Hark! The Sound of Christmas hits the spot securing 4,700 views so far
Creative Darlington’s delighted to hear that 4,700+ people to date have sampled Hark! The Sound of Christmas programme, first shared online on Sunday 20 December 2020, with a special Gig in a Box offer reaching c 200 people across Darlington. All this without a baked potato in sight. Somewhat unsurprisingly given Tracks track record, Hark! […]
Are you a creative industry SME or freelancer that’s looking to harness financial resources and support?
The Creative Fuse Bounce Back programme, delivered by Edale (a business advisory firm and financial professionals), offers four masterclasses to eligible individuals or companies (1. financial healthcheck, 2. getting financially fit, 3. becoming a financial guru, 4. getting going and applying), plus one-to-one mentoring support from industry experts covering investment, grant applications and securing funding […]
Grand Constructions New in Town in 2021
About Grand Constructions Grand Constructions is a participatory arts project that will use arts, making and design to explore the architectural and industrial heritage of the North East of England. The project is a collaboration between designer maker Caroline Collinge and architect Edmond Salter of Cabinet of Curiosity Studio and has been commissioned by Creative […]
Hark! The Sound Of Christmas is streaming online on Sunday 20 December, beginning 7pm
HARK! is traditionally a celebration of music inspired by literature – and Tracks think no holiday embodies that concept like Christmas. HARK! The Sound of Christmas is hosted by Fran Harvey, and features beautiful live music performed by a variety of regional and national artists, readings from A Christmas Carol and festive poems, and […]
DRAW, DISPLAY AND WIN WITH THE LOCO POSTER COMPETITION
Get creative to help keep the Loco in Darlo and you could win a family pass to The Head of Steam Railway Museum plus a family ticket* to see Cinderella at Darlington Hippodrome in Christmas 2021! Due to COVID-19 restrictions The Head of Steam Railway Museum has been unable to distribute their Keep The Loco In Darlo posters […]
‘It’s All Happening Here!’ sharing at Cornerstone Arts CANCELLED
Following the announcement of the second lockdown coming into place on Thursday 5 November 2020 ODDMANOUT theatre company and Creative Darlington have cancelled the sharing of work from the ‘It’s All Happening Here!’ programme and an exhibition of Darlington Wonders planned inside Cornerstone Arts. While this decision is sadly unavoidable ODDMANOUT are taking steps to […]
NARC. TV launch imminent
NARC. TV is launching Thursday 5th November at 7pm, with performances and interviews from Ceiling Demons, Girl From Winter Jargon, bigfatbig, Mt. Misery, Wax Heart Sodality, Shakk & Eyeconic, Marketplace, Plastic Glass, The Dead Seat and Faye Fantarrow’. Creative Darlington was delighted to back some filming of a number of bands and artists at The […]
The Workhouse Sessions – blogs aplenty
The workhouse sessions is a podcast and a DJ service performing at local events, venues and festivals run by DJ Alan Rees, pictured above. It is focused on building a platform to benefit the guest DJ’s that perform on the podcast and at events they perform at, in collaboration with local venues and businesses. They […]
Hark! – The Sound of Stories, another fantastic concoction
Creative Darlington was delighted to back the first Hark! The Sound of Stories event on 22 November 2019, which was held in Darlington Library, and presented a scintillating combination of live music and readings. There was a really appreciative audience and brilliant performances from artists, bands and readings from authors, a really special vibe. Hark! […]
Hot Contents
CCreative Darlington has allocated support to artist Matthew Pickering to progress a proposal which will consider current environmental concerns. Hot Contents will take place in Darlington, imagining the role of new trades in a not-too-distant future where the over-production of unrecyclable waste materials has dramatically changed our landscape, reimagining Darlington’s history as a hub of […]
