We made lots of new friends at Low Tide Day on 17th May at Seaham Hall Beach car park. Lots of people had the chance to meet artists and try out new activities, like making a self-portrait or a scary monster. The artists who took part in Low Tide Day are just some of those who will be creating magical new work for our autumn festival. In particular, Gayle Chong Kwan created a seasonal feast. The price for tucking in? You Read more…
The start of Spring has really outdone itself this year. After a week of fog and gloom, we’re starting to forget what the sun looks like and it feels like November all over again. It’s hard to believe that it was only last week we were making our way to Blackhall Community Centre under clear skies for an open Exchanges workshop. As a number of our previous workshops have worked with specific groups, it was a lovely mix of Read more…
Thursday night saw us in East Durham College for Peterlee: The Power of the Vision, an artists’ talk and book launch. After picking up artists Jane and Louise Wilson from Durham Station, it was straight to the college to meet up withToby Paterson, make the final technical checks and get settled into our venue for the night, Lubetkin Theatre. Berthold Lubetkin was originally commissioned to be the master planner and chief architect for Peterlee new town, but finding his vision Read more…
Some of you may remember that a few weeks ago The Miners’ Hymns came to the North East. We took a group from Christ Church Ladies’ Group on the coach up to the Sage in Gateshead on 5th March to see the film screened alongside a live performance by members of the NASUWT Riverside Band and Iskra String Quartet, and they had a great time, describing it as “really emotional” and that it “reflects the attitudes and Read more…
Last week we held our second Exchanges workshop at Easington Church of England Primary School where pupils and their parents and carers got creative to produce some brilliant art with the help of Nicola and Jane from Barn Arts. The themes of the workshop were skill and portraiture and everyone got involved to make something that reflected their personality – even headteacher Mrs Swift had a go! Nicola and Jane brought along a great stash Read more…
£1.5million from Arts Council England provides a huge opportunity for the people of East Durham to shape their cultural experience over the next three years. Generating inspiring, engaging and quality arts activity for people living and working in East Durham,Creative People and Places will make the most of the area’s unique towns, intriguing villages, dramatic landscapes and sweeping coastline. The fund will also provide a boost to the local economy and create jobs, apprenticeships and training Read more…