THE cultural and industrial impact of the River Tyne is being celebrated in a year-long dynamic art project.
The project, titled Flow, will conclude in a public exhibition of art, music and dance at Ponteland High School and Ponteland Leisure Centre.
Primary school pupils from the Pele Trust, which is a family of schools in Northumberland, have followed the journey of the River Tyne using the creative arts to share its story.
The project is the brainchild of Carly Frame, a teacher at Ponteland Primary School, and was set up to give every child from Early Years to Year Nine the opportunity to explore the Tyne through art.
It was supported by Newcastle University's Institute for Creative Arts Practice and its School of Arts and Cultures.
Six schools worked individually and collaboratively to deliver artwork, musical compositions and artistic performances.
Ponteland High School pupils supported younger children by running workshops and mentoring fellow pupils.
Dr Julia Partington of the University led music workshops in all primary schools and David De La Haye, a sound recordist, alongside Rob McKay, a senior lecturer in composition at Newcastle University, saw a group of children from both primary and high schools produce musical compositions using pond dipping with underwater microphones as inspiration.
Ms Frame said: "The exhibition will be a celebration of our pupils and our schools all of whom have worked incredibly hard on this project over the past year.
"The project has grown into something far greater than I could have imagined which is down to the collaborative and supportive ethos of Pele Trust. I am so proud of the efforts of all our pupils, grateful for the support of colleagues at Newcastle University and I cannot wait to see the final exhibition in July."
The art exhibition will open in the Sports Hall at Ponteland Leisure Centre on July 11, 12 and 13 before culminating in children's musical performances led by musical directors Karen Wigham, Liz Milner and Phil Rosier, and will take place in Ponteland High School at 6pm on July 13.
Schools involved include: Ponteland Primary School; Heddon-on-the-Wall St Andrew's CoE Primary School; Richard Coates Primary School; Belsay Primary School; Darras Hall Primary School and Ponteland High School.
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