The tea trolley is ready and waiting for mugs

Now that the NewBridge community tea towels have arrived (and are quickly proving to be a big hit on the Newcastle high street), it is time to turn to the next part of our project - getting ready for the studio warming welcome drink that I am sure we will all need after the move.

We hope that NewBridge studio holders and staff moving to the next building will give us (temporarily) one of your studio mugs to protect and wrap (in custom-made wrapping paper), transport to the new building and return to you (filled with a drink!) at the Carliol House studio-warming event.



Please label your mug with your name so that we know who it belongs to, and leave it either on the tea trolley in the NewBridge Bookshop, with the staff in the NB office, or with us (Helen Shaddock and Holly Wheeler) when we are in the Project Space on Saturdays between 1-4pm and for Tea and Toast on Wednesday mornings before 10am.

The NewBridge Community Tea towels have arrived

The delivery of a big box of NewBridge community tea towels was a lovely way to end this morning's Tea and Toast event at the NewBridge Project. They look fantastic!

Come and see for yourselves at The NewBridge Bookshop.

Be sure to bring your purse/wallet with you to purchase one of the limited edition artworks for the bargain price of £5.

Rise and shine with Tea and Toast at The NewBridge Project

TEA AND TOAST- EVERY WEDNESDAY DURING THE EXHIBITION, 7:30-10am

(8, 15, 22 FERUARY AND 1 MARCH) IN THE PROJECT SPACE

Every Wednesday morning during Moving on up, Moving on out we will be providing free cups of tea and toast in the project space.



It's a good chance to come and talk to me about Raise a Mug to NewBridge and to immerse yourself in Moving on up, Moving on out, The NewBridge Project’s last ever show in our current building.

The month-long exhibition and programme has artists at its heart, and has been collectively shaped and devised by over 30 artist members. It has work by over 80 artist members, and will be constantly fluctuating, with the space being re-curated daily into something new, by artists residing in the communal workspace situated in the gallery.

Raise a mug to NewBridge - visit us in NewBridge Project Space on Saturday's between 1-4pm

WRAPPING SESSIONS – EVERY SATURDAY DURING THE EXHIBITION, 1-4 pm

(4, 11, 18, 25 FEBRUARY AND 4 MARCH) IN THE PROJECT SPACE

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Every Saturday during Moving on up, Moving on out we will be based in the project space where we will be designing and producing handmade wrapping materials, and then packaging studioholders’ mugs to be transported to the new venue for the studio warming cuppa.

These are some photos of what we got up to on Saturday.

Pre-order your limited edition NewBridge Project Community tea towel

The NewBridge Project community tea towels are now being printed and should be with us in about 2 weeks. They will be sold at NewBridge Bookshop at a very reasonable price of £5 each. A limited edition of 100 tea towels will be printed. We expect them to disappear quickly so we are taking orders now. 

If you would like to see a hard copy proof of the tea towel, there are A3 print outs on the tea trolley at NewBridge Books. Please note that the tea towels will be larger that A3.

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If you would like to preorder one or more tea towels, please visit our facebook page and send us a message detailing
1. your name
2. your email address
3. how many tea towels you would like

Alternatively you can pop into the bookshop at NewBridge and ask a member of staff to add you onto the tea towel pre order list.

Once the tea towels have arrived we will then send you an email with collection details. We can post them to you, but will there will be an added postage fee.

Hot Toddy from the Tea Trolley tonight at NewBridge - 6-9pm

Escape from the cold and enter the warmth of NewBridge with a Hot Toddy from our tea trolley and a preview of the Moving on up, Moving on out exhibition.

You will also be able to see a mock up version of the NewBridge community tea towel featuring over 45 drawings of, and by, the NewBridge community, and we'll be taking pre-orders so you can be sure not to miss out on purchasing one of these limited edition artworks. They are currently at the printers, but should be here in about 2 weeks! At a price of £5 per tea towel, you can't go wrong!

It's looking like we will be based in the NewBridge Bookshop so be sure to pop in. Looking forward to seeing you in a few hours. The bookshop will have a studio plan that is part monument, part model and part mind map, designed by studio member David Lisser, which will begin evolving on the launch night, with people and studio members contributing to the structure and web of networks and friendships.

Last chance to be on the NewBridge community tea towel

Thanks to everyone who has submitted a drawing for the NewBridge community tea towel. Holly and I are incredibly pleased that so many people have contributed. The drawings range from detailed portraits, to cartoon versions, to abstract representations of the artist. By the looks of things, its going to be a masterpiece of a tea towel.

If you have not sent us a image, but are keen to take part, you have until 12pm midday today (Sunday 29th January) to send us an email or facebook message with your drawing. We will be spending the rest of the day scanning the artworks, formatting the drawings and then designing the tea towel so it is ready to be sent off to the printers on Monday morning. 

We are very excited to see all the drawings come together, and will continue to report on progress here, so keep your eyes on the look out.

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Less than 48 hours to submit your drawing for the NewBridge community tea towel

With the deadline looming and there being less than 48 hours to submit your drawing for the NewBridge community tea towel, its great to see a flurry of drawings being sent to us or posted into the collection box.

Digital drawings accepted for the NewBridge community tea towel

If you are struggling to come into the NewBridge Studios to pop your drawing into the box for the tea towel, do not panic, you can send it to us digitally.

Our first Mr and Mrs for the tea towel

Caught in the act of drawing

With less than a week to go until the deadline for drawings for the NewBridge community tea towel, the NewBridge art community in Newcastle, around the UK and further afield are busy working on and sending us their drawings. 

Keep them coming!

Recognise this face?

(Part of) another addition to the NewBridge community tea towel. 

NewBridge community tea towel - guess who!

I was delighted to open the NewBridge community tea towel box tonight and find another drawing to be added to the tea towel. Can you guess who drew this?

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