Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Outstanding, experimental & inspiring contemporary art for all in Gateshead. Open Wed-Sun, 10:00-18:00 Visit us online
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Immerse yourself in Journey to the Great Below on its opening day as artist Chitra Ganesh and Senior Curator Emma Dean t...
22/06/2026

Immerse yourself in Journey to the Great Below on its opening day as artist Chitra Ganesh and Senior Curator Emma Dean take you on a special tour of the exhibition, uncovering artworks and sharing inspirations. Chitra's work spans animation, drawing, sculpture, painting and mixed media and includes a newly commissioned sculptural work and site-specific wall drawing.

Sat 4 Jul | 16:00-17:00 (Free, booking essential)
🎟️ Book tickets at our link in our bio
🤝 Major Exhibition Supporters Bagri Foundation / Bukhman Foundation

Exhibition Supporter Henry Moore Foundation

Part of Summer Block Party

Rooftop cocktails, sunset views and joyful jewellery? 🍹💎Head to our Level 6 between 3pm-10pm on Sat 4 July to experience...
21/06/2026

Rooftop cocktails, sunset views and joyful jewellery? 🍹💎

Head to our Level 6 between 3pm-10pm on Sat 4 July to experience a one-day only Rooftop Cocktail Lounge with stunning views & sensational cocktails. Plus, from 3 pm-8pm Weezy Pop will be launching a new product range designed for, and exclusive to, Baltic – meet the makers, glimpse new designs and maybe take a charm away with you. There will be DJs, Weezy Poptails, Weezy Popcorn and a goodie bag for the first 50 shoppers.

Full details on Summer Block Party in collab with The Glasshouse International Centre for Music at www.baltic.art/blockparty – free, drop in (booking advised for some activities)

Indie films you can’t see elsewhere, screening this Summer at Baltic Cinema 🎥 -heart-on-sleeve melodrama Fear Eats the ...
18/06/2026

Indie films you can’t see elsewhere, screening this Summer at Baltic Cinema 🎥

-heart-on-sleeve melodrama Fear Eats the Soul - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Guardian
-arresting new film, Monikondee - screening for the first time following its UK premiere.
-John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office – fascinating docu on the neurophysiologist/‘psychonaut’

🎫 Screening details & tickets at www.baltic.art/cinema

17/06/2026

Give your gallery walls a summer refresh with these latest artwork & prints handpicked by the BALTIC Shop team 🖼️

Rest assured that when choosing how to curate your own collection, our Baltic Shop team are here to help you make the right decision whether you’re browsing for a birthday gift or looking to treat yourself.

Baltic Shop is open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00

Midsummer: Threads of Courage is just around the corner 🧵💚 Join us with friends and family to celebrate Refugee Week 202...
16/06/2026

Midsummer: Threads of Courage is just around the corner 🧵💚

Join us with friends and family to celebrate Refugee Week 2026. Take part in free creative workshops from flower crown making to embroidery sessions. Try some global cuisine, enjoy music performances, henna and storytelling from artists and creatives, culminating in a striking fashion showcase. Come together to celebrate hope, unity, courage and connection through art, thread and textiles.

📅Sat 20 Jun | 16:00 - 21:00
📍Baltic Square
🤝All welcome
🎟️Free, booking advised

Threads of Courage has been created alongside Walking With in North Tyneside, Friends of the Earth, , , North Tyneside Council, Schools of Sanctuary, , Wallsend Community Hub and Library, Tyne Metropolitan College + .

This is your last day to submit you work for Open Submission and Youth Open Call 2026. Applications close tomorrow (16 ...
15/06/2026

This is your last day to submit you work for Open Submission and Youth Open Call 2026. Applications close tomorrow (16 June, 10am) ⏰

North East-based artists, whether you’re a self-taught hobbyist or have studied in the past, we invite you to be a part of an exhibition of 100 works.

Youth Open Call is supported by Fenwick Newcastle

✨Successful applicants will be informed by 6 Aug 2026
⏰ Apply by tomorrow
👉🏻 Find out more & apply at baltic.art/opensub

4. Baltic Open Submission 2024 installation shot, various artists. Michael Fischer, Blue Cat, ; Frank Lee Smith, Banana Face; Anthony Downie; Beacon Centre Fire Escape, .paintingz

8. Terox, Bubbles

Laura Lancaster

Milly Thompson’s work poses the question: What is considered high art? 🎨 Inspired by Japanese woodcuts and the idea of p...
13/06/2026

Milly Thompson’s work poses the question: What is considered high art? 🎨

Inspired by Japanese woodcuts and the idea of perfection, which is prominent in the art of Bonsai tree-sculpting, artist Milly Thompson utilised almost garish, bright colours and emojis in direct contrast to the presentation of Bonsai trees as constrained and forced into certain shapes, symbolising the way women’s bodies are subjected to a single viewpoint of perfection.

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good is free entry, open Wed-Sun | 10:00-18:00

The exhibition has been organised by with Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. The Estate of Milly Thompson is represented by

12/06/2026

Get excited for a Baltic x The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Tyneside takeover 😎🍕🍺

A jam-packed celebration - catch two new exhibitions on their opening day, panoramic rooftop cocktails, talks by artists and curators, a pop-up from North East jewellery brand Weezy Pop launching exclusive new products, a sprawling makers market with resident DJs at The Glasshouse, and the return of Baltic’s popular Art Car Boot Fair.

Sat 4 July. Free entry.
👉 Plan your day at www.baltic.art/blockparty

11/06/2026

5 days left to submit for Open Submission 2026 and Youth Open Call ⏰

We're inviting applications from local North East-based artists and creatives, whether you’re a self-taught hobbyist or have studied in the past, to be a part of an exhibition of 100 works at Baltic.

This year we also launched the Youth Open Call, supported by , an opportunity for 11-17 year olds to get involved.

No formal training, qualifications, or exhibiting experience necessary and entirely free to enter.

⏰ Apply by Tuesday 16 June

👉🏻 Find out more & apply at out link in bio

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Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road
Gateshead
NE83BA

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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