An exhibition, selected and organised by Hazel Nicholson and Susan Priestley, which encompassed historical and contemporary material including craft, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography and print. A number of works were made especially for the exhibition. A catalogue, with texts by Tony Knipe, Marc Chagall, George Speaight, Rosemary Hill and Laura Knight amongst others, was published by the Northern Centre for Contemporary Art. ISBN 0 904461 98 X

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Glossary

  • Contemporary

    Existing or coming into being at the same period; of today or of the present. The term that designates art being made today.

  • Craft

    The creation of handmade objects intended to be both useful and decorative.

  • Drawing

    The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.

  • Painting

    Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.

  • Sculpture

    A three-dimensional work of art. Such works may be carved, modelled, constructed, or cast. Sculptures can also be described as assemblage, in the round, relief, and made in a huge variety of media. Contemporary practice also includes live elements, as in Gilbert & George 'Living Sculpture' as well as broadcast work, radio or sound sculpture.