ARTS CAFE

2022-Ongoing

The Arts Cafe @ Community House has run a programme of workshops and exhibitions led by artist’s and co-created with community participants.

For the majority of the exhibitions artists exhibited their work alongside the work of participants to co-create an experience with themes ranging from future heritage, climate, LGBTQIA+ culture, geek culture, class, recovery from addiction, myths and legends, foodbanks and poverty and much more. Hundreds of participants have collaborated with artists on these mini-commissions which have tried and tested different ways to utilise the Arts Cafe space connected to our host’s building in Peterlee.

This has included:

• Street Connect with various artists

• Our World Around Us with artist Chris Suttie

• Recipes for Change with Lady Kitt

• DIY Cabaret with artist Mack Sproates

• The Museum of East Durham Civilizations with artist Sarah Stamp

• Field of Hope with the with artists from the Barn at Easington

• Fantasy Turns Reality with with artist David Scott

• Sanctuary with artists from the Barn at Easington

• Close to Home with artist Lucy Waters

• A Class Act with artists Bethany Stead

• Many Hands with artist Ruth Flowers