Commission Opportunity
Opportunity for a consultant to develop a business model for Culture Durham.
Durham’s Into the Light programme celebrates major success
County Durham’s flagship cultural programme, Into the Light, has released its first-year results – revealing major economic and social impact across the region.
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Durham City PlaceLab Commission Opportunity
Creativity Works CIC is seeking a creative practitioner or organisation to lead a short-term R&D project exploring imaginative, playful and environmentally focused activities with local families on the land around The Story, Durham and the Mount Oswald neighbourhood.
The Index Music Durham Report is Here
Durham City PlaceLab, an Into the Light project, has been working with Index Music, which was commissioned to carry out research about the music community of County Durham. Between January and March 2025, Index Music gathered insights and information from local musicians, promoters, educators and music lovers.
Call out to County Durham arts/cultural organisations
County Durham Cultural Education Partnership (CDCEP) is offering the opportunity for to up to five arts and cultural organisations based in the county to work with Rachel Adam, mentor and consultant in the cultural sector, to map their education and learning activities/ offer into the National Curriculum.
Get Ready for Blast Off at the Durham Miners’ Gala – 12th July 2025
Space and mining both have deep connections with County Durham, and to mark this Into the Light, County Durham’s creative place partnership programme is bringing a newly commissioned interactive sculpture called EarthShip to the Miners’ Gala on Saturday 12th July 2025.
Ensemble ’84 Announces its Next Production ‘Pits, People and Players’ as a Tribute to its Home of Horden
Ensemble ‘84 returns with a brand new work that turns its attention closer to home, with the power of place, the endurance of stories, and the necessity of hope at its heart.
Amazing Reviews of Mother Courage and her Children produced by Ensemble ‘84
The ground breaking, debut production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children by Ensemble '84, based in Horden, County Durham has received incredible reviews. We thought you ought to see them.
The Riverside Rink – a New Film About an Old Favourite
To be premiered at the Gala Durham on 10th June 2025.
Into the Light – Two Tender Opportunities
Call for Tenders are now live for Into the Light PR and Comms support and the design of a suite of assets.
Skills Hub Mentorship Scheme Seeks Mentees
The County Durham Creative and Cultural Skills Hub, hosted by Beamish Museum, is inviting people to apply to be mentored in a new scheme aimed at helping them advance their careers within the Creative and Cultural Sector in County Durham.
Debut Theatre Production by Ensemble ’84
County Durham based theatre company announces its first production 'Mother Courage and her Children' with award-winning screenwriter Lee Hall and South Africa's acclaimed Isango Ensemble.
17 Arts & Culture Leaders Selected for Leadership Development Opportunity in County Durham
The Bowes Museum is excited to announce the 17 dynamic individuals selected to Durham Creative Community Fellows, a free and innovative learning experience for people driving positive change in County Durham through arts and culture projects.