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| Newcastle and Gateshead have been chosen to host the Great Exhibition of the North, a huge exhibition showcasing art, design and innovation in the north of England. | Newcastle and Gateshead have been chosen to host the Great Exhibition of the North, a huge exhibition showcasing art, design and innovation in the north of England. |
| The £5m, two-month exhibition will be staged in the summer of 2018. Plans were first announced by the then chancellor, George Osborne, last November as part of his “northern powerhouse” initiative. | The £5m, two-month exhibition will be staged in the summer of 2018. Plans were first announced by the then chancellor, George Osborne, last November as part of his “northern powerhouse” initiative. |
| The Newcastle area was chosen from a shortlist of four – which included Sheffield, Bradford and Blackpool – to host the event, inspired by the 1851 Great Exhibition, which sought to showcase the best of technology and culture from Britain and its empire. | The Newcastle area was chosen from a shortlist of four – which included Sheffield, Bradford and Blackpool – to host the event, inspired by the 1851 Great Exhibition, which sought to showcase the best of technology and culture from Britain and its empire. |
| The government is contributing £5m towards the exhibition and a further £15m into a legacy fund, which will be open to cultural organisations across the north. | The government is contributing £5m towards the exhibition and a further £15m into a legacy fund, which will be open to cultural organisations across the north. |
| Announcing the winner, the culture secretary, Karen Bradley, said the exhibition would “showcase the dynamic arts, cultural and design scenes in the city and across the whole of the north”. | Announcing the winner, the culture secretary, Karen Bradley, said the exhibition would “showcase the dynamic arts, cultural and design scenes in the city and across the whole of the north”. |
| She said: “It’s so important that, regardless of where you’re from in the country, everyone is able to enjoy and access great culture. This cultural investment will bring enormous benefits to the region, including regeneration, increased tourism and cultural engagement.” | She said: “It’s so important that, regardless of where you’re from in the country, everyone is able to enjoy and access great culture. This cultural investment will bring enormous benefits to the region, including regeneration, increased tourism and cultural engagement.” |
| Newcastle and Gateshead’s bid said: “Inspired by the trailblazers of the north, the exhibition will have several cross-cutting themes for all to respond to, showing how the north’s fires of invention continue to transform our world. | Newcastle and Gateshead’s bid said: “Inspired by the trailblazers of the north, the exhibition will have several cross-cutting themes for all to respond to, showing how the north’s fires of invention continue to transform our world. |
| “Crucially, we will connect artists with scientists and inventors to work closely together, to create new artworks and respond to the great innovations of our time. Arts will meet industry in powerful and memorable ways.” | “Crucially, we will connect artists with scientists and inventors to work closely together, to create new artworks and respond to the great innovations of our time. Arts will meet industry in powerful and memorable ways.” |
| Plans for the event include three walking circuits around Tyneside focusing on arts, design and innovation; an exhibition hub at Great North Museum: Hancock and an extensive programme of new artistic commissions. | Plans for the event include three walking circuits around Tyneside focusing on arts, design and innovation; an exhibition hub at Great North Museum: Hancock and an extensive programme of new artistic commissions. |
| Carol Bell, the director of culture and major events at the marketing agency NewcastleGateshead Initiative, which led the development of the bid, said it was looking forward to working with partners across the north “to shine a spotlight on our collective cultural assets and strengths”. | Carol Bell, the director of culture and major events at the marketing agency NewcastleGateshead Initiative, which led the development of the bid, said it was looking forward to working with partners across the north “to shine a spotlight on our collective cultural assets and strengths”. |
| “Together we will develop and stage an event that the whole of the north can be proud of and which we hope will have far-reaching benefits for culture, communities, tourism and businesses in 2018 and beyond,” she said. | “Together we will develop and stage an event that the whole of the north can be proud of and which we hope will have far-reaching benefits for culture, communities, tourism and businesses in 2018 and beyond,” she said. |