North Shields Textile Capriccio Map

Join artist Gaynor Devaney to help create this special textile map of North Shields, a legacy of the town’s 800th anniversary year.

The capriccio map, rather than a geographic representation of the town and its fish quay, will illustrate a sense of the place, its landmarks and its people

It will be based on a paper capriccio map of North Shields that Gaynor created during 2023 with local community groups.

She will be present at the North Shields 800 Community Day at the Linskill Centre on Saturday 28 June from 10am to 4pm to talk to people about the project and to collect their stories and memories of the town to influence the design and content of the map.

A series of free workshops will then follow over the summer at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre when there will be further opportunities to share stories and memories and to take part in the creation of the artwork through drawing, painting and stitching. This will involve a range of techniques including Batik, collage and applique.

Gaynor, an experienced textile artist, who has led many community projects said: “The workshops are open to anyone with an interest in this project. I look forward to hearing their stories and thoughts about what they feel should be included as well as working with them on creative activities to enrich the map and to reflect the town’s past present and future.”

The dates for the workshops at the Old Low Light Heritage Centre, all taking place between 1pm-3pm, are as follows:

Friday 4 July

Friday 11 July

Monday 4 August

Monday 11 August

Monday 18 August

Monday 8 September

Monday 15 September

(Children aged 8 and over are welcome at the workshops but need to be accompanied by an adult.)