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January 2012

January 2012

Events and exhibitions at Laing Art Gallery.

Exhibition

Watercolour Gems

Some of the biggest names in British watercolours of the 18th and 19th centuries are included in the Laing’s new display from the collection. Read more

16 Jul - 30 Jun 12

Exhibition

Barnaby Barford, the Big Win: A Modern Morality Tale

Barnaby Barford, the artist who creates unique ceramic narrative pieces reflecting today’s society, has been commissioned to produce a series… Read more

10 Sep - 2 Sep 12

Exhibition

Lines of Flight, Mervyn Peake, the Illustrated Work

Celebrating Mervyn Peake's 100th anniversary, the Laing Art Gallery proudly pays homage to Peake by displaying his illustrative work which is… Read more

15 Oct - 8 Jan 12

Exhibition

Summer Heat to Winter Freeze

The pictures on display have been chosen from the Laing’s collection of 19th and 20th century paintings. They show how artists have been… Read more

21 Jan - 19 Feb 12

Exhibition

Northern City Renaissance

Centred on Sting’s commissioned painting 'Northern City Renaissance, Newcastle, England' (2004-2008) by leading contemporary American… Read more

21 Jan - 6 May 12

Exhibition

Shakespeare in Art

To celebrate the 175th birthday of Newcastle’s Theatre Royal in 2012, the Laing is hosting an exhibition which explores… Read more

28 Jan - 29 Apr 12