CANNED is a new artist run magazine of contemporary art and critical dialogue which emerged from the NewBridge Project in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an innovative publication of articles, reviews and interviews by writers, artists and cultural critics from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. CANNED seeks to promote a greater synergy between art and writing by supporting cross-media conversation, exchange and collaboration.

CANNED extols content that pushes, explores and challenges art criticism, generating sophisticated controversy and widespread debate that is forward thinking in its content, delivery and distribution. CANNED provides a platform for dialogue and promotion of artists and writers at all stages of their careers; from emerging and local to long standing and internationally renowned.

The Second and most recent edition of the Magazine, published in conjunction with the Turner Prize 2011 in Gateshead, took the impetus of bridging artists from various stages of their careers as the basis for both its form and content. This edition published debut articles from young art commentators in the region alongside interviews and reviews by established writers and artists such as the 2008 Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey.