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ArTBALTIC 39 gALLErY OPENSWITH NEW ExHIBITIONA new nerve centre forcontemporary art in Newcastleswings its doors open to the publicthis month bringing with it a raft ofnew exhibitions. BALTIC 39 – aconversion of the former Ward’sprinting warehouse and Grade IIlisted building at 39 High BridgeStreet in the city centre will now behome to a vibrant community ofpractising artists.The new hub will welcome itsopening exhibition, Switch, to thespace and has been lovingly curatedby the Newcastle born sculptorPhyllida Barlow. The exhibitionexplores the processes an artist goesthrough during his or her creativeflux and will embrace practicesspanning performance, sculpture,photography, film-making andwriting. New visitors will beencouraged to share, test andunderstand the experimental andcomplex nature of an artists’ mind atwork, set to the backdrop of theregion’s buzzing cultural capitalbelow.The original building on HighBridge was created from a warehousebuilding built in 1905 and thestructure of the building has beenlargely preserved and designed toretain its proud industrial appearanceand atmosphere.BALTIC 39’s Switch exhibition willrun until Sunday 24th June.balticmill.com/39ThE ExhIbITIOnExplORES ThEpROCESSES AnARTIST GOESThROUGh DURInGThEIR CREATIvEFlUxFor more on the arts scene getintonewcastle.co.ukIf YOuCOuLDHOSTYOur OWNExHIBITION IN AmuSEum, WHAT WOuLDIT BE?I would have an exhibition ofphotographs taken inside myvery old house from the day itwas built up until the modernday. It would depict all of thepeople who have lived in it andwould show all the differentstages of life in there over itshistory and its different rooms.Hopefully it wouldn’t be just lotsof pictures of people eating theirdinners. I want drama.EmmA PYBuSTYNE & WEAr muSEumSDO THEPEOPLE OfNEWCASTLEPrEfEr TEA Or COffEE?Definitely coffee. Older peoplelike the traditional cup of teawhereas the younger generationwe get in here opt for acappuccino, espresso or a latte.WHAT’S THE mOSTOuTrAgEOuS SANDWICHYOu SErvE?We’ll make anything you want,even a banana sandwich. Markthe chef likes to push theMexican bean melt for ourvegetarian guests.jOYCE WEmYSSmANAgEr,BLAKES COffEE HOuSE9