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Light Switch
Both Cowgate and Blaydon residencies began with walking, trying to get a feel for place (Traces of Place indeed!). Once however, the process of engaging and creating was in full swing, each developed along its own unique path. So it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Artwork, Blaydon, Blaydon Library, Blaydon Races, Bling, Cowgate, Gateshead, Gateshead Central Library, LED Lights, Library, Medallion, Newcastle, Newcastle Arts Centre, Paths, Place, Re-imagining, Sessions, Victoria Bradbury, Walking
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Imagining an alternative: Blaydoon
The year is 1828 and Blaydon is on the brink of incredible change… a turnpike is planned but will the railway arrive before it? Starting from this moment – and pooling the collective imaginations of visiting families dropping-in to Blaydon … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeological, Artwork, Blaydon, Creativity, Drop-in, Families, Gateshead, History, Imagination, Library, Making, Maps, Photos, Place, Railway, Re-imagining, Recycling, Sessions, Streets, Turnpike, Tyne
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Wave-ology – Cowgate
From vigorous side to side from the wrist, through whole arm swing to just a wiggling of the fingers, (depending on what ached most) our ‘wave’ styles evolved over the week. Waving is infectious it seems, as we received a … Continue reading
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Tagged Artwork, Commuters, Cowgate, Dog Walkers, Housing Estate, Local Folk, Pop-up, Rat-run, Residents, Streets, Talking, Walking, Waving
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Slow Roads – Fast Art on Cowgate Estate
On a cold and snowy Monday morning, we cheered up early commuters with the first outing of our pop-up art installation. Twice a day for the next 5 days, will find us somewhere on Cowgate with life-size road sign including … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Intervention, Artwork, Children, Commuters, Cowgate, Dog, Flowers, Housing Estate, Medallion, Pop-up, Streets
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Blaydon Races 2
Languishing in the back of my car is the completed Blaydon Races artwork. Today it’s been ‘on tour’ (to Central Library and back) in a bid to figure out whether we can swap from battery operated to mains. Regardless of … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeological, Art Intervention, Artwork, Blaydon, Blaydon Library, Blog, Central Library, Cowgate, Drop-in, Exhibition, Gateshead, History, Library, Lighting, Plastic bottles, Sessions, Walking
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Bright Ideas – Blaydon
Way back at the beginning of the residency one of the first groups I met with were the Blaydon Reading Activists: a group of 14 to 16year olds who meet weekly in the Library. I asked if they’d like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Artwork, Blaydon, Books, Library, Lights, Plastic bottles, Recycling, Sessions, Super Heroes, Young People
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