A collaboration between English Heritage and Northumbria University’s School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries and Department of Architecture and Built Environment will see a new exhibition launched at an historic Northumberland priory.
English Heritage’s Brinkburn Priory and Manor House will play host to an exhibition entitled Material and Memory from the 4 July featuring around 20 creators from Northumbria University. The exhibition will include works in mixed media, from etchings to textile prints, a monk floor lamp in oak and paper, a candleholder and a ‘dissolution’ board game all taking inspiration from the sparse interior of the 19th century manor house at Brinkburn, which stands next to the beautifully restored Priory Church. Talent includes Phil Luscombe, Jonny Hayes, Lesley-Anne Pace and Ben Couture amongst others.
Frances McIntosh, Curator at English Heritage, said:
“Brinkburn Priory Manor House is like a blank canvas and exhibitions like this are a great way to use the space and allow visitors to think more deeply about the complicated layers of the building they can see. We are delighted to be working with so much talent and look forward to opening to our visitors.”
Anthony Forsyth, Assistant Professor at Northumbria University’s School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries, said:
“As designers, sites like Brinkburn are rich in inspiration; design is often concerned with the future but engaging with the past offers alternative perspectives. The works created are inspired by the site, its stories and the fabric of the buildings and each creator has found their own interpretation linked to their practice-based research. In turn, we hope that visitors will engage in aspects of the site and its history prompted by the exhibition.”
The exhibition is the latest collaboration between English Heritage and Northumbria University in recent years and follows projects centred around historic sites including Chesters Roman Fort and Museum, and Aydon Castle, also in Northumberland.
Material and Memory runs from the 4 July to the 3 November 2024. For more information search up English Heritage Brinkburn Priory