Art print company Spiffing Prints has been a tenant at The Exchange 1856 since 2015 and is now selling work all over the world, as well as helping nurture local artists.
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Lovaine Community Garden is an organic growing space in the heart of North Shields town centre
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James is the founder of Circle of Light Holistics, through which he provides sound therapy for relaxation, meditation for stillness and conscious connected breathwork for emotional release.
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Mouths of the Tyne Community Choir are based in the Baptist Church on Howard Street, North Shields.
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Karen designs and creates distinctive handcrafted woven and embroidered beadwork jewellery from seed beads, Czech glass and hand dyed silk.
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Steve runs LEGO design company Brick This, based in North Tyneside Business Centre.
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Vera is a yoga teacher, integrative nutrition health coach and book author with a background in Molecular Medicine and over 12 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
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Aaron is an artist who works under the name Hector Gannet both solo and with his band. His work is often inspired by the local area; its natural beauty, industrial heritage and community.
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Lisa-Marie is the Founder and Festival Director of the North East International Film Festival, which is a completely volunteer-led festival, based in the North Shields Cultural Quarter and venues across Newcastle.
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Angela has written and self-published an extensive collection of short stories and poetry, two novellas and a variety of her reviews and articles have featured in magazines.
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Mark is a mural and graffiti artist, with a background in graphic design and illustration.
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Gemma‘s video production company ScreenBoo Productions produces TV and commercial content, online marketing, product videos, multi-camera live events coverage, social media, corporate events and internal comms.
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Ronan runs art & design agency @ronandevlinstudio
Based in North Shields since 2018, he works across print, screen and multi-sensory installation on both commercial graphic design and research-led art projects.
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Leading North East artist Mark Taylor is showcasing some of his most-loved paintings at @The Exchange 1856 in North Shields as he takes up the artist-in-residence position.
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Samantha Orton is a fashion photographer and re-toucher from North Shields, based within Harbour House.
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Raymond is an artist who loves painting scenes around North Shields.
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Richard is an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Northumbria University, and moved to the North East after many years in Birmingham, where from 2018-20 he served as the Birmingham Poet Laureate.
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Geoff Kirkwood is an internationally-renowned artist, musician, performer, DJ and label owner who has recently taken over 131 Bedford Street, now OneThreeOneSpace.
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Anthony is a dance artist who works as a performer, teacher and choreographer, locally and internationally.
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