Â鶹´«Ã½ student creates unique art for Mercury Prize Published on: 15 October 2025 A Fine Art student has been commissioned to provide 12 pieces of artwork as part of this year’s Mercury Prize 2025. Miniature artworks Charlotte Brecken, a fourth year Fine Art student at Â鶹´«Ã½, has been given this unique opportunity as the prestigious music prize is hosted in the city, the first time in its history it has been held outside London. Charlotte who specialises in miniature artworks, has created versions of each album’s cover art on rail tickets which will be presented to the 12 shortlisted artists. The artworks have been used as part of the wider fringe events which have been taking place across the region, and across social media in the run up to the main event at the city’s Utilita Arena, Â鶹´«Ã½ on Thursday 16th October. Charlotte, who started running her own art business when she was studying for her GCSEs, is thrilled to be given this opportunity to showcase her artwork. “I can’t believe out of all the talented artists here in the Northeast that I have been chosen,” she said. “This is a dream come true for me, especially knowing that my artwork will ultimately be given to the individual artists whose albums have been shortlisted.” Charlotte has had previous artwork shown at the Royal Academy of Art, London; Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and other galleries and exhibitions around the North East. In the past she has used Tyne and Wear Metro tickets, shells, and stamps as the canvas for her artworks, and this time is no different. Her work is just as intricate on an unusual canvas. She added: “Each of the 12 pieces of art are in keeping with my miniature style and I can’t wait to see people’s reactions”. Charlotte Brecken's Mercury Prize artworks 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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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