A devastating fire on 8th June 2023 to Henderson Hall, an iconic grade 2 listed building, a former Newcastle University halls of residence accommodating many students including Rowan Atkinson & Bryan Ferry. There is an uncertain future to what will happen to the remainder of the building but hopefully something positive will rise from the ashes.

It is ironic to think that one of the two youths who committed the arson has passed his GCSEs and is studying at college. An ironic link to the history of the building!

A new bestiary and herbarium for at risk species by artists from Northern Print.

“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to support visits, new printmaking and school’s programme for this project.

Northern Print artists bring together traditional printmaking and the natural world with a series of new prints highlighting the diversity of species that are categorised as ‘at risk’.

The ‘endless forms’ include marine life; plants; birds; insects and mammals with many familiar and much-loved species as well as less known and intriguing creatures that have captured the imagination and hearts of Northern Print’s artists.

This exhibition of 45 new prints has been made following a series of visits to our region’s natural history collections and habitats and represents the tiniest tip of the iceberg of our natural world under threat.

The artwork includes a range of approaches and printmaking processes – including heritage craft skills also deemed at risk including letterpress and mould-made papers