Visiting Lecturer - Craig Astley

In our professional studies session on the 9th of January, we had a visiting lecturer. Craig Astley is the marketing manager and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Newcastle. Craig talked about a lot of different positions at the centre that I personally did not know about such as what they call the "Baltic Crew" who are curators all around the the centre. The Baltic holds a range of artists work that change throughout the year. Craig took us through their website which could be very helpful to my studies as it contained a range of resources from every artist that has exhibited their. He also showed us the library section of the website that has access to thousands of creative books that the public can have access to when visiting the centre, but also our college can have access through the website its self. Craig's talk was very interesting in the fact that I gained knowledge of positions and uses of the Centre. It was also great to see in his presentation the progress the Baltic has made from its very first opening. Overall the talk has made me want to visit the centre's library for definite.