From submission to exhibition: Artist Liberty Hodes shares their experience of the North East Open Call 2023, as we embark on Middlesbrough Art Week 2024.

What happens when you organise an art festival but don't have your central exhibition space? Well, you decide to grow one!

We have been growing an exhibition! Come along and discover what has been ‘growing on’ in the creative hub and take part in activities inspired by the themes and artists of this year’s MAW.

Hello. I’m Saeborg. I am so grateful to have this chance to present my work to this year’s Middlesbrough Art Week. As an artist I produce my own latex outfits, developing performances in which I myself wear them >

Derived from observations made in transit, these motion-blurred vistas are digital manipulations of historically significant 19th Century oil landscapes, captured as if moving at high velocity through these idyllic rural environments >

Tish celebrates the vision and profound humanism of the artist Tish Murtha, a photographer whose powerful imagery captured the essence of working-class communities >

Industrial Coast will present one show as part of MAW. Its Thursday 5 October, at the Auxiliary, and will feature A Man Called Adam & very special guest the Andrea Parker >

That’s the wonderful thing about art, it is the touch paper for conversations between creator and audience, it allows us to observe each others world and reflect on our own human condition >

The Hometown project is a social document of people who view Middlesbrough as their hometown.

The equipment list includes for example, a projector, 4 TV screens, 8 speakers, a custom plinth and some sandwiches >

Introduced by Sue Loughlin. Mini MAW is dedicated to young audiences visiting Middlesbrough Art Week. We have lots of free activities >

Judging the North East Open Call by new curator Penelope Payne. Earlier this year the team at Middlesbrough Art Week, the new extended version of Middlesbrough Art Weekender >

On Thursday 6th July Spaghetti Factory and System Gallery will launch ‘Now That’s What I Call Art.’ In the main gallery here at The Auxiliary. This is not an ‘open call', it’s an ‘open invitation' >

7XSEVEN is a series of one night exhibition openings happening across a jam-packed week in late June, early July. With summer in full swing, we’ve built a lovely garden gallery pod >

We are excited to announce that this year, the Middlesbrough Art Weekender is turning into Middlesbrough Art Week. Work selected this year focuses on work that asks us to notice >

The awards are a unique opportunity for two graduating artists to undertake a period residency period where they can reflect, take risks, create networks, receive support and mentorship >