Lauren Godfrey, Pattern Potraits – Flags, Coal Drops Yard, 2020
Katie Schwab, courtesy of the artist
Foundation Press: Starting Lines, Baltic, 2026
Larry Achiampong, Sunday’s Best, 2016, installation view
An exhibition for Middlesbrough Art Week, curated by Art Licks' Director, Holly Willats
This exhibition champions DIY culture, playful methods of production and brave ambition. It invites you to consider different approaches to art making and shows that you can communicate big ideas with modest materials and gentle gestures.
The artworks intersect with music, fashion, dance, design and performance; opening up the possibilities of how art can be part of your life in ways you might not have considered before.
We hope this exhibition makes you smile; and that it could even be an exciting starting point for new ideas.
This project has been considered with young people in mind but hopes to capture the imagination of every age.
Lucy Joyce, Drawing Series for Electric Blue, 2019
Andy Holden, Love in the Misanthropocene, I am a Swift, Film Still, 2025
Location: 12 Captain Cook Square, TS1 5UB (Opposite Roxy Movies)
Dates: Thurs 24 Sept - Sat 3 Oct (closed Mon & Tue)
Event: Andy Holden performance, Weight of Imagination, Saturday 26 September, 2pm. Find out more.
Hours: Daily 10am-4pm (Sun 12-4pm)
Access: Step Free
Read more on the MAW website.