Cuts. Cuts, cuts, cuts and deficit. It’s a repetitive time, ‘an age of austerity’ to give the soundbite. To reflect the moods of the times, whatever they may be, is a challenge. ‘Cuts’ are still things that are unknown, not quite fully fledged enough to be an understood reality – but a question is being asked around how this onslaught can be reflected in art.
The Coalition of Artists is a new group trying to encourage creative folks to come together, to create whatever they can to reflect people’s thoughts, fears or encouragement of the Government’s plans for deficit reduction.
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VBS.TV, part of Vice UK, are continuing their Rule Britannia series with a look at how you train freshly inducted soldiers to fight.
The five part series follows the training regime of 2nd Para in a mock Afghanistan village in Norwich, dealing with ex-pat Afghanis and Gurkhas employed by the army to act as Afghan civilians, Taliban and suicide bombers.
Andy Capper, the producer of the documentary, said: [view more…]
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I could take you an on obvious journey. Bang on a little about the depths of our insignificance and what looking up to the sky can do to blow the mind, but it all seems a little overdone. Space. That ole chestnut of being the final frontier and all that.
That’s not to say the affect doesn’t still ring true. There is a natural drive and fascination with the unknown, it’s a quality of the human condition. In Kielder, the place known for its water, an award winning observatory is available – and exceptionally gracious – to strangers coming along wanting to ask unanswerable questions and strain their neck muscles with mouths gawking.
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Think of the region’s Metro Stations and what comes to mind? Square yellow trains – probably, that ‘doors closing’ lady – definitely, vintage clothes and WWII memorabilia – wait, what? [view more…]
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The recession was more the last kick of an already down business form, rather than a sudden shock to retail and the need for a central shopping high street.
The high street’s decline has been bruised by the recession, 1 in 5 shops stand empty in the North East and schemes are being set up to fill them temporarily until things pick up, focusing on art and creative solutions for a few months at a time.
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A new exhibit at the old Hancock Museum, now Great North Museum: Hancock, delves into the cultural effect the Great North Run has had in the region over its 30 year history.
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The race is one made up of elite runners, semi-professionals and nutters in fancy dress running for charity or for the Hell of it, with the exhibit displaying the way a 13.1 mile run has become the most popular half marathon in the world, and what this has done to the residents who get caught up in the event. [view more…]
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The ¡VAMOS! festival started over the weekend, with a mixture of music, talks and early 20th century photography to celebrate Latin American culture.
The opening of a new ¡VAMOS! shop, at 18 New Bridge Street West, showcased 1920-1950s early documentary photography, with ‘Modernity in the Peruvian Andes’ told through the eyes of Martin Chambi and his apprentices the Cabrera brothers.
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Cuts. Cuts, cuts, cuts and deficit. It’s a repetitive time, ‘an age of austerity’ to give the soundbite. To reflect the moods of the times, whatever they may be, is a challenge. ‘Cuts’ are still things that are unknown, not quite fully fledged enough to be an understood reality – but a question is being asked around how this onslaught can be reflected in art.
