Previews Wednesday 8 July 2026 5-8pm! ‘Care / Work’, an exploration of femininity and labour by British-Bangladeshi artist Nayeema Ahmed. Part of GemArts Masala Festival 2026. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @gemarts.bsky.social‬ @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Thursday 18 June 2026 1-9pm. Dollcraft, a ‘crafternoon’ of queer creativity and community brought to you by North East trans drag collective Dollhaus. Activities suitable for all ages. Part of OUT North East’s Summer of Pride Festival. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social

The Late Shows return Saturday 9 May 2026 6-10pm. Take part in an immersive, participatory drawing workshop at Vane. You will have the chance to work alongside local artists in the exhibition space, bringing a large-scale artwork to life. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/...

GIFT festival returns Friday 1 – Sunday 3 May with a vibrant programme of creative workshops, exhibitions, immersive installations, new performance, and thought-provoking conversations in venues and locations across Gateshead (including Vane!). Full programme at www.giftfestival.co.uk/2026-programme

Previews Wednesday 4 March 5.30-8pm! ‘Moments of Wonder’, Mike Collier in collaboration with Tom Jordan. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

New exhibition! ‘Shape Exhibition’ runs daily, 12-5pm, Monday 23 – Saturday 28 February 2026. As part of the first Shape Youth Festival, Vane hosts a vibrant show of work by young artists from across Gateshead. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Wednesday 4 February 5-8pm! ‘Between Dialogues’, an exhibition by MA Arts Practice students at The Northern School of Art, Hartlepool: Naomi Fahy, Blanka Olejniczak, Carl Truscott, Niki Widynska. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Wednesday 28 January 5-8pm! ‘From Tyne to Kamo’ is an exhibition by Low Res Collective, a north-east based association of early career artists. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Thursday 15 January 5-8pm! ‘Indivisible’ is an exhibition that has been developed by current MA and MFA students at Newcastle University. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @newcastleuni.bsky.social @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Thursday 13 November 6-9pm! ‘COALFACE/25 is an exhibition mounted by RIBA North East Small Practice, featuring original works by North East based architectural practitioners past and present. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Thanks all who joined us on 8 October for the opening of the ‘What the Others Built’, an exhibition by Peter Hanmer, Paul Raymond and Stuart Mel Wilson. Open Wed-Sat 12-5pm to 1 November. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/what-the-others-built @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Wednesday 8 October 5-8pm! ‘What the Others Built’ reimagines the surrealist game of chance, Exquisite Corpse, bringing together the diverse work of Peter Hanmer, Paul Raymond and Stuart Mel Wilson. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Sunday 7 September 2025 10am - 4pm. People and Place: Creative Relay. Free drop-in community-led creative celebration to mark (and on the route of) the AJ Bell Great North Run 2025. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/people-and-place-creative-relay @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Closing event Saturday 2 August, 4-7pm! Last chance to see, ‘Death Magic’, a solo exhibition by Sofia Barton for GemArts Masala Festival. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @sofiabarton.bsky.social‬ @gemarts.bsky.social‬ @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

New exhibition! 14 July – 2 August: ‘Death Magic’, by Sofia Barton for GemArts Masala Festival, a contemplation on the connections between life and remembrance. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @sofiabarton.bsky.social‬ @gemarts.bsky.social‬ @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Tuesday 10 June 5-8pm! ‘Voices Of Pride’ brings together five LGBTQ+ artists working in North East England to mark Pride month: Chris Fleming, Will Hughes, Meg McWilliam, Davey Powell, Bethany Stead. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Thanks all who joined us yesterday for the opening of the 2025 Northumbria University BA Fine Art Graduate Exhibition. Presented with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art & Gallery North. Open 12-6pm to Sunday 25 May. @northumbriauni.bsky.social @balticgateshead.bsky.social @orbiscommunity.bsky.social

Vane is jointly presenting the 2025 Northumbria University BA Graduates’ work with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, and Gallery North, Northumbria University, Newcastle. @northumbriauni.bsky.social‬ @balticgateshead.bsky.social @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Tonight! Saturday 17 May 2025 6-10pm. The Late Shows, art & creativity across two Gateshead town centre Orbis Community venues, 65 High St & West St, + many others within walking distance. thelateshows.org.uk @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @northeastmuseums.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Saturday 17 May 2025 6-10pm. BEE DJ in the North. Part of The Late Shows, a performance by Berlin-based Jorn Ebner using bee sound samples with a bee waggle dance workshop for visitors. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @jornebner.bsky.social @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Wednesday 7 May 5-8pm! ‘Lead in the Pipes’ is an amalgam of liminal, surrealist and thought-provoking artworks by current Newcastle University Fine Art students. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/lead-in-the-pipes @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

Wednesday 2 April 6-7.30pm. To coincide with their exhibition at Vane, ‘Being’, Ali Cook and Kate Sweeney discuss their work in the gallery. Admission to the talk is free but booking is required. www.vane.org.uk/news/ali-coo... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @sweeneykate.bsky.social

Previews Wednesday 12 March 5-8pm! ‘Being’, two artists who employ the figure as a carrier and transgressor of narratives. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/being Image: Kate Sweeney, Monkey, 2024, rotten elderberry, salt, rust on paper, 205x150cm @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Previews Wednesday 5 February 5-8pm! ‘The Urbanites’, five artists who depict the urban landscape they inhabit. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social Image: Jack Coates, Bottom of Dean Street, Newcastle, 2023, pencil, watercolour, on board, 50x50cm

Nick Fox is showing with Amanda Holiday in ‘Gloam’, Vivienne Roberts Projects, London, 7 January – 6 February 2025. viviennerobertsprojects.com/exhibitions/... Image: Nick Fox, Circle of Love, 2024, cyanotype, water-based size, pencil and 24 carat gold on paper, 84x119cm @amandaholiday.bsky.social

David Fox is showing in ‘Contrasts’, Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 18 December 2024 – 15 March 2025. www.oliviercornetgallery.com/contrasts-winter-group-show Image: David Fox, Caravan, Slieve Bloom Mountains, 2023, oil on canvas, 70x100cm @oc-gallery.bsky.social

Previews tonight Wednesday 15 January 6-8pm. ‘CULTR.’ is a cohort of 8 art & design students at The Northern School of Art, Hartlepool, who are presenting work under the theme of ‘culture and identity’. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Looking back: August 2024. ‘Latrine’s Haus of Art’, part of Pride in Gateshead, Chris Fleming (aka stencil artist IDa4 / drag artist Latrine Lurka) curated a collection of artists to celebrate queer excellence. www.vane.org.uk/news/latrine... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Looking back: May 2024. ‘People and Place’, a project across two venues of Orbis Community, for The Late Shows 2024, with work by Gateshead College, Newcastle University and Northumbria University students. www.vane.org.uk/news/the-lat... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social

Looking back: November/December 2024. ‘In League with Devils’, solo exhibition by Michael Petry, consists of bronze sculptures and more recent works that deal with historic and current belief systems. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/... @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social