We're really looking forward to hosting Connor Clements for this event on Friday 21st July, 11am-4pm at The Masham.
Come and see how he is bringing lost buildings and spaces to life through new technology with Middlesbrough's Historic Quarter as inspiration!
Drop in event.
Everyone welcome.
Refreshments provided.
Connor will be sharing his ongoing work as part of the first phase of this research by exhibiting approaches to reinterpreting archival material. Prints and interactive VR walk throughs of modelled spaces in progress will be available for viewing, with visitors invited to offer feedback to support the further development of this virtual spatial archive.
As part of a MA Architecture at the University of Liverpool, WDT/Dovetail Joints Director Connor Clements thesis, ‘The Spatial Archive’ utilizes AI and VR technologies to reimagine and revive lost heritage structures and spaces of Middlesbrough’s past. Methods include experimenting with 3D modelling archival photographs and stitching them together with interpretive spatial tissue.
Connor Clements is currently an MA Architecture student studying at the University of Liverpool. Originally from Middlesbrough, Connor has previously managed and collaborated with a number of arts organizations in Teesside, digitizing the cultural output of the arts sector in partnership with galleries and educational institutions. Through current studies, Connor has focused on creating virtual twins, applying VR technologies in architectural design, and integrating AI/VR technology into heritage reimagining for public engagement.
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🦊The fox & the girl - Call Out
We are seeking creative responses to The fox & the girl to be shown as part of an exhibition taking place at The Masham 15th July to 19th August.
Works should be suitable for sharing with a family audience and can be in any 2D format, including visual art, photography and creative writing. Depending on the number of submissions works will either be shown on a screen or printed by us, therefore entries need to be sent in as a digital file/ photograph as a jpeg image between 1 and 5MB.
Entries should be emailed to [email protected] by 5th July with ‘Open Call’ in the subject header and with your name, a couple of lines about the work and how it responds to the theme.
We are open to a broad interpretation of the themes, which could include cultural heritage, identity, nature, urban spaces, Middlesbrough, heritage etc... for further information about the programme itself visit our website.
Free to enter.
Visitors will be able to vote for their favourite piece in the exhibition, with prizes for the winning entries.
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The latest Middlesbrough Historic Quarter newsletter is out now and it's jam packed with events taking place over the next few months.
There's Navigator North's current exhibition Walk the line, at The Masham and an opportunity to join a Photo Walk this Sunday, 1-3pm.
There's news of the full programme available for The fox & the girl as part of Middlesbrough's Hi! Street Fest event, with workshops, an exhibition, open call and a Playful Picnic all leading up to the big event and parade on Saturday 29th July.
July events also include visits to key buildings in the Historic Quarter where you can find out more about what's being done to repair, renovate and bring building back to life.
Take a look and if you're not already, subscribe!
https://mailchi.mp/094804b5e92d/welcome-9119246?e=201da9d580
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Announcement!
The fox & the girl is an exciting creative programme of workshops, activities, exhibitions and events developed and delivered by Navigator North which will take place between June and August 2023, in Middlesbrough.
Visit our website to see further information as we release information about the first FREE workshops!
Full programme coming soon...
This programme has been commissioned as part of Historic England and Middlesbrough Council’s work with Emergency Exit Arts on Hi Street Fest – a landmark nationwide commission taking the form of street parties and carnival celebrations on six high streets across England in the summer of 2023. The carnival event takes place in Middlesbrough on Saturday 29th July.
For further information about Hi!Street Fest visit /whats-on/arts-museums-whats-on/hi-street-fest/
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Have you visited our latest exhibition at The Masham yet?
As part of 'Walk the line' we're offering an opportunity to be guided by Rachel Deakin in taking your own photos with your own camera (or phone) on Sunday 18th June, 1-3pm, outside in Middlesbrough's Historic Quarter.
Places are free but must be booked in advance by emailing [email protected]
The exhibition is open to the public Fridays and Saturdays 11am-4pm until Sat 1st July.
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📢 FREE zine alert!
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On Thursday 27th April we are holding the next part of our HSHAZ zine project for #YourPublicRealm.
Back in February we held a zine making workshop with artist, Sara Cooper where people came into The Masham to make a zine in response to the development of public space in the Historic Quarter. Between then and now we have pulled those contributions together and will be sharing that in The Masham as part of our Arts & Heritage Meet Ups programme running on Thursdays.
