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Baltic confirms 2025 exhibition programme including Ali Cherri, Harold Offeh..

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art confirms details of its 2025 exhibition programme.

Baltic charity firewalk to raise money for people affected by cancer

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and cancer charity Maggie’s are seeking brave people from across the North East to raise funds for people with cancer…

Kerolaina Linkeviča is announced as recipient of this year’s Baltic x Shape Arts Emergent residency

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and Shape Arts, London are pleased to announce Kerolaina Linkeviča as the recipient of this year’s Emergent…

Baltic unveils autumn/winter 2024 programme

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Yoko Ono, Sycamore Gap prints, and Mani Kambo lead Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art autumn/winter programme

Interactive exhibition readied by Leap Then Look for October

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Play Interact Explore is an exhibition developed by Leap Then Look.

Baltic named region’s most popular free attraction

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead was the North East’s most popular free attraction in 2023 according to the newly published annual attractions…

Kristina Õllek is announced as Baltic|States Artist in Residence

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead is pleased to announce Kristina Õllek as Baltic|States Artist in Residence. She will participate in a research…

Hannah Perry commission considers motherhood, labour and class

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Opening 22 June 2024 at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, British artist Hannah Perry presents Manual Labour.

North East Street artist & 11-year old rising star in Art Car Boot Fair

The creator of some of the North East’s most recognisable street art will be selling his work at an Art Car Boot Fair this summer – alongside an 11-year-old…

Call for conference contributions | Baltic x Northumbria University

Call for conference contributions for Have Some Imagination: Towards a Manifesto for Arts Education

The young dads creating a buzz about climate action on Baltic’s rooftop

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Birds, Bees, Bikes, & Trees is ambitious three-year partnership between Baltic, North East Young Dads & Lads (NEYDL) and Newcastle University , funded…

Saya Rose Naruse announced as 2024 Baltic Bothy Resident

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We are pleased to announce Saya Rose Naruse as the recipient of the 2024 Baltic Bothy Residency.

Your questions about Ramadan | Guest Blog by Hafzah Zamir

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There are many questions that surround the subject of Ramadan. From ‘why do Muslims fast?’ to the ‘why do you do this to yourself?’ We asked our community…

Jordan Edge (Kiik Amor) announced as 2024 Baltic|States Artist in Residence

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and Narva Art Residency (NART) in Estonia are pleased to announce Jordan Edge (Kiik Amor) as the 2024 Baltic|States…

Baltic confirms over 100 artists for Open Submission exhibition

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead is pleased to announce the successful artists who will exhibit in the gallery as part of Baltic Open Submission,…

Baltic confirms 2024 exhibition programme

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art looks towards the year ahead and the 2024 exhibitions.

Submissions invited for Baltic’s second open-call exhibition

Applications are now open for Baltic Open Submission in association with Fenwick.

Project Art Works & Baltic ready Residential exhibition

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Project Art Works and Baltic present celebratory exhibition of over fifty archival works following year-long collaboration

Meet Emma Bentley Fox, this year's Emergent Artist in Residence

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We're delighted to announce the recipient of this year’s Baltic x Shape Arts Emergent residency, Emma Bentley Fox.

Maria Kapajeva, this year’s Baltic|States Artist in Residence

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Maria Kapajeva, raised on the Estonian-Russian border, will explore migration, displacement and borders during her residency at Baltic.

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