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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🙏 With the youngest artist being just 11 years old, this is also the first time we’ve incorporated a Youth Open Call supported by Fenwick. www.baltic.art/opensub

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you to all who joined us to mark the opening of Baltic Open Submission 2026 🎉 An incredible celebration of the 100+ selected artists featuring painting, photography, sculpture, film and more by North East locals. Open Wed – Sun | 10am-6pm | Free Entry

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G @grassi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What a night. Thanks for the kind words. Now time to recluse again.. Go support local and real art. The exhibition runs for 6 months..feel free to visit @balticgateshead.bsky.social and tag me relentlessly. S

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Kuba Ryniewicz discusses the intimate process of developing both film and digital photos - from darkroom to display - in his Baltic Bites interview. Kuba Ryniewicz: Close to Home is open Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00. Free entry. #BalticGateshead #KubaRyniewicz

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ella Murtha, daughter of celebrated documentary photographer, Tish Murtha, discusses Tish’s photography collection Save Scotswood Works in the new Baltic Bites video. Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00 #BalticGateshead #TishMurtha #DocumentaryPhotography

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

(Pt.3) In Ganesh’s sculpture the face is absent, referencing the vandalism, theft and neglect affecting many ancient statues. It also serves as a symbolic threshold – a gate to the underworld through which we are invited to pass. Pass through the gate and explore the full exhibition every Wed-Sun.

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

(Pt.2) Chitra Ganesh’s totemic sculpture is based on a female figurine of a Sumerian worshipper from the Temple of Inanna in the ancient city of Nippur (c. 2700–2500 BCE), an artefact now held in the collection of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad.

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

(Pt.1) In Chitra Ganesh's exhibition is a new work entitled Votive Figure, made from steel, gauze, projection, polyester padding, wood, and paint. Votive statues were objects of devotion commonly used in rituals in ancient cultures and offered to a god & goddess at a sacred place such as a temple.

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Debbie Nicholson Wood @debbienicwood.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Went to the #TishMurtha exhibition at @balticgateshead.bsky.social today. Important and brutally honest social commentary of 1980s Newcastle at a time of searing social change. Painfully enlightening even for those of us who lived through it.

A large paved area in front of the Baltic Contemporary Art Centre - a tall glass and yellow brick building on the quayside in Gateshead. The building entrance is under an elongated canopy where there's also a cafe and terrace. Long banners hang either side of the central glass section advertising the current exhibition

A wall of black and white photographs of various sizes by Tish Murtha with handwriting above

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

August issue is out now!! Cover Image: Glen on the Wall, Elswick Kids, 1978, one of Tish Murtha's extraordinary works, including the latest exhibition at Baltic Gateshead, which also highlights the keen eye of Kuba Ryniewicz. @balticgateshead.bsky.social #tishmurtha #whatsonnortheast

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Sessions take place Thu 13 Aug & Sun 30 Aug | 10:30-13:30 - just drop into the Ground Floor gallery and make yourself known to Adam an Debbie, no booking required. Foundation Press: Starting Lines is open until 30 August if you haven't caught it yet www.baltic.art/startinglines

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Foundation Press Starting Lines - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Starting Lines is an installation exploring creativity, collaboration and community, the first major exhibition by North-East-based artists, designers and educators Adam Phillips and Deborah Bower, kn...

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If Adam has piqued your interest in the risograph, drop in for a free Open Press session with Foundation Press 🖨️ Bring along your digital or physical artwork and print it in up to 2-risograph colours to make a set to keep - no strings attached. (Your artwork may even make it into the exhibition 🤫)

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good explores romantic novels and sun-drenched summer holidays as spaces for escapism and sensual self-reinvention. Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00 Find out more www.baltic.art/milly #MillyThompson #BalticGateshead #ContemporaryArt

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Experience life through the lens of two photographers whose images capture the people, places and realities of life in the North East, decades apart. Close to Home features work from documentary photographer Tish Murtha and Newcastle–based artist Kuba Ryniewicz. Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Major Exhibition Supporters: Bagri Foundation / Bukhman Foundation Exhibition Supporter: Henry Moore Foundation / ArtAV Learn more at www.baltic.art/chitra

