Life after mining. Art. Videos. Sound installation. Lots of good stuff to enjoy at Going Back Brockens in Sunderland Museum. More at vocal.media/art/going-ba... @narbiprice.bsky.social @buildingculture.bsky.social @wemakeculture.bsky.social @nomorenowt.bsky.social @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social

Set up complete... see you tomorrow? Going Back Brockens opens at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens following a successful run exhibiting across Co Durham. This marks the first showing of the work in a dedicated public gallery Preview is Thurs Sept 11, 5:30-7:30pm Link in bio for more info

Day one of the Going Back Brockens install is complete! The paintings look incredible Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. Come see for yourself this Thursday, Sept 11, from 5:30-7:30pm. Link in bio to RSVP, or just turn up. Big thanks to TFN Production and Atlas North East for install support

📣 One week to go! 📍 Going Back Brockens opens in Sunderland Preview: Thu Sept 11, 5:30-7:30pm @ Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens All 40 paintings by Narbi Price and Mark Hudson’s soundscape, PLUS: • 3 new Sunderland paintings • Carl Joyce’s film series 🎟️ Free tickets here tinyurl.com/57wp4b9a

Auction alert! 🚨 The original Bob & Roberta Smith artwork, created for this year's Durham Miners Gala print, is going up for auction in September with Anderson & Garland to raise funds for the Gala. You can watch or bid - more detail soon! 👀🤝

Today is your last chance to experience the Going Back Brockens exhibition at St. Mary's in Horden 👀👇 nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

Going Back Brockens heads to Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens! 🖼️ First full public gallery show PLUS 3 new paintings by Narbi Price Also Carl Joyce’s film series Where We Belong 🗓️ Preview: Sept 11, 5:30 - 7:30pm 📍 Then Sept 12 - Jan 3 🎟️ Free tickets: www.sunderlandculture.org.uk/whats-on/goi...

Going Back Brockens is in its final week at Horden church. Meanwhile, looking back at where it began - a disused warehouse in a Bishop Auckland shopping centre - offers ideas about regenerating town centres. More at talkingnortheast.substack.com/p/newgate-wa...

Still a few days left to catch the current iteration of the Going Back Brockens exhibition in St Mary's, Horden. Free and all welcome. 4pm - 5:30pm every day until this Sunday, 31 August. nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

Thanks to everyone who has visited the Going Back Brockens exhibition so far. We're open every day until August 31, 4pm- 5:30pm, St. Mary's church, Horden. Free and all welcome. nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

Finishing tweaks to the soundscape courtesy of Tom at TFN Production. Going Back Brockens continues at St Mary's church in Horden, launching this Friday at 5pm.

Thanks to Kate Liston and @corridor8.bsky.social for their thoughtful review of the first outing of Going Back Brockens in Bishop Auckland. Read all about it below. @nomorenowt.bsky.social @buildingculture.bsky.social corridor8.co.uk/article/goin...

💥 Install day in Horden - the final stop of GOING BACK BROCKENS in County Durham. Free entry - all welcome Launch event: Friday August 22 - 5pm - 7pm Then every day until August 31, 4pm - 5:30pm 📍St Mary’s Church, Blackhills Rd, Horden, SR8 4SD

If begins! Set up for the final leg of the Going Back Brockens showcase is underway. See you Friday? nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

Unheard voices from 30+ years ago return to Horden for the final Co Durham stop of the Going Back Brockens exhibition! Soundscape, Paintings and short films all in the stunning surrounds of St. Mary's church. Aug 22, 5pm Part of Horden’s 125th anniversary celebrations. More info: link in bio

An artists' talk in the only radical bookshop in the North East? We've got you covered 👀👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/peopl...

This Wednesday! Grab your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/peopl...

