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Latest exhibitions from our studio artists [07.06.2010]

Renew Newcastle has studio space currently occupied by 8 visual artists – weird little spaces where they paint, draw, print, dream, construct, sew, work through the night, tear out their hair, breathe deeply.

The studios are working spaces, not generally open to the public (though stay tuned for open-studio shows that are being planned). So we thought we’d keep you up to date with what some of these projects have been working up to:

RAILWAY ENTHUSIASM by David Hampton

Hello, terribly sorry to bother you again. I’m having another show; this one is about trains, so that will make a nice change wont it?

There will be toy trains running on the floor and lots of inexpensive prints and drawings of railway locomotives on the wall. There might also be some Doctor Who prints (Everybody knows that Doctor Who fans and Railway Enthusiasts inhabit the same ecological/social niche) and possibly some submarine prints (I like submarines).

BRUNEL AND BERKELEY by David Hampton and Trine Deans

What happens when an artist that wants to draw giant steam ships smashed into the middle of Victorian London collaborates with a much better artist that wants to draw glamorous women dressed in 1930s swimming costumes?

Drawing inspiration from maritime history artists Trine Deans and David Hampton present an exhibition of prints pictures and projections exploring a long gone world of metal Leviathans and bathing beauties. Of reckless engineers and marvellous choreographers.

You can see both shows at:

Location: NAS, 246 Parry St, Newcastle

Exhibition Period: 10 – 27 June 2010

Opening night: Friday 11 June. From 6.30pm, where there will no doubt be all manner of comestibles and beverages available FOR FREE

Exhibitions Showing Soon

Renew Newcastle studio artists David Hampton and Rebecca Holmes are also student members of the Watt Space 2010 Management Committee, and are hard at work curating upcoming shows @ Watt Space Gallery, Auckland St, Newcastle.

Upcoming opening nights at Watt Space are Thursday evenings at 6.30pm, everyone welcome: 10 June, 1 July, 22 July, 12 August, 2 Sept, 23 Sept, 14 Oct, 4 Nov, 25 Nov, 16 Dec.