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Chitra Ganesh Journey to the Great Below - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Now open 🌟Chitra Ganesh: Journey to the Great Below Reorienting traditional forms of storytelling around queer and femme protagonists, the vibrant scenes of this exhibition interweave three-dimensional speculative mapping with archaeological materials and artefacts. Open Wed-Sun, Free Entry

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Start your day with creativity and community with Foundation Press Wednesday Workshops: Morning Edition. These workshops are all about the process and not perfection, let your imagination guide your art. Every Wed until 26 Aug | 10:30-12:00 Booking essential baltic.art/wednesdayworkshop

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Foundation Press: Starting Lines is a vibrant, interactive exhibition that encourages creativity no matter your skill. The act of creative making is open to all. 🎨✏️ Starting Lines is open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00 (Free entry) Find out more at baltic.art/startinglines

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Immerse yourself in Journey to the Great Below on its opening day as artist @chitraganeshbkny and Senior Curator Emma Dean. Sat 4 Jul | 16:00-17:00 🎟️ Book tickets at our link in our bio 🤝 Major Exhibition Supporters @bagrifoundation / @bukhmanfoundation Exhibition Supporter @henrymoorefdn_grants

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

All aboard 🚄 In this reel a Baltic Crew member takes an everyday Metro journey travelling from the North-East coastline to Gateshead and arrives for work at Baltic and a day of exhibitions & tours. @tyneandwearmetro.bsky.social #TravelToWork #MetroTrain #Baltic

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Indie films screening at Baltic Cinema 🎥 -heart-on-sleeve melodrama Fear Eats the Soul - ★★★★★ The Guardian -arresting new film, Monikondee - screening for the first time since its premiere -John Lilly & the Earth Coincidence Control Office – fascinating docu on the neurophysiologist/‘psychonaut’

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Tyne Kittiwake Partnership @tkp-kittiwake.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Survey this p.m. (6 June 2026) showed 171 apparently occupied nests on @balticgateshead.bsky.social i.e. 8% up on this time last year. No chicks yet seen. Spoke to group of three from Nottingham also to five going into town centre. Showed them kittiwakes through the telescope – they were impressed.

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

As We Fade by artist @saodatismailova ends this Sunday 7 June. "Scene after scene of breathtaking beauty, elemental ambience and disorienting anxiety." - The Guardian ★★★★★ Open Wed – Sun 10:00 – 18:00 📍 Level 3 Northumbria University Gallery #AsWeFade #CentralAsianArt #FiveStars

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Organised by Goldsmiths CCA with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. The Estate of Milly Thompson represented by Amanda Wilkinson Gallery #MillyThompson #BalticGateshead #ContemporaryArt

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Inspired by the force of luxury consumer culture on women, Milly Thompson's Desert Siren shows a selection of sculptures draped in fabric to represent the impossible bodies. Representing the unattainable beauty standards pushed onto women by designer adverts. Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This July artist Sarah Li will open the Queer Pleasure Archive at Baltic Library with an opening performance from DGA Collective. 📚Archive Experience : 1 July – Sun 2 Aug 🎉‘Chaos’ Party: Sat 4 July 14:00-16:00 Learn more at baltic.art/queerpleasurearchive #QueerArt #QueerHistory #BalticGateshead

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The BA (Hons) Fine Art Graduate Exhibition preview at Baltic marks the culmination of three years of outstanding creative practice from @northumbriauni.bsky.social University's graduating cohort. Now open to the public until 31 May 2026 Wed–Sun | 10:00–18:00

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 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. 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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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Adam Phillips and Deborah Bower of @Foundation Press speak about their current exhibition Starting Lines and how being creative can positively affect our lives. Starting Lines is open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00 #BalticGateshead #ContemporaryArt #CommunityArt #FoundationPress

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Northumbria University Fine Art graduating cohort are in the final stages of bringing their degree show to life — the culmination of three years of rigorous creative practice. Exhibition opens 22 – 31 May 2026 📍 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art www.baltic.art/grad

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Foundation Press's new exhibition Starting Lines explores creativity and storytelling as an expression that's open to all 🖨️Visit a studio space, contribute to the show, and join risograph printing workshops throughout the run of the show. Open Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good is now open - a playful yet pointed exploration of the female body navigating the pressures of unattainable beauty standards. 📅 Open Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00 📍 Level 2 gallery

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Tyne Kittiwake Partnership @tkp-kittiwake.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Sunday, 22 March 2026. Newcastle-Gateshead quayside held 600+ Kittiwakes. Many rested at ledges, singly and in pairs with others river bathing. Great to see and hear so many back safely after wintering away. Photo today at @balticgateshead.bsky.social. (Survey and photo by @dant-ne.bsky.social).

