January Super Sale

Preview Friday 30th January 6 - 9pm
Saturday 31st January & Sunday 1st February 12 - 5pm

FREE ENTRY + BIRTHDAY CAKE

It’s almost the start of a whole New Year and 2015 will be a very special one for us as we'll be marking 10 years since Mushroom Works began supporting some of the North East’s best artists and designers.

To celebrate, we'll be having a Super Sale at the end of the month that see’s huge discounts on prices of some truly fantastic art and design.

This Super Sale weekend is a great opportunity to grab a real bargain on a wide selection of work with paintings, illustrations, furniture, pottery, jewellery, drawings, textiles and other handmade items all reduced by up to 70%!!.

As it's our birthday, we'll be having a little party at our preview night so come and have a drink and a piece of birthday cake with us to celebrate.

If you're someone who loves fantastic art and design or you’re simply someone who can’t resist an outstanding bargain, then this January Super Sale is a chance to buy something unique at an unbelievable price that you won’t find anywhere else.

Mushroom Works @ Ouseburn Open Studios 2014

Preview: Friday, 28th November, 6 – 8pm
Open Studios: Saturday, 29th & Sunday, 30th November, 10am – 5pm

FREE admission + FREE shuttle bus

Late November sees one of the highlights in the cultural calendar as open our studios and give visitors a unique chance to meet with artists and designers over the Ouseburn Open Studios weekend. We've painters, furniture-makers, potters, illustrators, jewellers, textile artists, product designers and many other creative people here for you to meet.

Mushroom Works will be showcasing our much anticipated exhibition of 20 x 20 original artworks. Always a firm favourite, our 20 x 20 exhibition will have quality original artwork measuring 20cm x 20cm for sale at an unbelievable price of £20!!!

If you're a regular visitor to our 20 x 20 showcase, you'll get here early on the Friday night to make sure you grab any 20 x 20's to add to your collection or give as gifts.  As ever, the artists and designers will be here to chat to over a glass of wine and tell you what else they've been up to. Get here early as there's usually an enthusiastic queue of eager 20 x 20 aficionados waiting for us to open the doors at 6pm!

The Ouseburn Open Studios weekend is a great chance to come and explore our building, meet with the artists and designer-makers in their work spaces and find out what really goes on here. Our gallery will be have even more affordable work to browse and buy just in time for Christmas.



If you're looking to create your own Christmas decoration or gift for the tree? Then book your place on Muddy Fingers Pottery raku workshop and make something special for the festive season.
http://www.mushroomworks.com/whatson/2014/09/raku-christmas-decoration-workshops

So come along to the Mushroom Works and roam the building, meet our artists, get hands on and buy work you won't find anywhere else. When you've done all that, sit down with a cup of tea and a slice of homemade cake or grab a colouring pencil and fill in one of our children's fun packs. There's plenty to do regardless of age.

Make It in the Ouseburn

Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September
10am – 5pm
FREE ENTRY

This September see's the 20th anniversary of Heritage Open Days and to celebrate we’ll be opening the doors and taking visitors on a 200 year journey of our building. As we're stuffed to the rafters with creativity, we’ll be running a selection of heritage skills workshops for people to pre-book onto. Choose from one or more with silver clay jewellery, stone carving, tool sharpening, crochet, mug and teapot making and wood carving all on offer.

There’ll be plenty to see and do over the whole weekend with an exhibition of tenant's work, heritage skills workshops, demonstrations, a talk and tour and an opportunity to meet and buy or commission work direct from the artists and designers. Once you’re here, grab a bite to eat and a drink from the region’s best food and drinks producers.

Please pre-book onto heritage skills workshops as places are limited. The talk and tour (12 - 1pm) is limited to a max of 25 people.

Go to www.mushroomworks.com/whatson to pre-book onto any of the heritage skills workshops.