CONTAINER

Preview: Friday 6 February, 6-8pm

7 February – 7 March | Open Thursday-Saturday, 11-5pm

Slugtown, 44 Wretham Pl, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1XU

Jennifer Bailey, Charlie Hammond, Niall McCallum, Stuart Middleton, Ewan Murray, Renata Ottati, Aman Sandhu, Rhianna Turnbull, Matthew Arthur Williams. 

The title is borrowed from Ewan Murray’s painting of the same name. It refers to a motif shared across the works in the show, as well as the function of exhibition space itself. The artworks variously allude to entry and occupation of spaces, and the arrangement of objects within them – be those unusual, utopian or prosaic. They often refer to activities which run alongside or help maintain an art practice but are not always shared openly: family, a service industry job, commuting, living space, and travel.

The nine artists included in the show share a close relationship to Glasgow, either currently working there or having lived there for a large part of their lives. As such the notion of participation within a small art scene is also in question – the city as container.

The exhibition is part of a gallery exchange with Slugtown. Slugtown is a non-profit art gallery and CIC based in Newcastle upon Tyne working with artists to produce exhibitions and events, and running workshops to engage new audiences in contemporary art.

Vow, an exhibition organised by Slugtown, is currently open at 20 Albert Road (25/01-22/02/2026).

Image: Stuart Middleton, Next Door, 2025 (still), HD video with sound, 2’27”.