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Samantha Cary A Starry Starry Night (detail), Reduction Woodcut, 2024. Image courtesy of the artist.

New exhibition coming to the Granary Gallery in Berwick

Company directors Charlie and Lily on a Northumberland beach. Picture: Ely Wells Photography.

Dance company secure funding for 10 month project

Shortlisted artist, Wilfred Sears who is studying fine art at Newcastle University.

Shortlisted names have been revealed for the North East Emerging Artists Award

There is currently a Berwick artists in residence open call. Picture by C Davidson.

Artists in residence open call as part of the Living Barracks project

Berwick Barracks.

The Maltings in Berwick recruiting for three apprenticeship roles

The Maltings in Berwick.

Delight at funding for the arts in Berwick

Northumberland organisations receiving funding from Arts Council England.

Northumberland to receive £3.8m from Arts Council England

Darren Henley, chief executive of Arts Council England.

Arts Council to invest nearly £4m in Northumberland

St Michael's CE Primary School pupils celebrating the Artsmark Award.

Alnwick school receives award

Painting. Picture by Trinity College London.

Morpeth school gets prestigious Platinum Artsmark award for the third time in a ...

Chloë Smith's latest project is called ‘This Endless Sea’. Picture by Jassy Earl.

Chloë puts grief and the sea in the spotlight for short film in Berwick area

Berwick artist Chloë Smith will launch her latest project this weekend.

Andrew Coulson

The Grief Cafés are part of a new project led by Chloë Smith called ‘This Endless Sea’. Picture by Jassy Earl.

Berwick venue to host new ‘Grief Cafés’

Artists have been commissioned to produce work for the new Metro trains.

Tyne and Wear Metro commissions four artists to create new works

Alnwick Playhouse.

Alnwick Playhouse looking to weather the storm with Covid continuing to impact o...

Critically acclaimed composer, Will Todd. Picture: Andy Holdsworth

Arts spectacular taking advantage of dark skies planned for Kielder

A film installation about Grace Darling is on show at the RNLI Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh.

Grace Darling film installation at Bamburgh museum gets extended run

Inside The Radio Rooms.

Radio Rooms is back in business

Alnwick Playhouse. Picture: Jane Coltman

Alnwick Playhouse now looking towards phased reopening in early 2021

Amble Festival of Light is part of the Great Northumberland Winter Festival.

Amble Festival of Light kick-starts winter festival

Alnwick Playhouse.

Playhouse awaits funding news

Hartlepool is losing out on lottery cash for the arts

Northumberland loses out in arts funding lottery

Alnwick Playhouse.

Alnwick panto postponement confirmed

National Poetry Day takes place on an annual basis, celebrating and embracing poetry in all its forms, encouraging others to do the same (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when National Poetry Day 2020 will take place - and how to get involved

Geoff Sample has previously worked on workshops with Glendale Middle School.

Geoff brings garden birdsong to BBC Radio 3

Why funding problems are now ‘massive’ for arts centres

Norfolk Street Studios will host the finished pieces of art in a month-long private exhibition.

Coronavirus project searches for artist

Bailiffgate Museum, Alnwick.

Funding boost for museum

Alnwick Playhouse.

Alnwick Playhouse reopening hopes boosted

Alnwick Playhouse bosses have welcomed government funding for the arts and are confident they will be able to reopen when safe to do so.

Ian Smith

Theatre company increases free podcasts of its hit plays

Viking visitors at the Lindisfarne Festival.

Lindisfarne Festival launches ‘make-or-break’ crowdfunding campaign for 2020 fes...

Chantry Middle School supported the Elmer's Great North Parade initiative in aid of St Oswald's Hospice.

Top ranking once again for middle schools

Alnwick Playhouse

Chance to share all your happy recollections of the Playhouse

cofArt installation at Kielder Water and Forest Park

Outdoor arts programme enhanced with £47k funding

Lindisfarne Castle house steward Nick Lewis, left, is given back the keys to the castle by Dave Hepton, middle, and Phil Robson, right, from contractors Datim. Picture by National Trust

Trust takes back the keys to Lindisfarne Castle

The auditorium at Alnwick Playhouse.

£25k funding boost for Alnwick Playhouse

Whittingham C of E Primary School pupils with their seflies with a difference.

Pupils' selfies with a difference

Woodhorn Museum, Ashington. Picture by Jane Coltman

Northumberland ranked fourth for number of museums

One of the artworks around Kielder Water, a giant timber head, called Silvas Capitalis created by a group of American sculptors called SIMPARCH. Photo - Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust.

Major grant funding will help Kielder culture project

Hadrians Cavalry will run from April to September next year.

Major Roman cavalry exhibition announced along Hadrian's Wall

Simon Armitage, right, with Northumberland National Park representatives and chief executive Tony Gates at the Poems in the Air launch at Haughton Castle. Picture by Mark Savage

Explore landscape as poetry meets modern technology

Children and parents at St Cuthbert's playgroup work on the seascape collage as part of the Tall Ships Community Art Project.

BLYTH TALL SHIPS: More artwork to go on show for Regatta

Headway Arts PrintAble group planning the next stages of their Tall Ships themed artworks. Picture by Headway Arts.

BLYTH TALL SHIPS: Sailing ahead with artistic plans at Regatta

Claire Newton, Alnwick Playhouse arts development manager, with her son Leander.

Boost of £58k for arts development scheme

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