Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail 2024 at Arbeia

This is a historic exhibition. It is no longer available to visit and this page is only retained as a record of the previous event. For current and future exhibitions, visit our What's On page.

Look out for Baah-beia in the Fort

Model sheep in purple cloak next to the rose bush with West Gate in background

Dates

Until 27 September 2024 (historic exhibition)

About the Art Trail

Meet Baah-beia, one of the life-sized model sheep that form the Illuminated Sheep flock. Look out for Baah-beia in the West Gate or maybe somewhere else around the Fort site.

You can follow the adventures of Baah-beia on our Facebook page and Insta account @hadrianswallontyneside.


This September, Illuminated Sheep returns to Northumberland as the famous flock form a new Art Trail from the East to West of Hadrian’s Wall.

From Maryport to Souter Lighthouse, the flock has separated and is being looked after and customised by community champions, businesses and organisations.

The 2024 Illuminated Sheep Art Trail aims to encourage locals and visitors to find their inner shepherd and explore the Hadrian Wall Country’s rich landscape, heritage and culture to #FindTheFlock.

At the end of the 2024 Art Trail, the Illuminated Sheep will shed their costumes, gather as a flock and appear as an artwork during October. On their urban adventure, the flock will be bathed in a multi-coloured light display by artist Deepa Mann-Kler with a specially-commissioned soundtrack.

Illuminated Sheep was commissioned by Northumberland County Council and developed and managed by Queen’s Hall Arts and the Hexham Culture Network. It was part of the Cultural Programme of Hexham High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) and funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority, now the new North East Combined Authority.

Image credit: Jason Thompson Sound Ideas Media