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AMMAR ALHAMIDI

Filmmaker and musician, Ammar Alhamidi participated in Artists Connecting in Transition, which connects artists based in Jordan, Turkey and the UK whose practice has been disrupted by forced migration.

Carlos Alvarez

We screened Carlos' film Human Rights, a short film shot in the Copenhagen metro station, at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

Maria Anastassiou

Maria Anastassiou is an artist filmmaker, originally from Cyprus and now based in London. She collaborated on Safari Here for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Henna Asikainen

Henna Asikainen has worked with D6 since 2017, including Forage, Delicate Shuttle, There is Beauty in this Journey and Future Pasts. She was a D6 Associate Artist from 2022 to 2023.

Cat auburn

Cat Auburn joined D6 for a research residency this May as part of our programme There is Beauty in this Journey. Her interdisciplinary art practice explores secondary or hidden narratives; investigating how culture is constructed, reinforced, and strategically employed. >>

sara baga

Sara Baga (PT) is an artist and filmmaker who took part in our international programme CONTESTED DESIRES.

Sharon Bailey

Sharon is a photographer and has been working with Silx Teen Bar and the Over 50's Forum in Blyth on Youth Work Revisited, exploring the youth clubs of Blyth from the 1930's to the present day. >>

Sarah Bayliss

We screened Sarah's work White at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

CHRISTIAN BERMUDEZ

Christian Bermudez joined D6 for a research residency in November 2011 to work on Ballast Hill, exploring drastic changes to the environmental landscape of Newcastle influenced by coal and shipping industries. >>

Akeelah Bertram

Akeelah Bertram
took part in our transnational project CONTESTED DESIRES and was a D6 Associate Artist from 2022 to 2022.

MOHAMMED BITAR

Mohammed Bitar is an audiovisual artist who took part in Artists Connecting in Transition, working in photography, film, music, and graphic design.

jane bizimana

Stockton-based artist Jane Bizimana's six month residency in 2022 was a chance to reconnect with her personal style and develop her practice in a new direction.

DEBORAH BOWERS, MAT FLEMING & HARRIET PLEWIS

Deborah Bower, Mat Fleming and Harriet Plewis were in residence at D6 in May 2013 to research abandoned spaces in Newcastle for their new collaborative film work. >>

VICTORIA BRADBURY, MARIALAURA GHIDINI, SUZY O’HARA & DOMINIC SMITH

Into Practice is a collective of UK-based artists, curators and researchers who support professional practice in the field of contemporary art and evolving technology. >>

Adam Butcher

We screened Adam's video work Bradley Manning had Secrets at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

anna carreras

Anna Carreras is a creative coder and digital artist who took part in our CONTESTED DESIRES programme.

ELE CARPENTER

Ele Carpenter joined D6 for a 3-week research residency in 2008 to work on Open Source Embroidery, based on the common characteristics of needlework crafts and open source computer programming. >>

Marcio Carvalho

Marcio Carvalho (is an artist and a contemporary art curator who worked with us on our CONTESTED DESIRES programme.

GORDON CHEUNG

Gordon Cheung presented The Four Horsemen in the Big M for On the Precipice, which was presented in Berwick-upon-Tweed during Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in 2013. >>

Dimitris Chimonas

Dimitris Chimonas (CY) is an artist and a theatre-maker and was a participant artist in our international project CONTESTED DESIRES.

alexANDRA CLOD

Alexandra Clod is a multimedia artist and psychologist who took part (Re)Grounding with D6 and IZOLYATSIA.

Christopher Coleman

Christopher Coleman joined Culture Lab and D6 for a joint residency in 2012 researching Scienmograph. He worked with RAL Space to harness scientific data, and designed objects that visualise real time data. >>

ALEXANDRA CROUWERS

Alexandra Crouwers produced The White Hide [III] for the Big M. The work featured in On the Precipice, which was presented in Berwick-upon-Tweed during Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in 2013. >>

MYriam Dalal

Myriam Dalal was one of the artists selected for Belonging - a virtual exhibition featuring 11 artists from an open call and showcased in Cyprus as part the ASSEMBLE programme with D6:EU.

Katie Davis

Katie joined Berwick Film and Media Festival and D6 for a joint residency in Berwick-upon-Tweed for 6 months, where she created new work for the 10th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival. >>

Brian Degger

Brian Degger joined D6 in 2008 for a research residency where he researched interspecies communication, and built devices that communicated with each other using light and movement. >>

JOSEPH DELAPPE

Joseph DeLappe joined D6 in 2007 for a research residency to develop a transformative web memorial to civilian casualties of the war in Iraq. >>

JUAN DelGado

Juan joined D6 in 2017 for a one-week research residency, which was followed by the development of a new artist film programme for Common Ground. >>

NISHA DUGGAL

Nisha works across media to explore expressions of freedom in the everyday. She has been artist in residence in 2009 and for Designs on Heritage in 2024.

