Co-created by artists Bex Harvey and Sarah Li with young people from Dawdon in Seaham and Barnard Castle in Teesdale Queer Futures was a celebration of youth culture and inclusivity.

SCRAN was a contemporary response from artists and communities engaging and reacting with Gordon Matta-Clark’s ‘FOOD’, exploring food, the county and art & creativity. SCRAN featured commissions by artists Lady Kitt, Pink Collar Gallery and Max Cooper-Clark, alongside Roisin Crowley Linton and Jonluke McKie.

Celebrating the position of women in a town named after a man, Nana’s House wasn’t a gallery. It wasn’t a workshop programme. It wasn’t even really an exhibition in the traditional sense. It was something else entirely - a public living room in Peterlee, a space to rest, to remember, to feel welcome, to explore what happens when people are invited into a space that feels like “Nana’s House.”

Artist Narbi Price and writer Mark Hudson explore themes surrounding the 1984 miners strike and its legacy in Horden, County Durham 40 years on.

‘You Heard Us’ is a public art project that demonstrates the power of community engagement and collaboration. Developed over an extended period of time, it involved more than 100 participants who contributed their voices, stories and energy. The project led by Lizzie Klotz and Luca Rutherford, took place at two key locations: the Quaking Houses Community Centre and the Greenhills Centre in Wheatley Hill.

In the heart of County Durham a groundbreaking project is challenging societal perceptions and empowering marginalised young people to find their voices, work with artists to create their world.

A long-term collaboration with Durham University and the communities of County Durham the Street series explored the idea that big art, museum artifacts and concepts like the universe shouldn’t just be held in institutions and traditional buildings like galleries and museums.

‘A Seat At The Table’ is a theatre project inspired by and made with residents connected to Community Hubs that sustain many neighbourhoods across County Durham. Through collaborative workshops and powerful performances, the project gives voice to the challenges and triumphs of these essential community spaces.

Artists Sally Southern and Nicola Lynch worked with hundreds of people across the village of Annfield Plain to explore their stories, pride of place and how the high street can be viewed differently through workshops, make and take events and pop-up bus stop takeovers.

5 years on from the original If These Walls Could Talk artists Sally Southern and Nicola Lynch returned to Horden to celebrate and co-create another series of bus stops with the residents of Horden.

Hearts & Hopes of Horden brough together the community of Horden to explore their future hopes and what it means to be from a place like Horden.

Untold Stories is a series of ongoing projects, inviting creatives and residents to come together to collaborate, telling the stories of underrepresented or unheard people and communities.

A collaboration between artist Jamie Holman and young people across East Durham, exploring heritage and hope for the future of shared spaces.

The residents of Horden woke up one day to find their street filled with a series of intriguing installations turning bus shelters into a variety of rooms - from a colliery kitchen - to social club set diners and singers. Much to the surprise of morning commuters.

Apollo 50 was a Durham County Council initiative to celebrate 50 years since the building of the Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee.

Making Time was a discreet programme of workshops which accumulated in a public exhibition of the group’s artwork.

Everything There Ever Was brought a magical, large-scale, participatory performance to Crimdon Dene.

An artist’s exploration into the recipes, community, and traditions of East Durham which culminated in the Pan Hag Field Kitchen held in Easington and publication of ‘The Pan Hag’ book.

An evening of live music, visual art and film created for and inspired by East Durham

During May half-term families were invited to explore the beautiful coastal surroundings of Crimdon Dene TO a free pirate-themed arts activity trail.