Find Art In The North

A large-scale mural bursting with energy, depicting Roker Lighthouse.

Possible parametric art outside Hartlepool College of Further Education.

A huge metal spider artwork on the side of a house in North Shields.

A vibrant mural painted on a gable-end wall, paying tribute to the history of Chester le Street.

A large Corten Steel artwork of lovers' hands entwined, by Ray Lonsdale.

A sculpture in Hartlepool paying tribute to Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

Collection of four sculptures on Durham University’s South Road campus, each celebrating history, science, and art.

A colossal costard of a Miner made of Corten Steel by Ray Lonsdale, located in Seaham.

Large heritage mural in Horden, County Durham, by Durham Spray Paints, depicting a miner holding a safety lamp to mark 125 years of mining in the village.

A sculpture by artist, Christine Hill, erected in 1991 as 'a reminder that the rhino, one of the world's great animals, is threatened with extinction by the greed of mankind'.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

A life saving barometer swallowed up in the body of a monument to the fishermen of Dunbar.

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

Memorial and artwork unveiled in 2019 to commemorate the contribution of RAF Carnaby during World War II.

The UK's first, permanent offshore sculpture by Sean Henry

A steel sculpture made from hundreds of interwoven leaves honouring 81 residents of Prestonpans who were executed for witchcraft.

Three art installations based on international pilgrims and journeys.

A sculpture dedicated to the Dalry Covenanter's in St John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries & Galloway.

A diatom scupture by Andrew McKeown in Saltburn. Art with a bit of marine biology!

No murder of Corvids, but a navigational aid for ships.

A bronze cast statue of the remarkable war-time bear who lived and travelled with Polish soldiers, and ended his days living in the Scottish Border town of Duns, before retiring to Edinburgh Zoo.

Lifesize wire sculpture of an adventurous lady who was the first female skipper of a fishing boat up north.

A six foot stone hat tip to the efforts and energies of the women who kept the herring industry afloat in Dunbar.

A scrap metal statue of Henry Pease - Saltburn’s founding father.

A sculpture by Nigel Boonham to commemorate the bold boys of West Auckland, a team made up of coal miners, who won the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy competition in Turin in 1909.

Twice life size figures by Ray Lonsdale depicting workers involved in the Wearside industries.

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Twice life size Corten Steel figures by Ray Lonsdale along the River Wear.

A 300m artwork celebrating the link between birds and literature.

Public art of a brick boat which was created by locals and is also a lovely rockery.

Sculptural chairs that are part of the Kielder Art Trail.

A sculptural shelter that forms part of the Kielder Art Trail.

A symbolic replica of a bell from the tower of Brinkburn Priory which reflects the history and heritage of the monks at the monastery.

A sculpture sitting on the gable end of a house in Selkirk commemorating the history and heritage of the shoemaking industry in this small Scottish town.

Metal art exhibit depicting wind and an equatorial sundial on East Shore in Seaham.

A contemporary maze near Kielder Castle.

The Teaching is a sculpture in limestone by David Edwick, reflecting the link between learning and the local children of Ponteland, sitting on the site of the original Coates Endowed School.

Lifesize statue of a female welder from the World War II era by Dr Ron Lawson on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland.

An artwork by Colin Wilbourn that forms part of the Art and Architecture Trail at Kielder Water.

Artwork by James Turrell on a rocky outcrop on the edge of Kielder Forest.

A tribute to the incandescent lightbulb invented by Sir Joseph Swan on Swan House Roundabout.

A concrete crocodile on the banks of the River Wear in Washington, built as part of the new housing estate.

Giant wooden head looking out over Kielder Reservoir.

A sculpture by Anna Gillespie reflecting the maritime heritage of Heysham, Lancashire.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

17 street murals around Spennymoor and a case of ‘there is more to these than meets the eye’.

Artwork by Andy Goldsworthy in the heart of the Forest of Bowland.