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Artists presenting their film work includes Marco Barotti, Julian Charrière, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Max Hooper Schneider, and Emilija Škarnulytė. Free, drop-in during gallery hours 10:00-18:00. 🤝 Presented by Baltic x Schmidt Ocean Institute #BalticGateshead #ContemporaryArt #OceanArt

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

For one weekend only Sat 9 – Sun 10 May, experience film screenings and installations exploring the intersection of art and ocean science. The Immersion weekender coincides with @schmidtocean.bsky.social celebrating ten years of their world-renowned Artist-at-Sea programme.

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Artist, composer and underwater sound recordist Jana Winderen invites us into the reimagined world of the deep sea through sound, vibration and hidden acoustics. 🎧 Book: bit.ly/40yU5qx 📅 Sat 11 April | 19:00–20:00 Supported by Office for Contemporary Art Norway #JanaWinderen #ContemporaryArt

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

'Breathing Deep Currency' by Kristina Ollek focuses on the fragile deep-sea habitat and the complex issues surrounding commercial deep-sea mining, particularly the extraction of manganese nodules. Part of group exhibition For All At Last Return 🤝 Exhibition Partner: Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

As We Fade is filmed on the sacred mountain of Sulaiman–Too located in Kyrgyzstan. Each silk panel serves as a fragment of a larger, interconnected narrative, integrating archival footage of various rituals performed on the mountain. Weds – Sun 10:00 – 18:00

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Saelia Aparicio | A Joyful Parasite - exhibiting until Sunday 8 March @ 6pm Experience a colourful world that challenges our lack of empathy toward other living beings through murals, sculptures and light installations. 🙏Supported by Foundation Foundation and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

One weekend. Seven screenings exploring the Soviet borderlands. Sat 28 – Sun 29 March 📽️ Responding to Saodat Ismailova’s exhibition As We Fade, Kino Perestroika is a special weekender event of rarely-screened and newly-digitised films. Tickets on sale now. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kino-peres...

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Kino Perestroika: Soviet Film Weekender

An exploration of the post-Soviet borderlands using film as a guide to histories and counter-histories.

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00 until Sunday 8 March. 🙏 Supported by Foundation Foundation and made possible thanks to the support of Acción Cultural Española #BalticGateshead #ContemporaryArt #HybridForms

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Last chance to see | Saelia Aparicio: A Joyful Parasite Enter a playful dimension of colourful hybrid forms with London-based Spanish artist Saelia Aparicio. A Joyful Parasite uses installation, sculpture and murals to weave together narrative, science fiction and ecological speculation.

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Otobong Nkanga's 'Tied to the Other Side' explores the cycle of life, death and rebirth in the ocean. Created using over 140 thread types and weaving techniques. Part of our group exhibition 'For All At Last Return' | Open Wed–Sun, 10:00–18:00 🤝 Exhibition Partner: @schmidtocean.bsky.social

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Ever wondered what goes on behind-the-scenes at Baltic? 🤔💭 Our Behind The Scenes Tour allows you to go places in the building that are normally out of bounds. Discover the inner workings and marvel at Baltic's industrial past that is still fundamental today. Every Sun | 11:00-11:40 Free, drop-in

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

GemArts x Baltic Holi Festival of Colours is back! 🎉 Saturday 14 March 12:00-16:00 Celebrate spring and the festival of Holi with a spectacular colour throw, creative workshops, henna, dance, music, and delicious Indian food. 🎫 Tickets released Wed 11 Feb at 18:30

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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art @balticgateshead.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Saelia Aparicio's A Joyful Parasite invites you into a playful dimension, exploring how humans prioritise their own species while criticising other living beings - simply for existing as they were created. Aparicio examines our lack of empathy toward non-human life. 🐛🦋🪱 Open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00

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