Join us from 11am when we'll be sharing those contributions and putting the final zine together. There will be an opportunity to build on this further and add your own contributions to the zine to take away on the day.
11am-4pm. Free. Refreshments provided. Everyone welcome
27 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1RL
If you want to find out more about the #YourPublicRealm project visit /developments/your-public-realm/
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Join us at The Masham every Thursday throughout April for our Arts & Heritage Meet Ups, 11am-4pm.
Pop in, grab a free hot drink and have a chat about what's happening in Middlesbrough.
Every Thursday throughout April, 11am-4pm.
Everyone welcome.
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Sneak peek ahead of the launch tomorrow at The Masham of the new and improved map we've developed with @morbidtheother for Middlesbrough's Historic Quarter and the HSHAZ.
Doors open at 11am with a guided walk with Morbid (pre-booking required through [email protected]) 11am-12.30pm, then 'Memory mapping' activity with Tim Burton-Martin 12.30-1.30pm.
Open until 2pm.
Call in, grab a map, go for a walk or stay and chat over a free hot drink.
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A few shots of the photography exhibition in various locations in Middlesbrough town centre from @picturinghighstreets featuring work by @bloomingyouthcollective and @_8rachel including the Historic Quarter and activities led by @navigatornorth at #TheMasham
Images include -
1. Photograph taken by Rachel Deakin of heritage walk organised by NavigatorNorth and led by @morbidtheother featuring Middlesbrough Winter Garden blue plaque on Dundas Mews. Image location - Cleveland Shopping Centre/Albert Road
2. Selection of images taken by Blooming Youth Collective. Image location - Hillstreet Shopping Centre/ Pineapple Black
3. Detail of selection of images taken by Blooming Youth Collective showing The Masham (top left). Image location - Hillstreet Shopping Centre/ Pineapple Black
Other locations include further down Albert Road towards Exchange Square.
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📢 Our next event in 3 weeks time at #TheMasham -
Historic Quarter Map Relaunch
Sunday 2nd April, 11am – 2pm
Map walk with local historian p.a. morbid, 11am-12.30pm -
Find out first-hand about four new locations recently added to the map from local historian p.a. morbid as part of a guided walk. Free to attend.
Book your place via email to [email protected]
Memory Map with Timothy Burton-Martin, 12.30 – 1.30pm - Explore various ways to illustrate a memory or facts about Middlesbrough Historic Quarter using techniques such as haiku or flash fiction to create a collective ‘Memory Map’. A fun, informal activity suitable for all ages.
Free to attend, drop in.
Refreshments provided.
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Photo credit Rachel Deakin @_8rachel
Middlesbrough Historic Quarter - FREE Project site visits
Tuesday 14th March. Visits available from 9.30am and 11am (approx 1hr 40mins per group visit)
Locations include 1 Albert Road (Bloom), 2-3 Exchange Place (former Kalinka)
These site visits, facilitated by SPACE Architects on behalf of Middlesbrough Council, will involve a chance to see, from on the scaffold, conservation and development work being part funded by High Street Heritage Action Zone grants.
Project Conservation Architects for two of the buildings from SPACE and Ainsworth Spark Associates, along with representatives from the contractors undertaking the works, will be on hand to describe not only the history of the buildings but the methods being used to repair the historic fabric. There will also be an explanation of the process such projects must go through.
The two buildings you will visit are made from different materials and are from different dates so a wide range of repair works are being undertaken. Works to various elements will be at different stages, allowing visitors to see how the fabric is prepared, how the works are undertaken, and how completed work looks up close rather than from on the ground.
Please note –
• A safety induction will be carried out as part of each site visit.
• Safety helmets and Hi-Viz jackets will be provided.
• Participants will be expected to wear their own robust, enclosed footwear.
• The visit will require participants to be able to climb narrow ladders onto scaffolds.
• Suitable for 16 years and over.
Visits will include free refreshments kindly provided by Commerce House in Exchange Square.
Places are FREE but must be booked in advance via Eventbrite links below.
9.30am start, Group 1, book here - /e/middlesbrough-historic-quarter-free-project-site-visits-tickets-566707205507
11am start, Group 2, book here - /e/middlesbrough-historic-quarter-free-project-site-visits-tickets-566754978397
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