https://www.boomcontemporary.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-20 https://www.boomcontemporary.com/aboutus daily 0.75 2024-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/1690399074612-GQC7IFAWQHRFFZ9KT8NO/image-asset.jpeg About Us - AURA Contemporary is a leading arts organization in the Northeast, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Our mission is to nurture artists and makers and help them to flourish. We connect artists with new audiences and avenues for growth. AURA Contemporary was founded in 2017 by curator/artist Rachel Sharp. To learn more about Rachel’s artistic practice, visit www.rachelsharp.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/1690399074612-GQC7IFAWQHRFFZ9KT8NO/image-asset.jpeg About Us - AURA Contemporary is a leading arts organization in the Northeast, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Our mission is to nurture artists and makers and help them to flourish. We connect artists with new audiences and avenues for growth. AURA Contemporary was founded in 2017 by curator/artist Rachel Sharp. To learn more about Rachel’s artistic practice, visit www.rachelsharp.com https://www.boomcontemporary.com/projects daily 0.75 2024-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/da469aa3-6a77-4c54-97da-2d52795513be/PaintingPixel_1+%281%29.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Painting the Pixel Gallery North Newcastle upon Tyne Painting the Pixel featured nine international painters whose work addresses the interplay between the digital screen and the handmade. Exhibiting artists: Andrea Champlin, Joy Garnett, Paul Goodfellow, Dan Hays, Rachel Lancaster, Cara Nahaul, Daksha Patel, Rachel Sharp, Jo Wilmot Image: Rachel Lancaster, Blanket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/6d59a6d0-d465-4434-a178-74df43ed8fc2/RachelSharp_WallNorth7.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Young Curator for Young Collectors The Wall North Contemporary Gallery Hexham Young Curator for Young Collectors aims to turn art enthusiasts into art collectors by connecting professional artists and young people who love art. Co-curators: Enrique Azocar, Florrie McNamara, Rachel Sharp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/8fe6a7d7-82f1-461b-af24-e762d729012b/Dan-Hays-Colorado-Snow-Effect-9.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Digital Sensation BALTIC 39 Newcastle upon Tyne Art and design have played a key role in the development of computer technology, but how has the rapid-fire digital world influenced the traditionally slow process of painting? This exhibition shows how contemporary painters are harnessing the creative potential of digital media. Part of a programme of British Science Festival events at BALTIC 39 organised by BALTIC Professor Christine Borland with postgraduate artists and researchers from Northumbria University plus international guests. Programme Text: Rachel Sharp (Curator) Image: Dan Hays, Colorado Snow Effect (9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/da7c7d11-a222-48d8-9c67-a6a6a5eac2dc/RedBalloonRachelLancaster.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Red in a Digital Light Colour Studio Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne This two part workshop for Fine Art students at Northumbria University began with a tour of Gallery North to see works by Dan Hays, Rachel Lancaster, Joy Garnett and others. Students explored how contemporary painters engage with mediated images. This was followed by a painting session in the Colour Studio. Students worked from images sourced online. Image: Rachel Lancaster, Red Baloon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/435a1056-d273-4073-ab0f-9e184176372c/cloud-event-2_Playford.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Northern Lights The Wall North Contemporary Gallery Hexham A group of 27 North East based artists hope to bring some colour and light to a challenging time, while supporting the invaluable work of the NHS. In this online exhibition of small works, artists raised over £2500 for NHS Charities Together. Co-curators: Enrique Azocar and Rachel Sharp. Image: Cloud Event 2, Lionel Playford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/da469aa3-6a77-4c54-97da-2d52795513be/PaintingPixel_1+%281%29.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Painting the Pixel Gallery North Newcastle upon Tyne Painting the Pixel featured nine international painters whose work addresses the interplay between the digital screen and the handmade. Exhibiting artists: Andrea Champlin, Joy Garnett, Paul Goodfellow, Dan Hays, Rachel Lancaster, Cara Nahaul, Daksha Patel, Rachel Sharp, Jo Wilmot Image: Rachel Lancaster, Blanket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/6d59a6d0-d465-4434-a178-74df43ed8fc2/RachelSharp_WallNorth7.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Young Curator for Young Collectors The Wall North Contemporary Gallery Hexham Young Curator for Young Collectors aims to turn art enthusiasts into art collectors by connecting professional artists and young people who love art. Co-curators: Enrique Azocar, Florrie McNamara, Rachel Sharp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/8fe6a7d7-82f1-461b-af24-e762d729012b/Dan-Hays-Colorado-Snow-Effect-9.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Digital Sensation BALTIC 39 Newcastle upon Tyne Art and design have played a key role in the development of computer technology, but how has the rapid-fire digital world influenced the traditionally slow process of painting? This exhibition shows how contemporary painters are harnessing the creative potential of digital media. Part of a programme of British Science Festival events at BALTIC 39 organised by BALTIC Professor Christine Borland with postgraduate artists and researchers from Northumbria University plus international guests. Programme Text: Rachel Sharp (Curator) Image: Dan Hays, Colorado Snow Effect (9) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ad5ba4ab7bdd7bd3c90c21/da7c7d11-a222-48d8-9c67-a6a6a5eac2dc/RedBalloonRachelLancaster.jpg Projects / Collaborations - Red in a Digital Light Colour Studio Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne This two part workshop for Fine Art students at Northumbria University began with a tour of Gallery North to see works by Dan Hays, Rachel Lancaster, Joy Garnett and others. Students explored how contemporary painters engage with mediated images. This was followed by a painting session in the Colour Studio. Students worked from images sourced online. 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