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36 Lime Street Secures Major Investment from Creative Foundations Fund

By on April 15, 2026

We’re delighted to announce that 36 Lime Street has been awarded £847,932 from the Creative Foundations Fund, part of the Government’s Arts Everywhere Fund, delivered by Arts Council England on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.  

Date for the diary – 36 Lime Street Late Shows & Spring Open Studios

By on February 11, 2026

Friday 8 – Sunday 10 May 2026 Kick off the weekend with Late Shows on Friday 8 May, 6–10.30pm, then explore our Spring Open Studios on Saturday and Sunday, 11am–4pm. Discover Newcastle’s oldest artist studio building, with paintings, ceramics, sculpture, jewellery and more, enjoy

Shoal in The Graduates by Laura Johnston presented in the final exhibition at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland

By on February 11, 2026

Lime Street studio holder Laura Johnston presents a section of her original installation Shoal in The Graduates, the final exhibition at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland (31 January – 31 July 2026). Revisiting work first commissioned 28 years ago, the suspended dichroic

Award-Winning Composer Steve Luck Named Patron of Newcastle Piano Festival

By on February 11, 2026

Lime Street studio holder and award-winning composer Steve Luck has been appointed patron of the Newcastle Piano Festival, the city’s only dedicated piano festival, returning in March 2026 for its third edition. As part of the festival, he curates The Great

Losing Track, Holding Traces by Jane Gower, Omi Pharncote and Jenny Purrett.

By on February 11, 2026

Lime Street artist Jane Gower is part of a joint exhibition, Losing Track, Holding Traces, with Omi Pharncote and Jenny Purrett. Friday 8 May – Sunday 28 June 2026 RSPB Geltsdale, Brampton CA8 2PW This exhibition brings together three artists who

CHÄR-KŌL online shop launches this May

By on February 11, 2026

Do you have a story, a journey, or a moment where a found object becomes symbolic? CHÄR-KŌL, based at 36 Lime Street, transforms naturally found materials into handmade, sustainable, wearable talismans — jewellery designed to be touched, worn, and lived