RCCAG
REDCAR CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
Image: Closer to Heaven by Miria Miria
DRAWING WORKSHOP
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DRAWING WORKSHOP 〰️
image by Suzuko Anai
An immersive all day drawing workshop for all levels. It offers a relaxed and encouraging space where you can fully engage with the process of drawing, receive guidance, and develop your skills.
Date: 22 May (Saturday)
Programme
10:30 -11:15 Session 1: Introduction to Texture and Shading
11:15 - 12:00 Session 2: Portrait - Shading and Face structure
12:00 - 12:30 Session 3: Landscape - Composition and Texture
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:30 Session 4: Free drawing with guidance
£55 including materials and tee/coffee. Lunch is not included
Redcar Contemporary Art Gallery (RCCAG) is an artist-led gallery that provides a dynamic space for dialogue around contemporary art.
It is located near the picturesque seafront in Redcar, North Yorkshire, and admission is free.
Founded in 2022, RCCAG strives to uncover and nurture the creative potential within Tees Valley through an inclusive and socially engaged approach. It offers a platform for artist-led projects and experimental practices, supporting both established UK and international artists alongside emerging talent. The gallery encourages public engagement with diverse art forms, including installation, participatory practice, and new media.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Take a look at what’s coming up, from workshops and talks to special events. There’s always something happening.
CURRENT EXHIBITION
Simulcast 3
Simulcast 3 is the third iteration of a group exhibition series originating in Sheffield in June 2025. Bringing together 26 studio-based artists across painting, drawing, expanded practice, and installation, the exhibition foregrounds diversity and the relationships between works.
6 May - 23 May
Opening event 9 May 2.30 - 5pm
ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Visit one of our Art in the attic workshops. We offer a wide range of art classes suiting everyone from beginners to experienced artists.
PAST EXHIBITION
PRESENT TENSE responds to current social and political concerns, reflecting on how collective, small actions can create moments of resistance, care, and change.
Downstairs: Troubling the Metaphors by Dr. Carol Sommer, an award winning artist from the 2025 Redcar Summer Exhibition
Upstairs Room 1: Stepping out What Held Me, I Held You Beautifully Once by Miria Miria, a People’s award winning artist from the 2025 Redcar Summer Exhibition
Upstairs Room 2: Power of the Powerless, an exhibition by female artists who are based in the Tees Valley and surrounding area.
18 April - 2 May
Preview 17 April 4.30 - 7.30pm
Image: The Diagonal of June 28, 2024
Always Seen BUT OVERLOOKED 2.0
Curated by C-DYER, this exhibition brings together 17 contemporary artists working across a range of media. The show invites visitors to explore diverse practices and perspectives, offering a space to notice, reflect, and engage with work that is often present but may go overlooked.
Showing 5-7 March 11am - 4pm
Closing Party 14 March 2pm till late
FROM SUMMER EXHIBITON 2025
NEW COLLECTIONS
Each piece is a 1 of 1, created by emerging and established artists supported by the gallery.
LATEST NEWS
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