Ctrl.Alt.Shift is teaming up with BALTIC for an exhibition around Conflict: War and Peace. Fifteen students will be mentored by the likes of Matthew Stone, T-Magic and Benjamin Wachenje with an additional competition winner joining the line-up to be exhibited at BALTIC in March 2009.

The Collaboration
Ctrl.Alt.Shift is pleased to announce its collaboration with BALTIC, the biggest gallery of its kind in the world which presents a dynamic, diverse and international programme of contemporary visual art. Working with emerging artists from the contemporary art scene, students and recent graduates from Newcastle University's Life Work Art programme, BALTIC is creating two challenging new exhibitions. The exhibitions launch on 13th March to run for six weeks and will take inspiration from the issues arising from conflict in Colombia, using art as a catalyst for change.

The exhibitions will take over two floors of the building, supported by specially commissioned works from Matthew Stone and Graham Hudson. Heading up the project as creative ambassador is Award Winning artist David Shrigley and street artists T-Magic and Benjamin Wachenje, who will be taking on mentor roles, supporting the young people with their installation and creative display. Art work will form the basis for a banner hung on BALTIC's North face which is unmissable from the Quayside.

Competition
Ctrl.Alt.Shift and BALTIC are hosting a contemporary art competition around the theme of conflict, giving you the chance to get involved. You will be given the opportunity to showcase your work on the BALTIC website and BALTIC's own Quay TV, as well as being published in Ctrl.Alt.Shift's magazine which is distributed nationally. Your work will accompany the Ctrl.Alt.Shift exhibitions at BALTIC.

To enter, all you have to do is create a piece of artwork based around conflict, take a picture of what you create and then upload it to this site. Some themes to consider that might help you find direction are: racial and ethnic intolerance, political violence and violence in culture.

Closing date: 1st March 2009