# Event Details - **Event Name**: Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 11:30 pm - **Event Description**: We warmly invite you to a Summer Preview Party to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions.About this EventSummer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh + Tish Murtha & Kuba RyniewiczSat 4 July | 17:30-23:30Free, booking essentialWe warmly invite you to a Summer Preview Party to celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions: Chitra Ganesh: Journey to the Great Below and Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz: Close to Home.17:30 Dhol performance on Baltic Square, presented in collaboration with GemArts18:00 Galleries open18:00 DJs (Leo Robin, Batesy, Burning Down The House), pizza & drinks in Baltic Riverside20:00 Galleries close23:30 Last orders in Baltic RiversideWith thanks to Full Circle BreweryThere is no charge to attend this event, and we encourage donation tickets. If you're unable to attend the event, we are unable to refund your donation. Booking is essential. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/e03d8980-7277-11f1-bf47-2b68e73a9c81-rimg-w1057-h740-dc2f2a2f-gmir.jpg Chitra Ganesh: Journey to the Great BelowLevel 4Baltic is proud to present the first major UK solo exhibition in a public institution of Chitra Ganesh. Informed by her studies in literature, semiotics, and contemporary social theory, Ganesh, who lives and works in Brooklyn, also draws from histories of surrealism, science fiction, anime, and South Asian visual culture including ancient statuary, popular Indian comics and graphic design.The exhibition will première a new large-scale animation titled Journey to the Great Below, inspired by what is widely considered to be the world’s oldest recorded myth, The Descent of Inanna into the Underworld, written c.1900 – 1600 BCE in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). The animation will be presented alongside newly commissioned sculptural works, a site-specific wall drawing, and a selection of recent paintings, prints, works on paper and mixed media works. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/e0a9dfe0-7277-11f1-bf47-2b68e73a9c81-rimg-w1200-h340-dc000000-gmir.png https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/e0f1e560-7277-11f1-bf47-2b68e73a9c81-rimg-w1200-h600-dcededed-gmir.png Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz: Close to HomeNorthumbria University Gallery, Level 3Born in South Shields in 1956, Tish Murtha returned to Newcastle from university to document life in her Elswick community, capturing the social impact of industrial decline with honesty, empathy, and urgency. Close to Home is a landmark exhibition that brings together for the first time four major series by the celebrated documentary photographer: Elswick Kids (1978), Elswick Revisited (1987 – 1991), Save Scotswood Works (1979) and Youth Unemployment (1981).A newly commissioned body of work by Newcastle-based artist Kuba Ryniewicz is presented alongside Tish Murtha’s photographs. Ryniewicz’s photographs extend the exhibition’s exploration of everyday life, community and place in the North East. While Murtha documents working-class life in Newcastle during the late twentieth century, Ryniewicz offers a contemporary perspective shaped by lockdown and the ongoing dynamics of friendship, intimacy and creative community.AccessibilityView information on getting to Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead and plan your visit by reading our visual story on what to expect when visiting us.You can view Baltic's access facilities before your visit. For access requests specific to the event, please email myexperience@balticmill.com to let us know about any requirements you have.View information on Getting to Baltic. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gateshead/summer-preview-party-chitra-ganesh-tish-murtha-and-kuba-ryniewicz/100001988384567768 - **Event Categories**: parties, exhibitions, entertainment, art, fine-arts, nonprofit, workshops, literary-art, kids, anime, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 6 hours - Location: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Gateshead - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art - **lat**: 54.9691659 - **long**: -1.5983203000000685 - **full address**: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/521d46ebea8fd5d380e3afeb60a77bd9db3d77be1de4bf433efc0b5d857ced6a-rimg-w1100-h770-dc2f2a2e-gmir.jpg?v=1778232247 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz being held? - **A:** Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz takes place on Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 11:30 pm at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz? - **A:** Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz is organized by Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Summer Preview Party: Chitra Ganesh / Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Gateshead, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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