Warmest wishes for a enjoyable holiday season and here’s to a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year

Happy holidays!

Festive greetings

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the past year. It is a pleasure to share my artistic pursuits with you, and I really appreciate the comments and interest in what I do.

Long may it continue!

Here's to a wonderful festive period and a very Happy New Year.

Christmas Greetings

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and hoping that 2018 is filled with happiness, good health and creativity.



As I reflect on what has been a challenging but exciting year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and interest in what I am doing in the studio.

Here are some of my highlights from 2017

RAISE A MUG TO NEWBRIDGE!



I collaborated with NewBridge studio holder Holly Wheeler to make an artwork celebrating the relocation of The NewBridge Project from NewBridge Street West to Carliol House.



The stress and hassle of the move has been worthwhile as I now enjoy working in my wonderful studio.

After devoting the initial few months of the year to writing proposals and submitting applications, the work paid off as I was awarded funding from Arts Council to support my year-long project, Voices : Within and Without.



In April I was fortunate enough to participate in the one-of-a-kind Spoken Word residency at The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada. It was an amazing experience where I learned a great deal and made some incredible friends.



My four-channel audio installation, Everything Will Be Alright, was exhibited in the Stables Gallery at Cheeseburn Sculpture during the May Open Weekend.



Artist Melinda McGarry invited me to work towards an exhibition to take place in her barn in Hexham next year.



In July I delivered 'A lot can happen in a day', a day-long writing and performance workshop, which culminated in hosted a performance evening at Turf Projects in London.



I was asked by Juliet Fleming to write about her solo exhibition Something Coquettish at The House of Blah Blah in Middlesbrough.



I exhibited in Reality Check, the inaugural exhibition at The NewBridge Project:Gateshead.



The Drone Ensemble, the 'group' that I perform with, have had a number of gigs, one of which was at The Sage as part of TUSK music festival.



I have enjoyed increasing my skills through a risograph and a camera-less film workshop.



I also enjoyed developing a Spoken Word and performance workshop which I delivered at Newcastle University. It was a huge success with the students, and I intend to deliver more of these workshops at other educational establishments.



2018 is set to be a busy year as I already have a number of exhibitions lined up:* March 2018 - Bitter Sweet Group Exhibition - Assembly House, Leeds* April 2018 - Voices: Within and Without Solo Exhibition - The Word, South Shields* TBA shortly - Top secret for now! Press announcement expected in January



Hope you enjoy the festive period and that 2018 is a cracking good one for all.

Happy festive times and here's to a wonderful 2017

I would like to thank you for taking the time and making the effort to read my blog, and I hope that you find it enjoyable.

I would like to take this opportunity to pass on my Christmas greetings to you. I hope that 2017 fills you with happiness.

Over the next few blogs I will be looking back at 2016 and reviewing things that Ive been involved in. I will also be sharing some of what is in store for 2017.

NAD/BAX - WHAT'S NEW - 60 HOURS SHOP Dec 21 - 23rd.

this will be wonderful

Opening times Dec 21st - 22nd 11am - 6pm -
EVENT Dec 23rd 7pm - 9pm -
Closing Dec 23rd 4pm

NAD/BAX - WHAT'S NEW - 60 HOURS SHOP Dec 21 - 23rd. NADFLY - Nicola Atkinson Does Fly + BAXENDALE - Lee Ivett creates a temporary shop in the Briggait Front Galleries, with other fellow artists, musicians, architects, writers, filmmakers, silversmiths, designers and ceramicists. They have created 100 gifts for the Holidays. The public can purchase these artistic gifts for £5 up to £50, making it affordable for everyone.

Nicola Atkinson Does Fly
Lee Ivett
Siobhain Forde
Hannah Buss
Aby Vulliamy
Stephanie Spindler
Carol Lambie
Chris Wallace
Julie Chapman
Marion Preez
Diane Dawson
Hanna Tuulikki
Rowena S Combie
Angharad McLaren
Helen Shaddock
Alison Macleod
Janie Nicoll
and more to follow