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Pick up a copy from one of the places in Newcastle Upon Tyne below:
Alvinos, Biscuit factory, The Butterfly cabinet (nee. Belle n herbs!), The Cluny, Heaton Perk, Newcastle University, Northern Stage, Scrumpy Willow and the Singing Kettle cafe, Settledown cafe, Seven stories, Tyne bar, The Sage, Tyneside Cinema
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A massive thank you to all of our sponsors who generously provided raffle prizes for our magazine launch party:
- Aspers Casino
- Boulevard
- Electrik Sheep
- Empire Cinema
- Loreal
- Nick Pride & The Pimptones
- Magculture
- My Staff Deals
- Monkseaton Chiropractor Clinic
- Northern Stage
- Segway Safari
- Stack Magazines
48hrmag Uncovered! Watch Nathan Buck’s brilliant video to see how we turned it around!
Aileen Kelly of BALTIC teen panel, Blah Blah Blah, treats us to a spot of performance art. Film by Matthew Philip Smith.
A chat with Turner Prize nominee, and former Northumbria student, Hilary Lloyd. Interview by Amy Bolton & Maria Loupa; filmed by Matthew Philip Smith.
What is “Art is:”? Turnaround reporter Callum McGlade explains the “Art is:” feature in the magazine. Filmed and edited by the talented Matthew Philip Smith.
The site of the Baltic Flour Mill was derelict for 40 years before work on began in 1930. Tragically, three men died during construction when a gust of wind blew down shuttering. The building was eventually opened in 1950, after being delayed by the Second World War.
Wheat came from all over the world, with Canadian known as providing the highest quality. Working conditions in the mill were good, with the management realising the importance of the social life of workers. Trips away, sports teams, picnics, office parties, dinners and many award ceremonies mean that most workers looked back on their time in the mill with fondness. The company even provided homes for some of their workers due to a housing shortage in the 1950s.
Disaster struck the mill in 1976, when a huge blaze caused £500,000 worth of damage, stopping all production for safety reasons. In the years after the fire falling sales caused redundancies and the mill finally closed in 1982. The silo, now home to the art museum, stayed open until 1984 to hold part of the EEC grain mountain. Then in the 1990s it was announced the buildingwould be reopened as an international arts centre. Since 2002, when work was finished, the centre has hosted nearly 200 artists from 24 countries.
For more info on the transformation to a contemporary art centre, visit Baltic website.
Photo courtesy of J. Rank - building at this time used by Rank Ltd
It’s #48hrmag weekend, but before we kick-off proceedings, I’d like to thank some of the people who’ve made it possible.
As the project is completely self-funded, it was touch-and-go whether we’d get it off the ground until our sponsors came on board this week. Huge thanks to Newcastle University, Newcastle Science City, Waitrose, Pan Haggerty, North P&I, Carruthers & Kent, Little Angels, Newspaper Club, Newcastle Arts Centre, Tweed and Country Clothing, Sharpe Recruitment, Simply Segway, Jury’s Inn, Victory Tea, and Newcastle University’s alumni-sponsored Student Initiatives Fund for their support.
Thanks also to our host, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, and – most importantly – our army of contributors, whose eyes of the tiger make Rocky Balboa look like Teddy Ruxpin.
Now let’s make a magazine.
Image credit with thanks: Jen Collins.
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