Are You Alright? Alchemy of Minds

Alchemy of Minds, a collective of Black artists from the North East and beyond, take a greeting most of us answer without thinking and build an exhibition around what we often leave unsaid. About "Are you alright?" is one of the most familiar greetings in the North East, the kind of thing said in passing and rarely answered with much honesty. This exhibition treats it as a real question. Alchemy of Minds, a collective of Black artists working across the region and beyond, respond through painting, drawing, digital art, mixed media and installation, with work that lives in the gap between how things appear and how they actually are. Some of it turns inward, towards the body, faith and the slow business of healing; some looks outward at the pressures that shape a life. Rather than telling the story of Black identity through achievement or hardship, the exhibition makes room for care and emotional honesty, asking what keeps us all going when the answer to the question is anything but simple. Presented for Black History Month, and part of the Turner on Tees programme of events and exhibitions. Alchemy of Minds is a collective of artists including; Ayo’lamide Azeez Aromasodun “heART ’n’ liNES” Feyisola Atere Gbenga Joseph Adeku Oluwafemi Omoboriowo Oluwafunke Saka Oluwapelumi Oluyemi Oluwasemilore Ogunsanya Roselyn Ojo Curated by Angela Thomas Sculpture Installation Drawing Painting Mixed media