Omens - Making Futures takes its inspiration from the tradition of molybdomancy - a divining practice from ancient times involving melting metal over an open fire and pouring it into cold water and then interpreting the resulting form.
Omens - Making Futures is a participatory art project by artist Henna Asikainen. It is being produced in partnership with GemArts and Allenheads Contemporary Arts and is funded by Arts Council England and The Finnish Institute in London.
Gateshead Goes Local: Changing Perspectives
GemArts are working with women from BAME communities, from deprived areas of low income within Gatesehad CLLD area, who are unemployed or inactive to increase skills and confidence to give them a pathway back to training, volunteering, employement and/or enterprise.
Statement to denounce racism from the North East Culture Sector.
Here is a blog highlighting a brilliant collaboration between The Syrian Kings, rappers on GemArts East by North East youth music project and Aaron Hughes, BALTIC Artists Award winner 2019.