The Collective

Preview: Friday 5th May

6pm – 8pm

Exhibition continues:

6th May – 3rd June

WORKPLACE GATESHEAD

The Old Post Office

19-21 West Street

Gateshead, NE8 1AD

Open Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 5pm and by appointment

http://www.the-collective.info/

http://www.workplacegallery.co.uk/

Workplace Gateshead is delighted to present the first public exhibition of selected works from The Founding Collective.

Started in 2002 in London by a group of art professionals and families interested in living with contemporary art The Collective is a growing

network of groups collecting, sharing and enjoying contemporary art in their homes or places of work. The combined collection of The

Founding Group now comprises over 60 original and limited edition works by emerging and established artists.

Selected by Workplace this exhibition includes works by:

Mel Brimfield, Jemima Brown, Fiona Banner, Libia Castro & Olafur Olafsson, Martin Creed, Tom Dale, Michael Dean, Tacita Dean, Peter Doig,

Bobby Dowler, Tracey Emin, Erica Eyres, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Ceal Floyer, Matthew Higgs, Gareth Jones, Alex Katz, Scott King, Jochen Klein,

Edwin Li, Hilary Lloyd, Paul McCarthy, Paul Noble, Chris Ofili, Peter Pommerer, James Pyman, Frances Richardson, Giorgio Sadotti, Jane Simpson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Piotr Uklanski, Mark Wallinger, Bedwyr Williams, and Elizabeth Wright.

Free public event: Friday 5th May, 5pm - 6pm, all welcome

Founding members of The Collective will give an informal introduction to the history of the group, how it works, how it expanded and plans for the future. This will be followed by an open discussion chaired by WORKPLACE directors Paul Moss and Miles Thurlow focusing on the importance of collecting contemporary art, how to make a start regardless of budget, and the challenges and opportunities for new collectors in the North of England.