The opening offers a great opportunity to meet Julia over drinks & nibbles and ask any questions about the work displayed.

Julia has painted for many years, displaying work at various venues throughout the North East as a member of the art group – aim4art. This exhibition, being her first solo exhibition, is a personal challenge for Julia and a nod to nature.

She is passionate about the environment and has a love of colour, and this is what drives Julia to experiment with different styles and mediums, capturing images and moods within her work. Influenced by gardens around the world, as well as local flora and fauna, she has developed an awareness of how important these things are in the context of our environment.

 

Julia says:

 

“I paint because I like to. The subject is important, but the actual process of developing a piece of work is what inspires me; the sketches, the studies & observations, mixing the mediums, experimenting with colours and the mistakes on route is equally important. Being a part of a group like aim4art has nurtured all of this. The process is soul immersing and therapeutic. For me, it’s not about achieving a likeness or exactness, but more of a feeling. It has been a life long obsession that won’t go away.”

 

We do hope you can make it to the opening and look forward to seeing you there.

 

Please feel free to pass this invite on to anyone you feel would be interested.

We would like to invite you to attend the next exhibition opening at The Heritage Gallery at Cargo Fleet:

This exhibition of original photographic prints, are captured in Teesside and the North East, re-imagined and digitally reproduced into vibrant and colourful pieces of visual art. Local photographic artist David Griffiths captures and explores the powerful aspects of perspective, symmetry and fractal geometry within architecture and nature.

His works are a blend of true representation and stylistic interpretation using the visual language of photography as an expressive art form.

The opening offers a great opportunity to meet David and ask any questions about the work on display over drinks and nibbles.

David will also be giving a talk about the concept and ideas behind his work at 6pm, providing further understanding on how his work develops and evolves. 

Hope to see you there.

You are invited to the next exhibition opening at The Heritage Gallery at Cargo Fleet:

Since retiring from full-time teaching as Head of Creative Studies at Hartlepool Sixth Form College, Bob Watson has continued to produced paintings and large-scale murals for schools, industry and public areas. His fascination with drawing and print media finds appropriate subject-matter in the northern seascape/landscape and the powerful forms of Durham Cathedral, Newcastle, Whitby and the heavy engineering and historic ship restoration for which the region is well known.

He has exhibited in one-man and group exhibitions throughout the northern region over many years and is represented in numerous public and private collections including Hartlepool Borough Council, Cleveland County, Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station, Huntsman Tioxide Chemicals, Camerons Brewery Ltd. and the Hartlepool Renaissance Collection.

The opening offers a great opportunity to meet Bob and ask any questions you may have about the work on display over drinks and nibbles.

Hope to see you there.

We would like to invite you to attend the next exhibition opening, which promises to be an exciting and eclectic exhibition, bringing together 29 artists that have graduated from Teesside University since 2007:

                                                            5pm until 7pm

What started off as a conversation at a previous exhibition opening, “Beyond Graduation” became a curious and provocative proposal for a diverse display. Hugely lead by the talented artist Julie Macbean, this exhibition will bring together 29 individual arts graduates – all with their own unique style and technique,  to showcase their work & demonstrate how it has developed and progressed since their education at Teesside University.

We do hope you can make it to the opening and look forward to seeing you there.

Refreshments will be provided during the opening.

The Heritage Gallery is pleased to announce the first exhibition of 2019:

“In The Valley of the Tees” is a huge area ranging from its source in the Pennines to its estuary on Teesside, encompassing areas as far north as Hartlepool to Staithes in the south – passing through a variety of countrysides, towns and villages, each with their own distinctive flavour.

For their 6th anniversary as part of the DAP, photographers have been given free rein to express themselves using visual language no matter what the media or process involved.

Exhibition runs until Friday 22nd February 2019.

All welcome to attend the opening, which offers a great opportunity to meet Hugh over drinks & nibbles and ask any questions you may have about the photographs on display.

Photography has always been a part of Hugh’s life. Since the early years when he ‘borrowed’ his father’s camera and used up all his film – photographing his model trains! Growing up, Hugh worked in black & white film and then made the inevitable move to colour digital. He packed away his attic darkroom, but still retained his love of monochrome.

Hugh says:

“Having spent my career as an engineer, I started to look at ways in which I could capture the skills and environment of engineers working in our area. I have been fortunate to be given access to businesses, both large and small. The people I have met have been friendly, knowledgeable and usually spiced with a good helping of wit!

Photographically, there are considerable technical challenges in this project and I hope the small selection of images shows a few of the enterprises and the people who work in them, in a favourable light.

The theme of Angels came about by chance while I was walking through Saltburn Cemetery and was immediately struck by the combination of strength and poignancy from one of the statues. I have tried to show – always in a respectful way – photos which capture the unique mood of such places.

A third theme I have explored and included in this exhibition is Urbex (urban exploration), which is a distinctive branch of photography and in it’s purest form is for the brave and bold. My take on Urbex is more measured and I’ve been given access to various places in and around Middlesbrough where the decaying interiors have their own colour palette and interest.”

Please feel free to pass on this invite to anyone you feel would be interested.

We would like to invite you to attend the next exhibition at The Heritage Gallery:

Margaret Smith will be celebrating her 80th birthday with her eclectic solo exhibition “Lifeline” at The Heritage Gallery.

After starting her career in Local Government, at the Health Department in Middlesbrough, Margaret went on to passing her City & Guilds course in Fashion and landed her first job in teaching Dressmaking. From there her love of textiles and textures grew, teaching Mixed Crafts and expanding her skills at Middlesbrough College. Until Eventually she found what she was looking for. Margaret found herself immersed in a glorious range of techniques, textures and materials when she started doing her City & Guilds Embroidery course. And on the strength of her embroideries, Margaret was offered an exhibition at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, leading to the design and production of (with the help of friends) the “Captain Cook Panels”.

Margaret continued to teach at Middlesbrough College in the Textiles department, producing her own work and experimenting with her love of painting too.

This exhibition provides snippets into the life, love and passion of Margaret Smith’s 80 years and The Heritage Gallery is delighted to display this array of vibrant and inspiring work throughout August and September.

We do hope you can make it to the opening, which offers a great opportunity to meet Margaret and ask any questions about the work on display.

Refreshments will be provided by the wonderful Iron Co Coffee House during the opening.

Parking & entry are free and feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone you feel would be interested.