A beautiful blue bronze statue of an oversized tern by Geoffrey Dashwood, resting by the sea in North Berwick.

Eight wooden sculptures inspired by Easter Island’s Moai heads in Scarborough.

An art gallery located in the former Christ Church in Hartlepool.

A towering stone cross commemorating the life of The Venerable Bede, on Roker seafront.

Five silvery steel girders piercing the promontory at St Peter's in Sunderland and growing into the form of a cormorant taking to the sky.

A gas-fired beacon installed for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.

Two gigantic sculptures of Clydesdale horse heads paying tribute to Scotland’s heavy horse heritage.

A huge miner’s helmet and cap lamp hung on a peg rack created by Father and son Ray and Sam Lonsdale in homage to the area's mining heritage.

Seven stainless steel collier brigs, setting sail in the remains of an old dry dock by the river in South Shields.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

A driftwood sculpture of a boat situated on the banks of the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

A sculpture of a Monkey based on a local legend.

Attractive murals back to back on a brick wall in a former cemetery now a small park in Durham.

A sculpture dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Montagu View Pit Disaster.

A large-scale Miners Lamp to honour the Bowburn Colliery and the wider Durham coalfields.

A site specific art installation designed by sculptor William Pye for Seaham Hall.

An urban gallery displaying the work of 12 artists based on the history of the area.

A model of the Grey Heron that frequents the area.

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

Individual artwork creations, on opposite sides of the main road in Ushaw Moor.

The Kelpie maquettes in Ardrishaig, at three meters tall are the 1/10 scale prototypes for the real McCoy Kelpies by Andy Scott stabled in Falkirk.

A series of murals mounted on the walls of an old air raid shelter just underneath the Black Gate depicting familiar scenes from the city’s history.

A sculpture at the source of the River Rede of a feral Northumberland goat, living its leaping life just above the peeping eye of Catcleugh Reservoir.

An art/science installation involving audience participation and sunshine.

When art meets mathematics you get a geometric granite sculpture.

Impressive 10m high sculpture on the bank of Black Loch.

Carved statues in distress near the Bill Bryson Library in Durham University.

An abundance of art in a striking eco friendly/ green building.

Located on the site of an ancient village cross at Longhoughton, it was on the route of the pilgrimage from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham.

A heart filled horseshoe horse, surveying the summer sunshine and the gentle tilts and curves of the upland Buteland view near Bellingham.

Four totem poles which are part of a flood defence scheme.

Mural of the Fair Slayer By Smug.

A magnificent stone structure resembling a royal crown to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

A stunning mural depicting the release of a yellow canary which references the area's mining days and has significance for the future.

A subtle stone sculpture hidden in a dry stone wall in the middle of the Galloway Forest Park.

A little hidden den in the dunes near Amble made of driftwood and containing shells and fun messages.

A stone artwork by John Maine that forms part of the Kielder Forest Art and Architecture Trail.

A giant trowel next to the North Seaton Community Centre in Ashington.

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

A Toposcope commemorating an important naval battle during the American Revolutionary Wars.

A piece of public art providing seating, shelter and a belta view over North Tyne Valley.

A cool rural wicker man, keeping an eye on any bad lads on the border of Northumberland and Durham.

A mural of miners on the side of The Volunteer Pub in the St Johns area of Seaham.

Model village near Bridlington featuring local landmarks.

An abstract sculpture by Eilis O'Connell of a conical, polished stainless-steel sculpture.

An attractive folly of several styles making a pleasant sitting arrangement along the River Tyne.

Artwork on a call of angel wings, balloons and an umbrella, set up ready for a selfie.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

Steel artwork by Richard Farrington on the Cleveland Way walking trail.

Bronze statue close to the River Tyne, depicting the history of South Shields.

Yes, a 20 foot high desk lamp in green that was part of the Lumiere festival.

A mural depicting history and noteworthy people and places of Newcastle Upon Tyne.