The Unseen Beautiful
April sees Creative Darlington collaborating with Lens Think to bring a second call out for 2019. This call out will invite you to submit images through Instagram of the ‘Unseen Beautiful’ in and around Darlington. We are particularly interested in the ’Unseen Beautiful’ to celebrate Darlington, our beautiful surroundings and everyday things that you think […]
Story Collecting and Paper Cutting – Artist Talk by Bethan Maddocks
A talk by winner of the Dover Prize 2019; artist Bethan Maddocks. The Dover prize is a bursary providing artists with time to think, research, reflect and experiment with new ideas and create work to be premiered in Darlington in 2021. Bethan is an artist and story collector; her work explores social history and the […]
ODDMANOUT PRESENTS THE FOUNDRY @ DARLINGTON HIPPODROME
Darlington Hippodrome is to team up with ODDMANOUT Theatre Company to create a dynamic new community theatre company called Foundry. Darlington Hippodrome is to strengthen links with local theatre production company ODDMANOUT to create a dynamic new community theatre company to be called The Foundry. During the 18 month restoration of the Hippodrome the theatre […]
Crown Street Call Out – Artists Selected
Thank you to everyone who responded to our Crown Street Call Out. We had a fantastic response, with over 120 applications. Following a meeting of the selection panel, we are pleased to announce the following artists have been selected Phil Gatenby Stuart Langley Brian Lee Aimee Suggitt Jenni Thirlwell The artists’ selected works will be […]
Heritage on Track
Darlington has a significant role in railway heritage, with the bi-centenary of the first railway passenger journey on Locomotion No. 1 on the Stockton & Darlington railway in 1825 fast approaching in 2025, two active railway stations, Bank Top and North Road, the Head of Steam railway museum and a number of key buildings and sites, including […]
Crown Street Call Out – Deadline Approaching!
Creative Darlington have the pleasure of launching an opportunity for artists. We are seeking submissions from visual artists of works to be installed in and around the Crown Street Gallery, Darlington. Art forms can include drawing, painting, illustration, poetry, photography or design. We are looking for contemporary, visually captivating works which will demonstrate the creative […]
We want your views
Last year, the council decided to keep the main library at Crown Street and will invest £2m in improvements and repairs. Between now and 15 March, we are gathering your views on how Crown Street library could look in the future. Follow the link below to have your say… https://www.darlington.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/darlington-s-main-library-is-staying-at-crown-street/
Crown Street Call Out
Creative Darlington have the pleasure of launching an opportunity for artists. We are seeking submissions from visual artists of works to be installed in and around the Crown Street Gallery, Darlington. Art forms can include drawing, painting, illustration, poetry, photography or design. We are looking for contemporary, visually captivating works which will demonstrate the creative […]
Viewpoints Artists Call Out 2019
A new and exciting opportunity for artists from Festival of Thrift has launched today… Viewpoints by Festival of Thrift offers artists an exciting opportunity to create new temporary work in the public domain in response to a broad brief. A key theme of Festival of Thrift 2019 is ‘Clean Air’ and we are particularly keen […]
