A public setting
The Grainger Market exhibition placed Arabic calligraphy in one of Newcastle’s most recognisable public settings, meeting people in the rhythm of everyday city life.
Beyond the gallery
This kind of setting matters because it allows the work to be encountered by people who may not have gone looking for Arabic calligraphy or contemporary Islamic art.
Part of the Newcastle story
Together with library, university and ISOC activity, it forms part of Richard’s long Newcastle exhibition and community-arts story.