Welcome to Empty Shop. We're an independent arts organisation who deliver exhibitions & events. We also provide opportunity, support and resources for the creative community.
Exhibition: NAGAS
This sounds interesting, we’ll be having a look… “Newcastle & Gateshead Art Studio are delighted to present an exhibition of selected Studio Members »
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Gig: This Is The Kit
Promoter A Deer For Your Lamb is back with this little beauty at The Fishtank in Durham on Monday 27th… “We’re happy to announce the eagerly awaited return »
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Farewell / hello!
Today we say farewell to the wall piece created for last year’s Open by Matt Sewell and The Cloud Commission (Sad face)… but next week we say hello to a brand »
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Exhibition: 4th annual...
Established in 2009 The Empty Shop Open is a new tradition for the North East art scene and our flagship event. Opening on Friday 27th January and running until the following »
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Exhibition: The Future 2,...
The Future 2, 3 & 4 The second exhibition where artists have taken a role in visioning »
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Opportunity: Doodlers...
Doodlers Anonymous are currently taking submissions for their second colouring book which »
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Check this out! Teabook
Artist Naomi Baldini has come up with an awesome concept and I was pretty excited when someone told me about it. I checked it out. I’m »
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Installation: Work begins&...
Work has begun on the site specific installation which will form part of the over all Open event on Friday 27th January. We have invited recent fine art graduate Neil Armstrong »
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Exhibition: Exposures,...
Jane Bown – ‘Exposures’ “Jane Bown has been taking portraits for the Observer newspaper since 1949 and in that time has photographed everyone from »
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