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Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz Close to Home
4 July 2026 to 4 April 2027
On NowFirst North East showing of four Tish Murtha documentary series on Elswick, alongside a new Kuba Ryniewicz commission on joy and resilience across the region.
From BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Born in South Shields in 1956, Murtha returned to Newcastle from university to document life in her Elswick community, capturing the social impact of industrial decline with honesty, empathy and urgency. Developed in close collaboration with her daughter, Ella Murtha, the exhibition honours Tish's vision and the continued stewardship of her archive. Her images remain a vital record of working-class experience and a powerful call to acknowledge the inequalities that persist today....
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The Guardian
Hannah Clugston
empty factories and cuddly pets struggle for connection
"It is a worthwhile endeavour, searching for a contemporary conversation for Murtha's work, but Close to Home feels quite far off the mark. That Murtha and Ryniewicz are outstanding photographers is indisputable; that they cohere effectively in this exhibition is less convincing."
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Gateshead Quays, Gateshead·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm
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© BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz Close to Home
4 July 2026 to 4 April 2027
On NowFirst North East showing of four Tish Murtha documentary series on Elswick, alongside a new Kuba Ryniewicz commission on joy and resilience across the region.
From BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Born in South Shields in 1956, Murtha returned to Newcastle from university to document life in her Elswick community, capturing the social impact of industrial decline with honesty, empathy and urgency. Developed in close collaboration with her daughter, Ella Murtha, the exhibition honours Tish's vision and the continued stewardship of her archive. Her images remain a vital record of working-class experience and a powerful call to acknowledge the inequalities that persist today....
Read more at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art →Critic Review
The Guardian
Hannah Clugston
empty factories and cuddly pets struggle for connection
"It is a worthwhile endeavour, searching for a contemporary conversation for Murtha's work, but Close to Home feels quite far off the mark. That Murtha and Ryniewicz are outstanding photographers is indisputable; that they cohere effectively in this exhibition is less convincing."
Read full review →Visit
Gateshead Quays, Gateshead·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm