Power and the Water: Connecting Pasts with Futures is an AHRC-funded project involving the Universities of Bristol, East Anglia and Nottingham. The project examines the nature of environmental connectivities since industrialization and how their legacies challenge us in the early 21st century. Early in April 2014, Angela met up with one of their researchers, Dr…
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You can’t miss the Dunston Coal Staithes. Iconic, massive and in need of tender loving care. The Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust has secured nearly £1 million worth of funding to bring it back as a visitor attraction. But exactly what should that be? Let your imagination run wild and post your ideas in the…
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There are a number of distinct communities in the area, each with their own concerns and who may view Dunston Staiths on different terms. They will, no doubt, have significantly different understandings of the term ‘sustainability’. Directly next to Dunston Staiths lies the Staiths South Bank Development. Its design emerged after the fashion designer, Wayne…
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As part of the Jetty Project, we wanted to move beyond a simple understanding of “communities” who are to be engaged with. There are many communities and they can all creatively offer different things to the project. Each community will have different understandings of what sustainability is and what the role of art is. Initially,…
Read MoreThe Dunston Staithes dominate the River Tyne in Gateshead. They used to lead coal trains out over the water to pour their loads into ships moored alongside. As a powerful reminder of our mining heritage they stand proud over the landscape. Dunston Staithes in Gateshead But since they were abandoned with the demise of the…
Read MoreA Grade II listed timber structure on the River Tyne is to be restored. The Dunston Staithes in Gateshead played a crucial role in the transport of millions of tons of coal. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded almost £420,000 to restore the landmark and open it up to the public for the first time….
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A major arts project is to focus on the urgent need to save a monument to Tyneside’s industrial past. The venture will seek to act as a catalyst for action over the listed Dunston Staithes on Gateshead’s riverfront, which is a scheduled monument but is on English Heritage’s At Risk register. The Staiths, thought to…
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Project Launch Party Please join us to celebrate the launch of a major new AHRC funded art-based research project – Jetty. Led by Newcastle University and in collaboration with the University of Manchester, Jetty will investigate how a practice-led fine art project can meaningfully contribute to the multi-faceted debate around sustainability.
Read MoreNewcastle and Manchester Universities have secured funding from the AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) for new collaborative research ustilising the iconic structure of Dunston Staiths on the river Tyne as its context. As an interdisciplinary project that connects the debates of fine art and urban design, Jetty Project investigates how a contemporary public artwork…
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