Noisy Daughters Vinyl – North East’s first vinyl compilation featuring all female artists
Darlington music collective Tracks have joined forces with North East record label Butterfly Effect and Rianne Thompson (BBC Introducing/Amazing Radio) to curate the North East’s first ever compilation album featuring all female artists. Cut on 12″ vinyl, the album is a continuation of Tracks’ Noisy Daughters project that aims to inspire females in the music […]
Darlington Mind Art and Creative Crafts Exhibition
Darlington Mind Art and Creative Crafts Group in collaboration with Creative Darlington is hosting an art exhibition at Darlington Town Hall from the 29th April to 14th June 2019. Darlington Mind Creative Crafts Group is a safe and supportive environment where people with mental health issues can go to rediscover old talents and learn, develop […]
Here Comes the Summer – Take Yourself to the Bridge Centre for Visual Arts
The Vintage Summer Fair on Saturday 13 July sounds like a great reason to visit https://www.thebridgedarlington.org.uk/visit/ . I’ve been to a few Bridge Centre for Visual Arts summer events over the years. In my experience they provide a nice chance to relax, explore stalls of local arts and crafts, meet creative people, enjoy live music and tasty […]
Darlington Jazz Festival Returns for an Eighth Year
Darlington Jazz Festival Returns for an Eighth Year Darlington Jazz Festival makes its return for the eighth year this May and organisers have been working in partnership with Darlington Food and Drink Festival to ensure that the bank holiday weekend offers something for everyone. The jazz festival kicks off on Friday 3 rd May with […]
Local History Month – May 2019 programme
A fabulous programme of exhibitions and events runs from Wednesday 1 to Friday 31 May 2019 . During Local History Month, amongst a packed programme, printmaker and artist Adrian Moule is leading Trace Lines activity on Saturday 11 May 2019 with a bookable workshop for adults running 9.30am – 11.30am and a drop in session […]
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 […]
New boards, new bulbs, new exhibition
We’ve had an end of year refresh of the Crown Street Art Gallery space at Darlington Library following a successful year. Creative Darlington programmed 7 exhibitions between 31 March 2018 and 18 March 2019 securing 19,969 visits, an increase on 18,219 visits secured for 7 exhibitions in 2017/18. Group exhibitions by the Community Arts Project, […]
Get involved in Pictures in Print at Crown Street Library – Saturday 16th and Saturday 23rd March, free activity running 12 noon – 3pm
Why not pop into Pictures in Print, explore printmaking and make your own print to take away? This free activity is on offer with drop in sessions taking place from 12 noon to 3pm on Saturday 16th March 2019 and Saturday 23 March 2019 in the gallery at Crown Steet Library. Activity will be led […]
