The planning for the Project Art Works exhibition at Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Gateshead is steadily ramping up. We are building relationships with local organisations and communities and together we are developing plans for an extensive public programme in the North East. Meetings have taken place with the Baltic Crew who are an incredibly enthusiastic, committed and skilled front of house team. As the work in the North East develops, and before the exhibition open on 23 September, Project Art Works hope to work in collaboration with the whole staff team at the gallery to deliver a rich and exciting exhibition and programme of workshops and events.

In the lead up to a major new exhibition at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in September Tim Corrigan will share, through a series of Instagram posts, some of the people and processes that have shaped the work of Project Art Works since its inception in 1997 – Tracing the evolution of the organisation alongside the people who continue to influence it today. Follow the takeover at #TimTakeoverPAW Follow Project Art Works @projectartworks.

Project Art Works will be holding their first Encounter workshop at contemporary art gallery Reina Sofia in Madrid in April. Bringing the model of drawing cosmologies of care to a Spanish audience, we will be learning more about the social care structures that impact peoples lives in this area and raising awareness with cultural audiences. This activity is framed within the artistic research project Vulnerable Cosmologies, which, from feminist positions and care, seeks to connect realities traditionally separated by the socio-health system such as physical and intellectual disability and neurodiversity.

Lucy, Jack and Gabby invite you to a sharing event at Phoenix Art Space to talk about their practice in the studio and meet some of the Project Art Works team. We will be discussing collaborative studios and curating exhibitions in an accessible way. Join us from 2pm – 4pm, Saturday 15th April. This is a free event, no booking necessary. If you have any questions about the event please contact patricia@projectartworks.

Take part in a fun, creative workshop in response to the sculptures and collages by exhibiting artist Gabby R. of current exhibition Lucy Jack Gabby at Phoenix Art Space in Brighton. Saturday 25 March, 11.00 – 13.00 Phoenix Art Space, 10-14 Waterloo Pl, Brighton, BN2 9NB Led by Project Art Works associate artist, Sara Dare, you will have the opportunity to create your own mythological or fictional character using pipe cleaners, mixed media and found objects.

Visit 12 Claremont in Hastings between 11.00 – 15.00 on Saturday 25th March. You can find 12 Claremont here. Join Project Art Works alongside Hastings Commons, architects IF_DO and Purcell on the 25th March for a community consultation regarding the future of 12 Claremont – currently owned by Hastings Commons and now ready for the next stage of the renovations with support from the Towns Fund. Local people are invited to share their thoughts on the intended uses of the historic building and become more involved with the space in the future.