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Sticking together like Glue
Lauren Healey discusses Gallery Glue’s relationship to NAN.
NAN made things possible; we can’t stress how useful it’s been,” says Claire Rowlands, one of Gallery Glue’s artist-directors. I’m meeting Claire as well as other members of the artist group Steven Walker, Mark Pembery and Edwin Li for a coffee to discuss the gallery and project space which, until recently, occupied the front of a tattoo parlour in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Gallery Glue is one of several North East artist-led projects that have received funding via NAN’s Professional Development through Networking scheme. In this case, the support was in the form of mentoring, advice and research trips, aimed at helping them develop and run a programme of exhibitions, residencies and events. The initial catalyst for this project was the offer of an affordable space through a mutual friend. The group of recent graduates saw this as an opportunity to show not only their own work, but also that of many other artists based in the region. The flexible NAN bursary enabled them to have regular meetings with Terry Brien, of International 3, Manchester. Whilst they did not dampen the group’s enthusiasm and wealth of ideas, the sessions made them aware...
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