Hi,many thanks for the positive comments and pleased you eventually found us. As you say we are in a quiet backwater that is Eldon Garden Shopping Centre but the rents and rates in Eldon Square are prohibitive. We opened the gallery almost 9 years ago, ( with no help from the Art Council and now show/ sell the work of over 150 artists and designers who all live and work in the North East. Reviews like yours do help drive footfall so many thanks.

Many thanks for the really positive review,it really is appreciated. We have been open for over 8 years and now show the work of well over 150 artists and designers who all themselves live and work in the Region. I was made redundant 7 days before my planned retirement [losing my pension in the process] and was lucky enough to talk to a local artist and the concept that is now North East Art Collective was born. Don't get me started on the council that appear to have a plan to turn the City Centre into a ghost town!!

So glad you found our gallery, as you say 150 artists and designers all who live and work in the North East. Thanks for the review

Alan-please accept my apologies as I have only just seen this review! Can't thank you enough for taking the time to leave the review and I am so glad that a/ you found us and b/ liked what you found. Please say hello when you next vistt, John

Melanie, many thanks for the positive review and we are so pleased that you found us and as importantly that you liked what you saw. We now show the work of over 150 artists and designers who as you say all live and work in the North East. It is a shame that we are ''hidden away'' in a corner of Eldon Garden Shopping Centre, but as you saw the unit whilst looking very small from the outside opens up into a 'tardis'' of a space, John

Hi, many thanks for taking the time to write a review,it is very much appreciated. We have been open for coming up 8 years and although situated in a quiet backwater that is Eldon Garden Shopping Centre it has given us the opportunity to have space to show the work of over 150 artists and designers all from the North East.Hope to see you again in the future, John

First of all thanks for participating in our charity auction,it really is appreciated. Glad you like the gallery with its 150 artists work on display and they all live and work in the north east

Alison, many thanks for the lovely review and I do remember having a chat with you when you visited. I hope your friends enjoyed walking up the mountain as much as you did having a day of ''you'' time!! Hope to see you again in the future, John

Apologies for the delay in replying but I took a few days off to re charge my batteries! Many thanks for the review, it is very much appreciated and glad you found us and liked what you saw. Hope to see you again in the future,John