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Shipley Art Gallery
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead
Gateshead NE8 4JB
United Kingdom
54.949970848452, -1.6005136817694
Exploring how we can use a community garden space to grow food and use the produce for both eating and creativity.
Through funding from Gateshead Food Partnership we are working with Christine Wright, Royal Horticultural Society, Community Outreach Advisor (North East), to improve an outdoor space at the Shipley and think about how we can use it and the plants we grow in it for the benefit of the community. To be creative, grow food and explore biodiversity for the benefit of peoples health and wellbeing.
From December 2024 to March 2025 we will be running four free sessions run by Christine Wright from RHS and Suzanne Amey from Herb Hub. The sessions are for community workers, museum staff and Shipley user groups to explore how we can work with you and develop the area for the benefit of the community. The sessions are free to attend but we ask people to please book on to confirm attendance.
Christine Wright (RHS) - 4th December 2024, 10-12 noon
This workshop is an opportunity to combine botanical exploration with artistic creativity, and to develop a unique connection to the plants that surround us. Examine the shape and form of common herbs and create beautiful cyanotype prints to take away
Christine Wright (RHS) - 29th January 2025, 1-3pm
This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in sustainability, eco-friendly art-making, and discovering new ways to repurpose everyday waste into something beautiful and functional. We will explore how food scraps can be repurposed as natural dyes and will create dyes to use on a variety of fabrics.This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in sustainability, eco-friendly art-making, and discovering new ways to repurpose everyday waste into something beautiful and functional. We will explore how food scraps can be repurposed as natural dyes and will create dyes to use on a variety of fabrics.
Suzanne Amey, Herb Hub - 12th February 2025, 1-3pm
This workshop will give you ideas, tips and tricks for maximising growing opportunities in small spaces.
Suzanne Amey, Herb Hub - 12th March, 2025, 1-3pm
This workshop will give you an introduction to using herbs creatively for crafts and to enhance the health and nutritional benefits of our food.
Funded by Gateshead Food Partnership
Supported by Royal Horticultural Society Community
