Saturday, 26 March 2011
Friday, 25 March 2011
Monthly Newsletter
With the help of the ever faithful MiNions and MiNies will now be producing a monthly newsletter to keep you, our lovely supporters and fans updated.
The newsletter will inform y'all of all the forthcoming MiN events, exhibitions, workshops as well as any other exciting creative ventures outside of Made In Newcastle.
Alongside this you will also be some of the first to find out about any sales, special offers and promotions in the shop and opportunities to get involved in MiN activities.
To entice you further we will also be doing the occasional 'newsletter giveaway' exclusive to those who are on the mailing list, which will allow you to enter into a prize draw and win a goody or two from one of our makers.
You gotta be in it to win it so sign up for the newsletter now by sending an email to: info@madeinnewcastle.org with the subject header 'NEWSLETTER MAILING LIST', include your full name (1st name and surname) and your email address.
The newsletter will inform y'all of all the forthcoming MiN events, exhibitions, workshops as well as any other exciting creative ventures outside of Made In Newcastle.
Alongside this you will also be some of the first to find out about any sales, special offers and promotions in the shop and opportunities to get involved in MiN activities.
To entice you further we will also be doing the occasional 'newsletter giveaway' exclusive to those who are on the mailing list, which will allow you to enter into a prize draw and win a goody or two from one of our makers.
You gotta be in it to win it so sign up for the newsletter now by sending an email to: info@madeinnewcastle.org with the subject header 'NEWSLETTER MAILING LIST', include your full name (1st name and surname) and your email address.
Paper Jam Comics Collective party!
Just a reminder, that the 
Wonderful Paper Jam Comics Collective are having their launch party for the comic, and closing party for the exhibition, runs from 7pm till 9pm on Friday 25th, after which we'll be wandering up to the Bodega. Do join us
Thursday, 24 March 2011
MADE IN NEWCASTLE & INTERCULTURAL ARTS PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION BY MEHRANGIZ MODARESS TABATABAEI
MADE IN NEWCASTLE & INTERCULTURAL ARTS PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION BY MEHRANGIZ MODARESS TABATABAEI
26 March – 02 April 2011
Made in Newcastle and Intercultural Arts presents an exhibition by Mehrangiz Modaress Tabatabaei, a new show by one of the region's most talented female artists whose works reveals influences from her Iranian heritage and follows her artistic training from Shanghai, Persia and China, to sunny Newcastle. Opening on Sat 26 March, 10am – 6pm, the exhibition held at Newcastle's volunteer-run Made in Newcastle, a centre for art, craft and creativity, incorporates new works and works not yet seen in the region. These include oil paintings, calligraphy and banner pieces which utilise traditional techniques learned from master artists around the world and presented in a modern context. Common motifs in Mehrangiz's work range from Persian and Arabic calligraphy, through to botanical floral imagery.
Workshops: In addition to her week long exhibition, the artist will be holding Persian and Chinese painting and calligraphy workshops on Sunday 27 March, 11am – 1pm / 2pm – 5pm, and on Saturday 2 April, 11am – 1pm / 2pm – 4pm. Workshop participants will be assisted by a Made in Newcastle artist and a volunteer. Workshop costs are adults: £3, Children: £2, and there will be refreshments available to attendees.
MEHRANGIZ MODARESS TABATABAEI BIOGRAPHY
MEHRANGIZ MODARESS TABATABAEI was born in Tehran, Iran in 1967 and lives and works in Newcastle Upon Tyne. She has exhibited throughout Tehran and has worked with Zendeh Theatre Company, Intercultural Arts, Pakistan Cultural Society and as delivered workshops for Hatton gallery in collaboration with the British Museum.
Mehrengiz is interested in the strong inter-relation between Persian art and literature
and has studied under Chinese master artists for two years in Shanghi, learning two methods of Chinese painting known as “Gong bi” and “xie yi”.
The two core inspirations in Mehrangiz's work are the Iranian revolution, and the subsequent eight years of war, and travelling around the world for the last 18 years to understand the diversity of cultures and arts.
INTERCULTURAL ARTS
Intercultural Arts is a development agency for culturally diverse arts in the North East of England. It’s website is an information resource for cultural professionals.
Intercultural Arts is a charity set up to help people from other cultures who are looking to work in ‘the Arts’ in the North East of England. This could be people creating art, people who want to develop as arts professionals, or people who want help setting up a group to support and promote artists within their community.
Intercultural Arts gives support to large organisations in the North East of England who want to understand the needs of minority communities, and programme artists and performers that these communities would enjoy.
Intercultural Arts gives priority to those from minority communities but are happy to work with artists who practice culturally diverse art forms regardless of their nationality or ethnicity.
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
A great article announcing our involvement in Newcastle Fashion week this year from The Journal live:
CELEBRATING the cream of fashion talent in the region, this May will see the first ever Newcastle Fashion Week
From May 14-21 there will be a host of events at locations across the city including a catwalk show, celebrity fashion auction, workshops and fashion prizes and promotions.
Celebrity fashion designer Scott Henshall, who has dressed Madonna, Kylie and Victoria Beckham, is an ambassador for Fashion Week and Red or Dead founder Wayne Hemingway will also give a lecture.
Scott, famed for creating the world’s most expensive dress, says: “Newcastle is a beautiful and vibrant city with a wealth of culture and diversity at its core from the Baltic to the Sage to the architecture and its world-class universities.
“Having studied fashion at Northumbria University I am very proud to be an ambassador for Newcastle Fashion Week where emerging and recognised talent will showcase their collections and Newcastle will take centre stage as the perfect backdrop to any catwalk.”
Newcastle Fashion Week has been organised by NE1 Ltd, which represents businesses across the city.
Wayne Hemingway will deliver a lecture on May 16 and said: “I enjoy the creativity and vibrancy of Newcastle. I am very happy to take part in the inaugural Newcastle Fashion Week. On Tuesday, May 17, a catwalk fashion show showcasing Newcastle’s homegrown talent will take place in As You Like It in Jesmond and on May 19 Fashion Week will support Northumbria University’s BA (Hons) Fashion Show at the Baltic.
Our photographs from last year’s event at the art gallery highlight the standard of work produced by students who go on to gain jobs with some of the world’s leading fashion houses.
Pop-up shop Made in Newcastle, on Grainger Street, is creating a themed Fashion Week boutique to showcase city-based designers. Krista Puranen, stylist and founder of the Make ’n’ Mend market, will host a Make ’n’ Mend Your Style event on May 14 at the Star & Shadow Cinema in Stepney Bank. There will be a fashion show featuring local designers, workshops and a fashion-themed market.
Sandra Tang of NE1 Ltd said: “Launching Newcastle’s first Fashion Week is so exciting. The programme is coming together and there’s so much going to be happening during the eight fashion-filled days in May.
“It’s fantastic to be working with the University of Northumbria and supporting their graduate fashion show as part of Newcastle Fashion Week.”
The public will also be able to get involved with have-a-go fashion workshops, personal shopper sessions, makeovers, a shop crawl and tour of independent stores and VIP evenings. There will also be a host of retail fashion promotions and offers throughout the city centre.
Details of the catwalk shows, fashion makeovers, shop crawls, make ’n’ mend events and other activities available on www.getintonewcastle.co.uk/nfw
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