Festival of Thrift organisers say they'll still bring festival goers together, even though the Kirkleatham event has been called off.

Festival of Thrift promises to 'repurpose' event amid pandemic

A teenager from Harrogate has been shortlisted for an award from The Arts Society after creating a painting inspired by lockdown.

Harrogate teenager shortlisted for art award for painting inspired by lockdown

Two North East entrepreneurs have focused their energy on setting up creative businesses in order to improve their mental health.

A new giant piece of art-work has appeared in Middlesbrough town centre and it's been called 'public jewellery'.

A disused building in County Durham is being transformed into a new art gallery, exploring a key part of our industrial past, mining. 

Many pictures of medieval, Georgian and Victorian streets of Gateshead are to be shown to the public for the first time in a new exhibition.

The diary accounts of servicemen and women during their time Afghanistan are being exhibited at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.

The former paratrooper is recreating war 'Diary Rooms' of military servicemen and women's thoughts at a display at MIMA.


Auckland Castle has announced plans for a £4mil art gallery focusing on Spain’s ‘Golden Age’ with targets including Zurbarán and Velázquez.

Arts institutions and attractions across the North East have won Arts Council grants worth millions.

Recognition of work by volunteers to record Prehistoric rock art in the North East of England.
 