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22/10/2026

Signals of Belonging

Artist Sana Burney is inviting people of North Shields to join her in a free participatory workshop to explore ideas of belonging. The workshop will be creative? Using a mix of art techniques; writing, drawing and conversation, you will be invited to explore place, memory and belonging.

Sana is hosting this workshop to help her develop a new piece of work for the Lowe! art weekend which will take place 05-07 March 2027.

Please come along and share with her your emotional connection to the town and more.

📅 Saturday 7th November 2026
🕰️ 10am-12pm
📚 North Shields Library
💴 Free

Made possible through North East Mayoral Strategic Authority for North Shields Cultural Quarter

https://www.nscq.co.uk/new-events-1/lowe-signals-of-belonging-workshop-with-sana-burney

Images: Sana Burney, The Miracle of Cream

21/10/2026

Artists Announced: Nine artists set to illuminate North Shields with new artwork

Nine artists from across the country have been selected to create new, temporary artwork. The work is being commissioned for Lowe!, a weekend of illuminating creativity in March 2027.

Artists creating new work responded to the theme of light and how it connects to North Shields. Each artist will examine this in a unique way; whether to shine a light on unknown communities; spotlight hidden architecture in the town; or simply to illustrate the many spaces reflecting imagination that thrive there.

Artists are;
Sana Burney
Zoe Slowslowzo
Jay
Lizzie Lovejoy
Sana Obaid

Nicola Lynch
Sally Southern
Harald Smylka

Read more here https://www.nscq.co.uk/news/artists-announced-nine-artists-to-illuminate-north-shields-with-new-artwork

All made possible through the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority Creative & Cultural Zone programme

24/09/2026

O P E N Q U A Y
26 & 27 September
11am - 4pm

If you’re heading to Open Quay this weekend by bus or metro, then the creativity starts right away. The Transport Hub has been used by a range of artists since it opened and is affectionately known as the Bus Stope Gallery.

Louise Thompson is currently showing work in there. Inspired by the coastline, landscapes and people of the region. Louise works in oils, watercolours and line-and-wash techniques.

You can also see the installation that local artists Sum Place did as a permanent feature there.

No trip to North Shields is without a stop at Globe Gallery. A fixture on the cultural scene for over for over thirty years, they have been a cornerstone in championing accessible contemporary art and community engagement. For Open Quay visitors can get lost in the world of Christoph and Sebastian Mügge - Mourning Tea Tyne and Lost Frequencies is a multi media installation combining film, sound, found objects and local stories.

You can also pick up an OPEN QUAY MAP there!

Louise Thompson
The Globe Gallery

Design by Ronan Devlin

21/09/2026

O P E N Q U A Y
26 & 27 September
11am - 4pm

At the centre of North Shields Cultural Quarter is North Tyneside Business Centre. Once a library, this beautiful building is now home to many organisations, from photography to the Music Education Service. So it’s great that on Saturday and Sunday the building will be open to welcome you.

First up on Saturday only is Helix Arts. See and experience their work - past, present and future - with a focus on reconnecting with nature, health and wellbeing, and how the charity supports artists and creatives to develop their career. The event will also launch their work with George King Architects ‘The People’s Tree project’ which won the National Trusts Sycamore Gap Tree commissions. Drop in, discover more and get connected.

On Sunday the space downstairs will be home to Motherfolk and Rachael Dee Brien. Motherly will be running workshops in the space to put mums front and centre. This will be fully interactive and we hope that visitors will contribute to messages of solidarity. In the same space Rachael will be hosting ‘Parentphernalia’, a drop in play session for children and their grown ups (no drop offs). Using everyday household objects participants will be encouraged to invent new games and be playful.

This building is going to be fizzing with creativity, so get down and get involved all weekend.

Helix Arts
George King Architects
National Trust
MotherFolk North Tyneside
rachaelseebrienart.co.uk

Open Quay Design by Ronan Devlin

21/09/2026

O P E N Q U A Y
26 & 27 September
11am - 4pm

Pick up one of the Open Quay maps and plan your weekend with us. There’s so much creativity in our town that we want you all to come and experience it.

Maps can be collected from Derek Halliday 🖌Stained Glass Artist on Albion Road, The Globe Gallery on the corner of Saville Street & Howard Street, and The Loading Bay from Wednesday this week.

Design by Ronan Devlin

15/09/2026

O P E N Q U A Y
26 & 27 September
11am - 4pm

There will be plenty more to see down at Fish Quay over the Open Quay weekend.
Kiinship is a new business at Unit 6, 41 Clifford St, NE30 1JA, open on Saturday and Sunday. Kinship is a creative workshop, wellbeing and therapy space on the Fish Quay. We offer slow practices that bring you back to connection with yourself, others and nature. During Open Quay there will be chance to try some of the workshops on offer at Kiinship such as somatic movement, drawing, sound journey and tea ceremony. A chance to see the space and find out about our other sessions including journaling, clay hand building, sound and creative workshops with guest artists.
kiinship.space
Kiinship
Accessibility: Stairs to access

The Old Low Light, Clifford’s Fort, Fish Quay, NE30 1JE, is open on Saturday only until 3pm.
Heritage centre, community space, café and shop in the Fish Quay, celebrating and educating visitors about local history, heritage, art, natural environment and wellbeing.
Explore the café with art by independent local artists, the shop with books by local authors, prints, cards and gifts by local artists and makers. On the 1sr Floor there is the exhibition North Shields – 800 years in the making. The 2nd Floor is a community space, used for events, pop up and third-party exhibitions, and private hire.

Design by Ronan Devlin

14/09/2026

O P E N Q U A Y
26 & 27 September
11am-4pm

It’s under two weeks to go until we open the doors to North Shields cultural quarter. Next up on our tour of the town is The Jungle Record Press. Based on Northumberland Street, they produce high quality vinyl records for artists, labels and collectors across UK, Europe and beyond. Combining time honoured pressing techniques with state of the art technology, the plant delivers exceptional sound and craftsmanship for everyone from independent, self releasing musicians to major record labels. Step inside this unique facility and discover the fascinating journey from audio master to beautifully pressed vinyls. thejunglerecordpress.com

The GlassHouse on Albion Road was established by Derek Halliday, a leading Stained Glass Designer with over 30 years experience in the glazing industry. Helen Lynn and Jon Mills are two other artists who work there. The GlassHouse offers a variety of workshops including glass fusing with artist Karen Griffith and silversmithing with Kate Tessa. During Open Quay you can peek inside the workshop and learn more about what they offer. glasshousestudio.co.uk

Further along Albion Road and down Nile Street you will receive a warm welcome at the Live Well with Cancer Hub. They are showcasing how creativity can support wellbeing, confidence and connection for people affected by cancer. Learn more about their work and purchase artwork created by members of the Fun with Acrylics group. Relaxed abd inclusive, this is a great opportunity to support a much needed space in North Shields. livewellwithcancer

The Jungle Record Press
Derek Halliday 🖌Stained Glass Artist
Live Well With Cancer Charity

11/09/2026

O P E N Q U A Y
26 & 27 September
11am - 4pm

Up next on our Open Quay tour are the artists taking over the wonderful, democratic and sociable space at Salt Market Social. Not all of our creatives and cultural movers and shakers have studio spaces to share with you. But they work here in North Shields, so they’re setting up a temporary home over the weekend to speak to you and share their joy.

From; paintings by Stuart Geddit, beautifully illustrated art by Mim Robson, Zine Making with Britt Coxon, abstract sculptures and paintings by Louise Rea, atmospheric work by Susan Thompson and Heritage, History and Het with Molly Wyatt. So much happening here, and space to sit and relax with a drink and take in some the permanent art on display here too.

Salt Market Social
Mim Robson
StuARTgeddit
Louise Rea
Britt Coxon
Susan Thompson
Heritage, History & Her

10/09/2026

N E W T O O P E N Q U A Y

New to Town and open during Open Quay weekend: TinGuitar

Rob Collins is a luthier trading as TinGuitar. Based at the North Shields Fish Quay, Rob has made over 800 instruments by hand. It is Rob’s mission not only to deliver stunning instruments but also to foster knowledge and enthusiasm about the craft of making musical instruments.

Rob Collins Luthiery / TinGuitar
Space 11, 42-47 Fish Quay,
North Shields, NE30 1JA

10/09/2026

L O W E !

We had the pleasure this week of sharing our cultural quarter with witty and wonderful artist Jason Wilsher-Mills MBE. Inviting him to the town it was great to see with fresh eyes the appeal the spaces have to artists. We’re delighted to be able to commission a new piece of work from Jason for the weekend!

Jason will be the ‘anchor’ artist in our weekend long celebration of light - Lowe! - in March 2027. Along with several new commissions responding to light as an integral part of North Shields as a port and harbour, they will all be exploring light, and its infinite possibilities to uncover new meaning on this journey we call ‘life’.

Over the coming months we will be introducing you to the commissioned artists.

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Howard Street
North Shields
NE301SE

Website

http://nscq.co.uk/

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