Lindsay Duncanson

Lindsay is a photographer and has been working with Silx Teen Bar and the Over 50's Forum in Blyth on Youth Work Revisited, exploring the youth clubs of Blyth from the 1930's to the present day. >>

JORN EBNER

Jorn Ebner joined D6 for a 3-week research residency in January 2008 and we recently commissioned Jorn to create Bukuria Dhe - for Mural in 2018. >>

FanSHEN

Newcastle based artist collective FanSHEN, Rachel Briscoe and Dan Barnard, were in residence with us in 2017, considering how we can create spaces for groups who never come into contact and who hold opposing views to encounter each other. >>

Simon Farid

Simon Farid is a visual artist interested in the relationship between administrative identity and the body it represents. Simon collaborated on Playground for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Alia gargum

Alia Gargum was one of the artists selected for Belonging - a virtual exhibition featuring 11 artists from an open call and showcased in Cyprus as part the ASSEMBLE programme with D6:EU.

Lalya Gaye

Lalya Gaye is an artist, designer and engineer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK where she runs the collaborative digital media art practice Attaya Projects. Lalya collaborated on Oh My Home - Lost and Found for CORNERS of Europe. >>

SANCHAYAN GHOSH

D6 commissioned West Bengali Artist Sanchayan Ghosh, with support from UK-based artist Graham Robinson, to create Light of Darkness for Enlightenment, Durham City's festival of light in November 2008. >>

Andy Gracie

Andy works at the intersection of art and science, exploring the human drive to experiment and gather knowledge. Andy recently completed Micropalypse for Mural. >>

BARAA HADDAD

Photographer, cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, Baraa Haddad took part in the virtual exhibition Belonging and Artists Connecting in Transition (ACT).

LAURA HARRINGTON

Laura joined D6 in residence alongside Kaffe Matthews to develop 'Where are the Wild Ones?'>>

SCOTT HESSELS

Scott Hessels is an internationally recognised filmmaker and media artist who merges cinema with new technologies to create innovative media experiences. >>

Miha Horvat

Miha is trained in arts and science. Since 2000 he has been a part of artistic collective son:DA that explores the crossovers of art and various technologies. Miha collaborated on Playground for CORNERS of Europe. >>

G.H. HOVAGIMYAN

G.H. Hovagimyan was in residence with D6 and Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI) during April 2013 to develop a ‘natural interface’ tool. >>

Zuzana hruskova

Zuzana Hruskova is a Slovakian artist based in the North East. She joined D6 for a 3-week research residency in 2008. Zuzana has been creating short videos, films and reportages based on 'rare private moments' she encounters. >>

Saadia Hussain

Saadia is an visual artist, art activist, artistic director and art educator based in Stockholm. Saadia collaborated on Oh My Home - Lost and Found for CORNERS of Europe. >>

HAMZEH AL HUSSIEN

Hamzeh Al Hussien's residency with D6 is providing an opportunity to develop Penguin, an autobiographical show created with Curious Monkey Theatre.

Ben Jones

Artist and curator Ben Jones joined D6 for a 3-week research residency in 2008 to develop one of the Freee Art Collective's text and photographic works Don't Let the Media have the Monopoly on the Freedom of Speech. >>

Andy Jones

Andy is a documentary filmmaker based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Andy worked with us as part of Common Ground, training young people at the CHAT Trust in video production skills. >>

Stelios Kalinikou

Stelios Kallinikou (CY) took part in the CONTESTED DESIRES programme.

Dima Karout

Dima Karout is an art curator, creative director and socially engaged practitioner. She has taken part in a D6 research residency and was a D6 Associate Artist from 2022 to 2023.

HESCHAM KARSCHAN

Hescham Karschan is an artist working primarily in digital mediums, exploring the intersection between technology and human experiences. He took part in Artists Connecting in Transition.

GERMAINE KOH & GORDON HICKS

Germaine Koh and Gordon Hicks joined D6 in 2007 for a 3-week research residency working towards a new project involving controlling the position and movement of objects at a distance over the internet. >>

Lucyna Kolendo

Lucyna is a visual artist working in photography, sound and animation. Lucyna collaborated on [Voiceover] for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Oleksandra Lytvyn

Oleksandra Lytvyn was one of the artists selected for Belonging - a virtual exhibition featuring 11 artists from an open call and showcased in Cyprus as part the ASSEMBLE programme with D6:EU.

KAFFE MATTHEWS

Kaffe Matthews developed Where are the Wild Ones?, an immersive audio-visual opera, whose music is made from the sonification of Atlantic salmon data gathered from their migrating journeys up and down the river Tyne. >>

HANNAH MAYBANK

Hannah Maybank completed a six-month fellowship with D6 and Berwick Gymnasium Gallery in 2010/11, during which he developed a new body of work. >>

KLAUS MÄHRING

Klaus joined D6 to present The Nomadic Village in May 2012, where over 30 international artists took up residence in a rural location in County Durham. >>

JILLIAN MCDONALD

Jillian McDonald presented Valley of the Deer in the Big M for On the Precipice, which was presented in Berwick-upon-Tweed during Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in September 2013. >>

Lulu Macdonald

Lulu Macdonald is an artist who studied at The Slade School of Fine Art. She now lives and works in Hamburg where she recently completed a Masters degree in sculpture. Lulu recently created Blossoming Trees Bearing Incense, Unearthing His Roots for Mural. >>

