Field Shelter CIC

15/10/2026

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Whew, a shiny new name, a woodland to work in, and now an official non-profit organisation! I'm excited to share bits of this journey, and I'm hopeful that folks will tell anyone who might need it about my alternative provision in Hexham and Haltwhistle.

I'm the same Suzanne that worked at Stomping Grounds NE, Birkheads Wild, and Debbi's Doodles, and now I'm keen to combine everything I've learned along the way to offer children and young people who can't access mainstream education in West Northumberland a safe space in the woods.

A photo to grab your attention - my attempt at making logo patches for my kit! 💚

19/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Kit Haigh Kit Haigh

Kit is a multi-disciplinary artist working mostly with sound and photography. He likes to seek out details in the landscape and amplify them, giving unnoticed things like tiny flowers or trace fossils a moment in the spotlight.

Kit’s work is on display at the Threshing Barn as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’.

Today and tomorrow are your last chance to catch this and over 80 other art works along the trail, from Gilsland to Haltwhistle! Exhibitions are open 12-4.

Tonight you can also enjoy an intimate live music event at the Threshing Barn so follow the link in our bio to find out more about the Trail and book your tickets.

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

18/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Rachel Gibson Rachel Gibson

“I live in the north of Cumbria, the place where the Eden Valley meets the North Pennine fells. My work as an artist seeks to reflect both the transience and the physicality of my surroundings. This series of intaglio prints are a response to the experience of a traveller, perhaps a walker, moving through the landscape. Like a pilgrim, the journey, with its slow, meditative rhythm, is heading towards a personal goal. There is an intuitive connection between land, time, memory and sense of place.”

Rachel has three works on display at the Threshing Barn as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’.

Today, tomorrow and Sunday are your last chance to catch this and over 80 other art works along the trail, from Gilsland to Haltwhistle! Exhibitions are open 12-4.

Our closing weekend will feature a fabulous live music event at the Threshing Barn so follow the link in our bio to find out more about the Trail and book your tickets.

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

17/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Rebecca Poremba Becca Poremba

“I gather materials and inspiration on walks through the Northumbrian landscape, using Northumbrian Sea Coal, Sandstone and Clay to create natural pigment paints. I love both the process and results of this practice, it reminds me to slow down, connect and pay more attention to this beautiful place.”

Rebecca has three works on display between the Field Shelter and the Threshing Barn as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’.

Our closing weekend will feature a fabulous live music event at the Threshing Barn so follow the link in our bio to find out more about the Trail and book your tickets.

Exhibitions are open for our final weekend 12-4 Fri-Sun

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

16/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Rachael Spiers Rachael

Rachael is a Scottish born illustrator now living and working in Bedlington, Northumberland.
After studying Fine Art and Illustration in the Midlands, Rachael returned to the North East in 2009, and has exhibited in various art galleries before setting up her illustration business in 2020. Specialising in personalised, quirky illustration projects, Rachael’s designs blend both observational as well as imaginative viewpoints together.
Here, rather than battling with the elements, the pen and ink work as one with the rain - human mark-making, and being in nature become the finished illustration. Happy accidents both during and after form an eye-catching finish that draws the viewer into the landscape.

Rachael’s work is on display at the Field Shelter as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’. The full programme is now live, so you can browse locations, events and participating artists, and plan your visit!

Next weekend is your final chance to catch the Trail. We’re open 12-4 Fri-Sun

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

15/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Liz Riley

Liz Riley is a largely self-taught abstract textile artist who admits to having taken quite a while to ‘find her voice’. She has a Foundation Diploma in Textiles and decades of messing about with fabrics behind her. Recently she has focused on abstract works inspired by landscape and nature, often incorporating 3D elements. She has also begun to transition away from acrylic paints and inks to colour and mark fabric to using plant-based dyes and paints made from natural materials. That way she wants her art to become of the environment as well as about the environment.

Liz’s work ‘Wall’, alongside two others, is on display at the Field Shelter as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’. The full programme is now live, so you can browse locations, events and participating artists, and plan your visit!

Next weekend is your final chance to catch the Trail. We’re open 12-4 Fri-Sun

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

14/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Tom Owen

“I live and work in the North East. I am an illustrator and a commissioned portrait artist. All of my work is about this area, its people and culture, exploring themes of local interest.”

Tom’s work is on display at The Threshing Barn as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’. The full programme is now live, so you can browse locations, events and participating artists, and plan your visit! We’re back open Friday-Sunday 12-4 for our final weekend

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail runs throughout the first three weekends in September and is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

13/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Josie Ballard Josie Ballard

“I’m a textile artist and tutor based in North Tyneside. I use hand stitch, print and found materials to make work inspired by places, objects and small details that often go unnoticed.
My process is usually led by collecting scraps of fabric with their own stories, by walking and making. I enjoy working with layers, combining textures, marks and stitching to build surfaces that feel like maps, memories, records or fragments of landscape.”

Josie’s work is on display at The Threshing Barn as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’. The full programme is now live, so you can browse locations, events and participating artists, and plan your visit!

Next weekend is your final chance to catch the Trail. We’re open 12-4 Fri-Sun

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

13/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Anne Scott

Anne’s work The Wall is on display at Field Shelter as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’. The full programme is now live, so you can browse locations, events and participating artists, and plan your visit! We’re open Friday-Sunday 12-4.

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail runs throughout the first three weekends in September and is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter

12/09/2026

🧱Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2026🧱

Introducing our artists: Tiffany Prescott

Working out of Pixie Pots Studio, Tiffany creates a range of functional and decorative items. Inspired by nature, Tiffany Prescott is a self taught ceramicist. Her passion is slip casting, hand-building and finding glaze combinations that emulate the beauty of nature. Her current project is the beauty of the Green Man. She has over 100 moulds that she uses to create these mysterious plaques once so common in medieval sculpture.

Tiffany’s work is on display at the Field Shelter as part of our main exhibition ‘Underfoot/Overhead’. The full programme is now live, so you can browse locations, events and participating artists, and plan your visit! We’re open Friday-Sunday 12-4.

In addition this weekend you can swing by the Haltwhistle Film Project on the Market Square and contribute to a giant collaborative animation on this year’s theme! It’s free, just drop in anytime until 4pm today.

The 2nd annual Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail runs throughout the first three weekends in September and is produced by Green Croft Arts and Field Shelter