The AUXILIARy, 26th - 29th september 2019

This exhibition was part of Middlesbrough Art Weekender 2019. Four regional artist-led collectives engage in an ideas and information exchange about collective ways of working. Each share a do-it-yourself and do-it-with-others ethos: from a collective that runs a monthly art event in their house, to a collective that creates opportunities in the online realm, to non-profits that arrange pop-up exhibitions or empty shops to collaborate with artists to create accessible platforms and networks. Some of the collectives are established, some very new – together they will be showing work, practices and exchanging ideas. This is a chance to come along, get involved, network and contribute to collectives that are diy/diwo.

Dark Matter was a collaboration between:
The Spaghetti Factory
Blurr Collective (Sunderland)
Wet Productions (Middlesbrough)
Empty Shop (Durham)