Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Outstanding, experimental & inspiring contemporary art for all in Gateshead. Open Wed-Sun, 10:00-18:00 Visit us online
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Questions about Baltic Open Submission 2026? 💭We are holding an online and in-person drop-in session in Front Room (mezz...
02/06/2026

Questions about Baltic Open Submission 2026? 💭

We are holding an online and in-person drop-in session in Front Room (mezzanine level) on Wednesday 3 June, 10am-5pm, with Assistant Curators; Rosie Coleman Collier and Rose McMurray.

No need to book. Simply show up on the day, or for an online slot please email [email protected] to request the Zoom link.

Rosie Coleman Collier and Rose McMurray are on the selecting panel for Open Submission 2026 alongside North East-born and internationally renowned artists, Laura Lancaster and Rachel Lancaster; Will Hughes, Tees Valley Artist of the Year 2025; Terox, and Baltic Young Producers.

🙏 Baltic Youth Open Call is supported by Fenwick Newcastle

Inspired by the force of luxury consumer culture on women, particularly during middle age, Milly Thompson's Desert Siren...
01/06/2026

Inspired by the force of luxury consumer culture on women, particularly during middle age, Milly Thompson's Desert Siren shows a selection of sculptures draped in fabric to represent the impossible bodies. Representing the unrealistic aspirations and unattainable beauty standards pushed onto women by glamourous, designer adverts.

Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00

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The exhibition has been organised by with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. The Estate of Milly Thompson is represented by

Mark your calendars for a Tyneside takeover Sat 4 July alongside our neighbours The Glasshouse International Centre for ...
30/05/2026

Mark your calendars for a Tyneside takeover Sat 4 July alongside our neighbours The Glasshouse International Centre for Music for a Summer Block Party you won’t want to miss ☀️

Swing by our Art Car Boot Fair and browse unique artwork & crafts from 50 stallholders and independent artists, alongside summer beats from a live DJ.

Step inside Baltic and experience two brand new exhibitions. Explore the works of Brooklyn-based artist Chitra Ganesh in Journey to the Great Below and experience a new and expansive exhibition of the late Tish Murtha, presented alongside work by Kuba Ryniewicz in Close to Home.

Take a stroll up to The Glasshouse and browse their contemporary makers market, grab yourself a delicious, iced latte and soak up the sun and sights across the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside views, alongside their resident DJ keeping the feel‑good tracks rolling.

Sat 4 July | 10:00-00:00

👉🏻 Find out more and see a full list of activities happening during the Summer Block Party at baltic.art/blockparty

29/05/2026

Calling young artists aged 11-17 🙌

Know a young person who's dreamed of displaying their art at Baltic? Here’s their opportunity - applications are now invited for art that is created around the theme of Local. It can be painting, sculpture, drawing or more. Selected works will feature in a group exhibition this September.

Free to enter, no formal training, qualifications, or exhibiting experience is necessary.

⏰ Apply by Tue 16 June at www.baltic.art/opensub

Youth Open Call is supported by Fenwick
Thanks to Terox who exhibited with us in 2024 and will be on the judging panel for 2026

This July the Q***r Pleasure Archive arrives at Baltic Library to celebrate creativity, history and experiences through ...
27/05/2026

This July the Q***r Pleasure Archive arrives at Baltic Library to celebrate creativity, history and experiences through a q***r lens.

Artist Sarah Li will open the archive and host a series of creative activities on the themes explored in the collection, including creative workshops, journalling and an opening celebration with talks and pop-up performances from DGA Collective.

📚 Experience the archive: 1 July – Sun 2 Aug
🎉Opening ‘Chaos’ Party: Sat 4 July 14:00-16:00

Find out more at baltic.art/q***rpleasurearchive

Alert your senses with a new generation of artists. Northumbria University Fine Art Graduation Show is exhibiting at Bal...
26/05/2026

Alert your senses with a new generation of artists. Northumbria University Fine Art Graduation Show is exhibiting at Baltic for five more days. Catch it on Level 1 at Baltic, open Wednesday 27 – Sunday 31 May, 10am-6pm.

Images © 2026 House of Hues

Make Your Mark this Half-Term ✏️Join us for Big Days Out: Make Your Mark throughout May half-term and get stuck into som...
25/05/2026

Make Your Mark this Half-Term ✏️

Join us for Big Days Out: Make Your Mark throughout May half-term and get stuck into some hands-on exploring, drawing and mark making, along with workshops and a performance from Curious Arts who will be bringing along their golden disco trike.

Cereal Disco returns and is available every day throughout the holidays, offering a mix of cereals and fresh fruit to fuel you up for a full day of creativity.

For more information including a full schedule of activities and booking information, visit www.baltic.art/mark

Wed 27 – Sun 31 May | 10:00-18:00

23/05/2026

The BA (Hons) Fine Art Graduate Exhibition preview at Baltic marks the culmination of three years of outstanding creative practice from Northumbria University's graduating cohort.

Now open to the public until 31 May 2026 (Wed–Sun | 10:00–18:00)

📍Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Additional works from exhibiting artists will be presented in the Northumbria University Squires Building Fine Art studios, open to the public.

21/05/2026

Assistant Curator at Baltic, Rose, discusses Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good, open Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00, free entry.

Audio: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good, 2017. Lyrics by Milly Thompson, Music and production by Cliff Charles. Courtesy of The Estate of Milly Thompson and Amanda Wilkinson, London.

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Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road
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