Gianfranco Mirizzi

Gianfranco is an Italian visual artist living and working in Rijeka, Croatia. He collaborated on Playground for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Isabella Mongelli

Isabella is a performer and visual artist interested in simple actions inside complex thematic areas. Isabella collaborated on Safari Here for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Samantha Moore

We screened Samantha's work 'Doubled Up'at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

Bojan Mucko

Bojan is engaged with urban-anthropological issues, reviewing the disciplinary boundaries between contemporary art practices and cultural anthropology. Bojan collaborated on [Voiceover] for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Julie Myers

Julie Myers is an interdisciplinary artist working with photography, film, audio, drawing, installation and digital media and her work forms a response to people and place. Julie collaborated on [Voiceover] for CORNERS of Europe. >>

SATOKO NAGASHIMA

Satoko joined D6 for a research residency to create a new series of paintings and digital animations. >>

Jonas Nilsson

We screened Jonas' work The Loony Room at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

JENN E NORTON

Jenn E Norton presented Wee Requiem in the Big M for On the Precipice, which was presented in Berwick-upon-Tweed during Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in 2013. >>

Chris Oakley

We screened Chris' work Revisions at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

Eva Olsson

We screened Eva's work The Capsule at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

Ixone Ormaetxe

Ixone is a visual artist based in Bilbao. Ixone collaborated on Oh My Home - Lost and Found for CORNERS of Europe. >>

NANDITA PALCHOUDHURI

Nandita Palchoudhuri joined D6 for a research residency in 2008, and we commissioned her to create Calcutta Lights for Enlightenment in November 2008. >>

Piotr Piasta

Piotr Piasta gave a talk at D6 as part of his residency with Berwick Visual Arts and the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) at Newcastle University's in 2015. >>

Matt Pickering

Matt is a video installation artist who's work examines the complex intersections of autobiographical memory, account, fact and fiction. We recently commissioned Matt to create Lapse using Mural. >>

BEN POYNTER

During his research residency in July 2014, Ben Poytner researched and developed an intensive, 3D virtual reality indie game (Oculus Rift support) re-titled Story Generating Apparatus. >>

John Quinn

We screened John's work How to Skype call yourself in the future using your iPhone at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

MOHAMMED RABIEI

Mohamed Rabiei is one of the artists selected for Belonging - a new virtual exhibition that is part of Artists Connecting in Transition (ACT).

Kia Redman

Kia Redman (BB) is an artist and creative professional who took part in our international project CONTESTED DESIRES.

KATE RICH & KAYLE BRANDON

Kayle and Kate joined D6 in 2007 to 'wild-craft' their own cola from an on-line open source recipe, involving home lab experimentation and merging domestic and scientific techniques. >>

EMILY RICHARDSON

Emily Richardson presented Petrolia in the Big M for On the Precipice, which was presented in Berwick-upon-Tweed during Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival in September 2013. >>

Kelly Richardson

Renowned International media artist Kelly Richardson joined us in autumn 2012 to carry out a curatorial residency to research and curate On the Precipice, inspired by her own large-scale moving image artworks. >>

Mónica Rikić

Monica Rikic (ES) was one of the artists on our CONTESTED DESIRES programme.

Willie Robb

Willie Robb is a Scottish Photographer, video producer and artist blending autobiographical and documentary practices. We recently commissioned Willie to create European Ferries using Mural. >>

Zariq Rosita-Hanif

Zariq Rosita-Hanif took part in Artists Connecting in Transition and was one of the artists selected for Belonging - a virtual exhibition featuring 11 artists and showcased in Cyprus as part the ASSEMBLE programme with D6:EU.

MONICA ROSS

Monica Ross joined D6 in 2007 for a research residency and spent her time researching and developing a new video work in St. Lawrence Square, Byker, Newcastle. >>

sadia sikandar

Sadia Sikandar (PK) became our first Sanctuary and Culture Artist in Residence in Autumn 2020.

Nicola Singh

Nicola Singh is an artist who participated in our transnational project, CONTESTED DESIRES. Nicola was a D6 Associate Artist from 2022 to 2022.

DOMINIC SMITH

Dominic Smith (UK) has worked with us across several projects, including Corners of Europe and CONTESTED DESIRES. He was a D6 Associate Artist from 2020 to 2022.

SNEHA SOLANKI

Sneha Solanki is a northeast based artist who was in residence at D6 during March 2013 to research her new work Biotechnology Spell Machine. >>

Jen Southern

Through installations and walking projects, Jen Southern engages with the physical presence of local environments that are also entangled with distant communications. >>

Riccardo Spagnulo

Riccardo is a playwright and actor. He collaborated on Playground for CORNERS of Europe. >>

Daniel Spence

We screened Daniel's work Semilunal at the Göteborg Culture Festival 2012, Sweden in the Big M. >>

Degna Stone

Degna Stone (UK) worked with us on our Crafting Nations series, part of CONTESTED DESIRES and was a D6 Associate Artist from 2020 to 2022. >>