To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
BY FAR the best way to experience the unique event that is the Durham Miners’ Gala is of course to attend it.
But if you’ve never managed to get to the Gala, which takes place on the second Saturday every July, then you can get a taste of it by going seeing the film The Big Meeting which gets its cinema release on September 6.
MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives
Warming up for his Durham gig, the bard pays attention to the niceties of language
The Big Meeting isn’t simply nostalgia, it’s a happy day and a day to show resistance. HEATHER WOOD explains why
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025


