in front of a colourful mural in red, yellow and blue.
Tuesday 20 February 2024 | 4pm-8pm | Book now
Project Art Works invites those they have collaborated with over the course of the exhibition to join audiences, cultural professionals and artists to…
Market

Endless Love Creative Makers Market

Ceramic creations for sale such as small bowls and whimsical creatures
Saturday 2 March 2024 | 11am-5pm | £2 on door
Explore wonderfully curated art, craft, and design stalls with a contemporary edge.
Exhibition
Opening 16 March 2024

Baltic Open Submission 2024

Large white wall with a selection of artworks displayed on it. There is a also a purple sculpture of a figure sat on a chair against the wall.
16 March - 1 September 2024 | 10am-6pm
An exhibition of 100 artworks from North East based hobbyists and self-taught creatives, alongside several works by established artists.
Make & Take Home

Baltic Shop Creates A Kimono Jacket

An orange kimono-style jacket with a blossoming flower pattern hangs on a shelf.
Saturday 20 April 2024 | 10:30am–5:30pm | Book now
Join Amy Trainor, as featured in Living North Magazine.
Exhibition
Opening 4 May 2024

Franki Raffles Photography, Activism, Campaign Works

4 May – 17 November 2024 | 10am-6pm
Feminist, activist and social documentary photographer Franki Raffles documented the lives of women across the world in the 1980s.
Exhibition
Opening 4 May 2024

Joanne Coates

Person with long brown hair wearing a blue top lying on her back on top of a hay bale
4 May - 17 November 2024 | 10am-6pm
Working class photographer Joanne Coates tells stories of rurality, hidden histories and inequalities relating to low income.
Exhibition
Opening 22 June 2024

Hannah Perry

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22 Jun 2024 – 14 Jan 2025 | 10am-6pm
Hannah Perry presents a major body of new work for our Level 4 gallery that considers labour, motherhood and class.
Exhibition
Opening 7 December 2024

Mani Kambo

4 hands in a circle with an eye in the middle, all black and white
7 December 2024 – 2 June 2025 | 10am-6pm
Mani Kambo is a multidisciplinary Newcastle-based artist who explores the inner spirit by drawing on her own personal totemic symbols, influenced by her…
Tour
Wed-Sun

Exhibition Spotlight Tour

Two visitors looking at artwork
Wednesday-Sunday | 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
The perfect way to find out more about our exhibitions is to join a free, bitesize Spotlight Tour.
Family Activity
Wed-Sun

Under 5s Play Hive

child playing toy vegetables and grain
Wednesday-Sunday | Drop-in between 10am-6pm
This area for under 5s celebrates Baltic's journey from a flour mill to our present day as an art gallery. Through play, we invite you to explore our…
Tour
Every Wednesday

Wonder & Wander Tour

Child Playing
Every Wednesday | 10:30am | Drop in
Join Kitty the Kittiwake with your little one, for a Wonder & Wander around one of our current exhibitions.
Family Activity
Every Wednesday

Toddler Time

Children playing
Every Wednesday | 10am-6pm | Drop in
Join Toddler Time, where your under 5's can explore the world around them through imaginative play.
Tour
Every Thursday

Quayside Tour

Crew talking to visitors and looking at ipad
Thursdays | 10.30am | Drop in
A relaxed tour of our Quayside and local history.
Front Room Activity
Every Thursday

Baltic Sewing Bees

Embroidered bee on fabric
Every Thursday | 11am-1pm | Drop in
Join us in Front Room for a session of all things sewing with Jenny and Elysha from Baltic Crew.
Creative Workshop
Every Saturday

ArtMix Workshops

Young person crafting
Saturday sessions for 13-19 year olds | Sign-up now
Get close to art and join ArtMix, a free creative group open to all young people aged 13-19 years old.
Family Activity
Every Sunday

Meet & Make

Young people and adult, crafting
Every Sunday | 2pm–4pm | Drop in
Take part in free artist-led workshops, inspired by our exhibitions and perfect for families with children aged 5-12.
Tour
Every Sunday

Behind the Scenes Tour

Two adults looking down the staircase
Every Sunday | 11am | Drop in
What’s happening behind the scenes at Baltic?Discover areas of the building which are normally out of bounds in this free exclusive, behind the scenes…
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