Stephen Wiper

Join a series of welcoming creative workshops at the Centre for Local Studies, Darlington Library, exploring stories of place, memory, and belonging. Connected Communities is led by the Institute for Collective Place Leadership at Teesside University, in collaboration with Creative Darlington, Darlington Library, and Darlington Assistance for Refugees. The project is supported by the AHRC Impact Acceleration Account and Creative Darlington. Using local photographs, maps, […]

Darlington Hippodrome + The Hullabaloo  11am – 5pm  Tickets £75 +booking fee with bursary places available  Speakers at the conference include writers Dame Pat Barker, Kasim Ali, Anna Barker, Sophie Mackintosh, Louise Powell and Shaun Wilson, plus agents, publishers, Faber Academy and Writers’ Block North East.   The conference is for writers at all stages of their careers and aims to demystify the […]

Artist Helen Gordon is leading workshops in Darlington on the dates below, subject to enrolment. Saturday 2nd May- Fused Glass Platters  Saturday 23rd May- Fused Glass Panels Both are 10am -4pm, in the Institute Room at Friends Meeting House, Darlington and both cost £95 but there is a discount code for 10% off. Book your […]

Book your free tickets now for a joyful and unmissable day of music, dance, art, and performance at the World Heritage Celebration Day at Hopetown Darlington on Saturday 18 April 2026, A.K.A. this Saturday https://rb.gy/1io1dn The event programme has been co-ordinated by Taste of Africa, and marked the work of railways in bringing people together […]

The first Tees Valley Writing Conference is coming to Darlington on Sunday 17 May 2026!  Darlington Hippodrome + The Hullabaloo  11am – 5pm  Tickets £75 +booking fee with bursary places available  Speakers at the conference include writers Dame Pat Barker, Kasim Ali, Anna Barker, Sophie Mackintosh, Louise Powell and Shaun Wilson, plus agents, publishers, Faber Academy and Writers’ Block North East.   […]

This exhibition will officially launch on Saturday, 11th April 2026 at 16:00 and the live event with zararuth begins that evening at 19:00, the exhibition will remain open to the public during Angels Cut standard weekend hours. A fantastic opportunity to see Art Demon and Darlington based singer/songwriter zararuth and savour a magical mix of […]

Delighted to share the North East Open Call below from Middlesbrough Art Week Applications are now open for the North East Open Call (NEOC), a key exhibition within the MAW26 programme. From September 24 to October 3, Middlesbrough Art Week returns, transforming the town with a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, events, and artist-led activity. […]

Looking forward to visiting this new exhibition and attending the private view next week, and sharing the Institute for Collective Place Leadership’s message regarding both below. Dear colleagues and friends, This spring, policy meets participatory art as Teesside University and the Darlington Economic Campus present a new co-created exhibition exploring how creative engagement can reshape […]

Helen Gordon https://tinyurl.com/5buhs98k is promoting two Fused Glass Workshops (one on Saturday 25th April, the second on Saturday 23rd May 2026) for adults, with booking required, at The Friends Community Hub on Skinnergate in Darlington.