Going Back Brockens - the final Co Durham Show! 📅 Fri 22 Aug, 5pm 📍 St Mary’s Church, Horden 🎟️ Free entry - all welcome 🔊 Unheard 1990s interviews from Horden by Mark Hudson 🎨 New post-industrial landscape paintings by Narbi Price 🎬 Short films by Carl Joyce Part of Horden’s 125th anniversary

TALK: Mark Hudson & Narbi Price in conversation with The People’s Bookshop 🗓️ Wed 6 Aug, 7pm (doors 6:30) 🎟️ Booking link in bio Join us for a special in-convo on painting, place, and memory 40 years after the Miners’ Strike. 📖 We’ll also reflect on the book, 30 years later. Followed by Q&A.

It's been quite a ride so far >> we took Going Back Brockens to Durham Miners Gala 🎪 Built and deconstructed a gallery in a marquee in 36 hours 😮 No easels. No wires. Just ambition + teamwork 💪 Thousands came. It was lovely. Next stop: Horden, August 22📍 🧡 to everyone who helped make it happen.🙏

📣 LAST CHANCE to get a limited-edition Bob and Roberta Smith print. All proceeds support the Durham Miners Gala. 💥 This year's official print is only available until 5pm today, Weds 16 July. 👉 Order now before the edition closes: www.friendsofdurhamminersgala.org/2025_gala_ar...

📣You have until 5pm on Wednesday to get an official 2025 Durham Miners Gala print by renowned contemporary artist Bob and Roberta Smith for the incredible solidarity price of only £50😮 🖼️Buy some art, support the cause 💥All proceeds support the Gala www.friendsofdurhamminersgala.org/2025_gala_ar...

💥 Next stop for Going Back Brockens - Durham Miners' Gala this Saturday! Catch us in the Redhills Art Tent: 🎨 GBB exhibition 🎥 Where We Belong short films 🎤 Narbi Price & No More Nowt on stage at 10:15am Big thanks to The Gala & Redhills for supporting. See you on the field ✊ More info in bio

🎨 We visited Bob & Roberta Smith’s Ramsgate studio to sign off We Are Still Here! - the official 2025 Durham Miners Gala art print. 💥 Time-limited edition >> order by 16 July to support the Gala! 🔗 Link in bio www.friendsofdurhamminersgala.org/2025_gala_ar...

Great news, can't wait to see this!

📣 LAST CHANCE! 👉 Today is your last opportunity to see Going Back Brockens at The Warehouse in Bishop Auckland. 👀 Not to be missed! 🎟️ FREE entry 🕐 Open from 12-3pm. nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

Fantastic talk by Narbi Price & Mark Hudson in Bishop Auckland last night. Great turn out and great Q&A section, too. We also had our busiest day in the gallery. Today is your last chance to see Going Back Brockens in The Warehouse... not to be missed! nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

There are just three opportunities left to see Going Back Brockens in its current form at The Warehouse in Bishop Auckland... > Thursday 3rd July 12-3pm > Friday 4th July 12-5pm > Saturday 5th July 12-3pm 🎟️ Free tickets are also available for an artists' talk this Friday 👇 🔗 Link in bio

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🎨A closer look at the official Durham Miners Gala 2025 art print by Bob & Roberta Smith. It celebrates the resilience of Durham Coalfield communities & supports the 2025 Miners Gala. A time-limited print, all proceeds go to the Gala. 🔗 Link tinyurl.com/8t3d2zty 🤝 Produced by Building Culture

Artists' talk, Friday July 4, 2pm Narbi Price & Mark Hudson talk about the GOING BACK BROCKENS project. They'll discuss the exhibition, artistic process, collaboration, and the curatorial ambition to present work in unconventional spaces. 🎟️ FREE, but booking essential tinyurl.com/2t843wse

We had the pleasure of working with Bob and Roberta Smith to produce this year's limited edition print for Durham Miners Gala. The time-limited print can be ordered online until July 16 and also at the Gala shop marquee on Gala day. Get yours here: www.friendsofdurhamminersgala.org/2025_gala_ar...

Lovely write up from Andy Potts.

