Creative Darlington commissioned the Flourish programme, devised by Helix Arts, to support artists in devising and delivering projects close to their heart involving people in Darlington.
A call out for participants was made and the programme began before the outbreak of the Covid-19 Panemdic, with the programme offering advice from Helix Arts, support for artists who submitted fundraising applications, and match funding for proposals through Creative Darlington subject to artists securing additional funding from sources beyond Darlington Borough Council.
Those who engaged with Flourish include Amy Swalwell at TeesDance for the MoveUP programme, with a celebratory sharing of some of the dance pieces generated at Darlington Hippodrome bringing fantastic talent to the stage before an enthusiastic audience on 5th June 2022.
Sarah Li also engaged with Flourish in the creation of Opening The Closet Doors, a film exploring the LGBTQ+ stories from the Darlington Hippodrome archives. A film screening of Opening The Closet Doors is scheduled to take place at Darlington Hippodrome at 7.30pm on 11 August 2022 on a pay what you feel basis.
We want to thank all of the artists who engaged with Flourish, and hope to renew this programme with Helix Arts in 2023/4.
