On Now! 🐟 "Harvest from the Deep" is a decade-long photography project by Pete Robinson, about the North Shields’ fishing industry. The exhibition also features images from Nick Hedges’ "Fishing Industry", connecting past and present. 🐟 🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/zj898ph7

🎬 Join us as "In Fading Light" (1989) screens at Watershed Bristol on 25 July as part of "Against the Grain: 1980s British Cinema" at Cinema Rediscovered. 🔗 More info and how to get tickets: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/cinem…

Do you have memories of working in coal mining or protesting pit closures? We are hosting a personal histories session to expand our archive of mining life, and collect lived experiences to contextualise the AmberSide Collection. National Coal Mining Museum 🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/yzc9787h

You're Invited 🎉 We're opening our doors for an exciting Bank Holiday weekend, packed with powerful photography, documentary films, live conversations, workshops and a chance to support our future. 🥳 We're excited to see you there! 🔗 For more info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/event…

Join us at Side Cinema on 22nd August at 6pm for a "Future of Photography Forum" to talk about photography in our region. Hosted with Photo Connect, we're talking: What’s working? What’s missing? And what's needed? 📸 🔗 Register your attendance: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/event…

Over the past year, we’ve been working on a major project "Transforming Amber: Building a Resilient Future" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, now we’re ready to share what comes next. 🔗 For more info and to sign up to our Q&A event visit: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/event…

Boats, beaches, coalfields, even care-home clowns. 📸 Newcastle documentarian Hazel Plater finds resilience and identity wherever she points her lens. Peek behind the scenes of some of her latest project in our new blog post: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/myside-ha…

🎉 Opening Soon: MySide 🎉 A new short exhibition at Side Gallery featuring work from our local and international community. 🔗 More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/exhib…

Deadline alert ⏰ Entries for the RPS Documentary Photography Awards (DPA) close 1 Sept! Winning projects tour the UK, get RPS support, publication, and talk opportunities. Details & entry: rps.org/groups/documen… 📸 Gerard Saitner - supplied courtesy of the RPS

📷 "OurSide: A Documentary Toolkit" 22nd-25th August at Side Explore life in the UK through powerful images from the AmberSide collection and help shape a new community storytelling resource. 🗓 Curatorial tour: Saturday 23rd August at 4pm 🔗 Info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/exhib…

Amber’s In Fading Light drops anchor at Tyneside Cinema with Cinema Rediscovered 🎥 Join us for - fishing boats, family stories and 80s North Shields. 18 Aug – 15:30 | 19 Aug – 16:00 | 20 Aug – 13:30 🎟️ sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/cinem…

🎉 Opening Soon: MySide 🎉 A new short exhibition at Side Gallery featuring work from our local and international community. 🔗 More info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/exhib…

Read our latest MySide interview with photographer Phyllis Christopher on Body in Peril, her new analogue project exploring ageing, illness and transition in queer life. 🔗 sidegallery.co.uk/blog/myside-ph… 📷 Mia, Gosforth, from Body In Peril series, 2025 © Phyllis Christopher

Two Always Listening zines just landed in the Side Shop 🎉 Celebrating women in art and photography 💥 Issue 1: Sarah Maple on art, faith and motherhood Issue 2: Anna Fox on four decades of photography and exploring alternative art schools Grab yours → shop.amber-online.com

Sadly we have reached capacity for our "Future of Photography Forum" - but we still want to hear from you! Email [email protected] / [email protected] & have your voice heard about what's needed in our region! 📣 🔗 tinyurl.com/ms3cvp7s.

📷 "OurSide: A Documentary Toolkit" 22nd-25th August at Side Explore life in the UK through powerful images from the AmberSide collection and help shape a new community storytelling resource. 🗓 Curatorial tour: Saturday 23rd August at 4pm 🔗 Info: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/exhib…

It all kicks off tomorrow 👀 Join us this Bank Holiday at Side Gallery for a weekend of photography, film, talks, workshops and more. Events include: 📷 Exhibitions 🗣️ Q&As and portfolio reviews 🖼 Print sale Don’t miss it. 🔗 sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/event…

👀 Sneak peek at Side Projects: Weekend Plans — Bank Holiday Weekend, 22–25 Aug. Exhibitions, films, talks & more. Dive in this weekend. 🔗sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/event…

Come meet our Creative Director and view our current displays on our curator tour 🎉 We'll be talking iconic projects, and give you a quick BTS look at how curatorial projects come together. Questions welcome! See you at 4pm today (23rd August) at Side Gallery reception.

Free drop-in screenings at Side Cinema this weekend! 🗓️ 24 Aug at 15:30 – three classic Amber Films: 6 to Midnight, Launch & Quayside 🗓️ 25 Aug at 13:30 – feature doc The Pursuit of Happiness, celebrating Murray Martin & community life More details: sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/cinem…