📣 SAVE THE DATE - Artists talk, Friday July 4, 2pm Narbi Price & Mark Hudson talk about the GOING BACK BROCKENS project. They'll discuss the exhibition, artistic process, collaboration, and the curatorial ambition to present work across the county in unconventional spaces like The Warehouse

Sneak peek at rehearsals for What Have the Romans Done for Us?- a new street theatre show for the Ouseburn Festival 🎭 Developed by associate producer Lindsay Nicholson, a brilliant community cast & support from amazing partners See you on the streets, July 6!🛡️ building-culture.org/project/what...

Exciting times for art in Bishop Auckland with the opening of Going Back Brockens last week. Click for an interview with artist @narbiprice.bsky.social about his work. More at talkingnortheast.substack.com/p/going-back...

HUGE thanks to everyone who came to Going Back Brockens on Friday - nearly 500 people came through! The soundscape had to battle the buzz, so if you'd like a more focused experience, it's open Thurs-Sat, 12-3pm, until July 5. Then on to Durham Miners Gala on July 12 for a different experience again

Wonderful to see Narbi Price - Artist & Mark Hudson in Bishop Auckland today. The 'Going Back Brockens' work is incredibly moving. You'll find the exhibition in the Newgate carpark, an exhibition space that works incredibly well. The exhibition will be at Durham Miners' Gala on the 12th of July 😃

‘Like Black Diamonds’ is part of Going Back Brockens which opens tonight at 5pm at The Warehouse, Newgate Centre, Bishop Auckland @nomorenowt.bsky.social @buildingculture.bsky.social

See you tomorrow for the launch of Going Back Brockens. 5pm - 9pm nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

🎨 highlights of the install day for Going Back Brockens - the space is looking niiiiice! ✨ Join us for the exhibition launch on Friday. 🗓 Friday 13 June, 2025 🕔 5:00 - 9:00 PM 📍 The Warehouse, Newgate Shopping Centre, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JQ Full info: lnkd.in/ec2-_2TE

Fun to chat with Gilly Hope on BBC Radio Newcastle about #GoingBackBrockens which opens next week. Listen back below www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @nomorenowt.bsky.social @buildingculture.bsky.social

Have a listen to Narbi & Mark talking about Going Back Brockens... and see you this time next week! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The coach from Newcastle to Bishop Auckland for the Going Back Brockens launch is officially happening! We’ve reached the minimum number of bookings so the return coach trip is confirmed and going ahead as planned 📢 There are still a few seats left 🔗 building-culture.org/coach-trip/ 🤝 Please share

Work in progress on the build for the Going Back Brockens launch at The Warehouse. 🛠️ A great day getting hands-on with MINE Collective under the expert guidance of Tom, AKA TFN Production: tfnproduction.com 🎟️ Who's coming to the launch on June 13th? RSVP here: nomorenowt.org/rsvp-gbb-pv-...

Nowt to Cling Onto, Acrylic on Canvas, 25 x 30cm, 2025 Part of #GoingBackBrockens, opening 5pm, June 13th at The Warehouse, Newgate Centre, Bishop Auckland @nomorenowt.bsky.social @buildingculture.bsky.social

Work in progress on the build for the Going Back Brockens launch at The Warehouse. A great day getting hands-on with MINE Collective under the expert guidance of Tom, AKA TFN Production. 🛠️🤝🙌 www.tfnproduction.com

👀🎨 Behind the scenes: A recent studio visit to see Narbi Price finalising his epic run of 40 new paintings ahead of the launch exhibition in Bishop Auckland on June 13th 🗓 Friday 13 June 📍 The Warehouse, Newgate Centre, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JQ 👉 Full details: nomorenowt.org/big-projects...

📢 Don't miss out!! >> If you're coming to the Going Back Brockens launch from Newcastle or Sunderland we are putting on a coach to make getting there and back super easy... but you need to book by the end of the day! 👇 🎟️ The cost will be £8 return building-culture.org/coach-trip/

Great interview in NARC. Magazine with Narbi Price and Mark Hudson ahead of their exhibition launch in 2 weeks. It's a fascinating glimpse into their approach, process and collaboration. issuu.com/narc_media/d... @narbiprice.bsky.social @nomorenowt.bsky.social