People and Perspectives, a new exhibition by Alan Clements, goes on display in the Art Gallery at Darlington Library between Saturday 22 February 2025 and Thursday 13 March 2025
After teaching Computer Design for over 30 years, Alan now concentrates on his three passions: photography, travel and writing. In the last few years, he’s visited New York, Tokyo, Venice, Iceland, Death Valley and Berlin always combining exploration with photography. Alan’s work is focused primarily on events, architecture and landscape; for example, the Venice Carnival, […]
Scrapbooking tea parties at Darlington Library on Saturday 18th January and Saturday 1st February 2025 (and others across North East) aim to find, highlight, and elevate the role of North East women in the liberation movement. If you want to celebrate someone you know, or knew, have memories to share, or are interested in finding out more about the Working Lass project, just drop in between 11.15am and 3.15pm. It’s free including a cup of tea (other soft drinks available!)
We’re delighted to host Pink Collar Gallery on these Saturdays and look forward to seeing you if you can come along to Darlington Library, or there are also lots of chances to get involved in the Working Lass project elsewhere in the North East.
YOU CAN APPLY TO THE NEW CREATIVE CATAPULT PROGRAMME CARE OF ETCH IF YOU LIVE IN TEES VALLEY AND ARE 19+ YEARS OLD
Etch have advised that due to the success of their Creative Catapult Pilot they’ve been asked to offer another programme. Please contact maria.lannon@enterprisemadesimple.co.uk if you want to find out more or to book a place on this fully funded programme. ETCH advise the forthcoming 8 day course covers all the essential tools creatives need to […]
Your chance to have a say in shaping the TVCA funded Sonic Futures programme at a free event at The Forum Music Studios running 11am – 1pm on Friday 15 November 2024
Thanks to the fantastic Tees Music Alliance for sharing the information below on a forthcoming Sonic Futures event in Darlington, see below. Do you want to help Tees Music Alliance & Generator plan their upcoming Sonic Futures programmes? They’d love to hear your ideas about what should (and shouldn’t!) be included, so why not join […]
Recycled, Reused, Revealed textile art exhibition on display in the Art Gallery at Darlington Library until 19th December 2024
Thanks to everyone who attended the opening event for Helen Winthorpe Kendrick’s latest exhibition, Recycled, Reused, Revealed, and to Helen for a fantastic insight into themes which have informed her latest exhibition. The exhibition will be on display in the Art Gallery at Darlington Library until Thursday 19th December 2024 during standard Library opening hours […]
Durham Creative Community Fellows programme – apply by 11 November 2024
We’ve recently been advised of an exciting initiative that The Bowes Museum, NAS (National Arts Strategies) and Derby Museums have just launched called Durham Creative Community Fellows, centered around the inspiring arts and culture community of County Durham. Applications are now open for a free, nine-month fellowship that begins in February 2025. The programme is […]
DO STUFF WITH WORDS EVENING EVENT, DOORS OPEN 6.30PM, STARTS 7PM, AT DARLINGTON LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2024, FEATURING READINGS FROM LISETTE AUTON, KATE FOX, ROWAN THE POET AND LOCAL WRITERS – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Lisette Auton, photograph Laura Tindall Kate Fox Rowan McCabe As part of the Your Library Story project to creatively celebrate the reopening of Darlington Library in September 2023 post restoration, Darlo based writer Lisette Auton has coordinated monthly ‘Do Stuff With Words’ sessions for adults at Darlington Library, encouraging people who signed up or dropped […]
ETCH DATES IN TEES VALLEY: NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 2024
ETCH the home for North East Creatives have asked us to help spread the word about these forthcoming dates,. They advise there’s a great line up planned and that ETCH has now grown to a community of over 800 and invite you to come along and expand your network and gain some business support. They […]
Pop into the Art Gallery at Darlington Library to see Roger Birchall’s Retrospective exhibition
We try to share exhibitions of many different types in the Art Gallery at Darlington Library, open Monday to Saturday with free entry during standard Darlington Library opening hours. The latest exhibition is by 77 year old artist Roger Birchall, and it was great to see so many people enjoying its opening with Roger on […]
APPLY NOW FOR THE NEXT MOVEUP PROGRAMME
TeesDance & Darlington Hippodrome are looking for dancers aged 13 – 19, or up to 25 with disabilities, who want to embark on an 8-month development programme to become young choreographers! Apply by the 13 October via TeesDance website: https://teesdance.org.uk/move-up To find out more about the programme, watch the full video from the last programme […]
