Turner Prize gallery 'centre of creative universe'

Work by four artists nominated for the Turner Prize will go on display at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

Turner Prize nominated artworks are going on display at a gallery in what its director has called a "prestigious opportunity".

Work by four artists in the running for the prize - Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku - will go on display at Teesside University's Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) from 26 September.

Dr Laura Sillars, director of MIMA and dean of culture and creativity at the niversity, said of the exhibition: "While it's here, at a certain level, we are the centre of the creative universe."

The Turner Prize is awarded each year to a British artist for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work.