Bee’s of Bensham
We are delighted to announce that our project ‘Bee’s of Bensham’, working with artist and beekeeper Barbara Keating, has received Platinum Jubilee funding from the National Lottery Community...
Community, Creativity and Resilience
This Summer we published a report about the activities and research we have been developing over the last sixteen months. These activities and the research we have undertaken...
Bookmaking with Pui Lee
Join Gateshead artist Pui Lee in a free online workshop as she shows you how to make your own books using everyday materials. Taking place on Friday 16...
10 x 10 Gallery
We are happy to present a gallery showing a selection of artwork created by people from Gateshead. They have been inspired by the activities in the 10×10 booklets....
Interview with Bridget Hamilton
Below you can find a link to an interview with another of our 10×10 artists, Bridget Hamilton. This one was in Narc magazine in August.
Interview with Liv Hunt
Here is a great interview with one of our 10×10 artists Liv Hunt with Rachel Horton, otherwise known as the Culture Vulture. https://thesculptureculturevulture.wordpress.com/2020/09/05/interview-with-liv-hunt-artist-activist-proud-freelancer-puppet-master/
10×10 Creative Gateshead
Here are a few sneak peaks of the 10×10 Creative Gateshead logo and booklet front cover. Designed by Morph Creative. The launch of the booklets is coming very...
10×10 Creative Gateshead
Here are the artists chosen for the 10×10 Creative Gateshead Project, and the organisations they are working with. Keep an eye on here and our social media to...
Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown and the Spence Watsons
Dingy Butterflies takes its name from J B Priestley’s 1934 book ‘An English Journey’. For research he visited Bensham Grove Educational Settlement, Gateshead in 1933 and sat in...
Statement to denounce racism from the North East Culture Sector
We stand to denounce racism in all its forms.We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not ok and silence is...
Supporting our community, looking to the future
Last week we found out that we were successful in getting funding from the Arts Council Emergency Fund. This fund is to support creative organisations to continue their...
Lockdown Gazette
The Lockdown Gazette is here! A newspaper for local people with no or little access to the internet and technology. Thank you to the For Solidarity Network and...