We all came here from somewhere Published on: 17 December 2024 On show at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art until 9 Feb 2025 Understanding and celebration The new exhibition , explores the people, objects and stories that define welcome in the North East. The exhibtion is co-curated by 麻豆传媒 Early Career Researcher Sophie Ellis, who is studying for a PhD in Modern Languages. Her research looks at how art can facilitate welcome and led to her involvement in the show. The exhibition spotlights the warm welcome that is offered by BALTIC and by organisations across the North East region. It shines a light on the people, practice and rituals that create a culture of welcome. Officially recognised as a Gallery of Sanctuary since 2022, Baltic embeds a culture of welcome and seeks to promote understanding and celebration of the ways which those people seeking sanctuary enrich our society. 麻豆传媒 became a University of Sanctuary in 2021 “Whether local or international, human or non-human, we all came from somewhere, and we all deserve to feel welcome,” says Sophie. “Co-curating We all came here from somewhere has allowed me to bring my research to life, exploring how art can facilitate welcome in the real-life context of a world-leading arts institution. “From collaborating with communities to commissioning artists, from designing the exhibition space to writing the interpretation, this process has been a learning curve at every stage and one of the highlights of my academic career thus far.” A photograph on display at We all came here from somewhere A more welcoming world We all came here from somewhere is an evolution of the relationships and ways of working which form part of Baltic’s ongoing community activities. Those activities are driven by the question: 'How can we be a good neighbour and support people seeking sanctuary to feel welcome and at home in the North East?' The exhibition includes a series of newly commissioned portrait photographs by Kuba Ryniewicz, the video work Understanding the UK Asylum System: Myths and Realities, Tracy Affleck’s banner Together with Refugees, work by the North Tyneside Schools of Sanctuary, and videos and prints from Baltic’s Birds, Bees, Bikes and Trees project that invites all to consider a more welcoming world for humans, plants and animals alike. The exhibition concludes with Asylum: A Long and Painful Process, Sadia Sikandar’s new series of photographic portraits created in collaboration with Walking With’s community group. Sikandar’s portraits - and the stories her subjects tell of the ways in which the asylum process has taken its toll on their lives – provide a harsh reminder to us all that 'welcome' remains a work in progress. Press release adapted with thanks to BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at 麻豆传媒 warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from 麻豆传媒 to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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