WHILE most art followers in Newcastle were heartened by the news that the Newcastle Art Gallery expansion/upgrade was going ahead, it is disheartening to note that the gallery may not reopen for a further 18 months ("Finishing touches to gallery design", Newcastle Herald 1/6).
That will make almost three years without Newcastle's gallery. Are all the staff still employed? If so, what's stopping them finding a warehouse somewhere able to display some of the thousands of paintings and objects now in storage, with a new selection, say, every month or so?
