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Welcome to our online directory. This resource will help you find the great arts and cultural organisations across the North East that all have something amazing to offer your school. You can search using geographical location, subject areas or key stages. These organisations can also help support your pupils to achieve Arts Award and your school to achieve Artsmark.
The Hatton Gallery shows ever changing exhibitions of contemporary, modern and traditional art, as well as having a collection of 3,500 artworks. Young people and children can be supported in taking Arts Award at all levels.
Hawthorn Arts uses visual arts to engage people of all ages and abilities,encouraging individuality and diversity, increasing confidence and awareness,developing skills, breaking down barriers, and promoting community cohesion.
Helix Arts connects high quality artists with diverse communities to co-produce great art, from the Scottish Borders to the North York Moors. The team has recent experience delivering Gold Arts Award as well as other programmes.
The Laing Art Gallery’s educational events, workshops and art classes are planned in close consultation with teachers. The team is trained in delivering Arts Award at all levels and is happy to support you on your Artsmark journey.
Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company unlocks the capacity of people with learning disabilities to create, achieve, progress, and contribute. Its artists support mainstream and special educational needs schools, including those on their Artsmark journey, and also help deliver Arts Award.
Live Tales workshops can be used in support of Artsmark and Arts Award, inspiring children and young people to go on a journey into their imaginations, and to explore creative writing from a new perspective.
The Bunker is a community music space in Sunderland that specialises in engaging hard to reach young people through fun and challenging music and media-related projects. It works with schools and youth groups city wide to enhance their creative projects, including Arts Award.
National Glass Centre provides educational and creative workshops to children and young people in glass, ceramics, screen printing, architecture, and a variety of other craft disciplines.
North East Music Co-Operative is an established independent company providing quality instrumental music tuition to schools throughout Newcastle and its neighbouring areas at an affordable price, engendering an enthusiasm for music making through participation.
New Writing North is the reading and writing development agency for the North of England and an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. Its broad programme includes a wide range of both targeted and open access projects for young people.
