Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) is a contemporary art
gallery
which is based in Sunderland, England
. The gallery focuses on producing exhibitions of new work by emerging and established international artists. The main gallery is a 35 x 17m space which is regularly configured for each exhibition, often breaking the large space up into a suite of rooms. The exhibitions range from photography and painting, to gallery size installations. Prior to the opening of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
in Gateshead
, NGCA was the largest venue dedicated to contemporary art in North East England
.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
gallery
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
which is based in Sunderland, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The gallery focuses on producing exhibitions of new work by emerging and established international artists. The main gallery is a 35 x 17m space which is regularly configured for each exhibition, often breaking the large space up into a suite of rooms. The exhibitions range from photography and painting, to gallery size installations. Prior to the opening of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom...
in Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, NGCA was the largest venue dedicated to contemporary art in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
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