PERMANENT PUBLIC ART — ABOVE BELOW BEYOND - by Jamie Holman
Visit this large-scale mural covering the gable-end of The Volunteers Arms, Seaham. Part of the ‘Above Below Beyond’ collaborative work from artist Jamie Holman and young people across East Durham.
STITCH IN THE CENTRE
A celebration of artistry and community, where benches become canvases for craftivist creativity.
Greenhills Comedy Night
On the 30th November, at the Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill, join us for a night of hilarity at the Greenhills Centre with comedians Lost Voice Guy, Danny Posthill, Catherine Young & your host Lee Kyle.
CRAFTIVIST: (SWEET) SANDWICH MAKING!
Join craft artist and sandwich enthusiast Lady Kitt for this fun, creative session as part of the Craftivist Recipe Archive exhibition at Durham Castle.
We’ll arrive as a group at 10.30am to see the Craftivist Recipe Archive exhibition - reimagined in a new exhibition in Durham Castle. Following on from this, we will catch up & take part in a collaborative sandwich making workshop.
The Barn at Easington: Sanctuary Exhibition
An exhibition celebrating the restorative and healing power of art for women in recovery.
TRIMDON PRIDE —
🌈 TRIMDON PRIDE 2024 🌈
The first ever Trimdon Pride is landing in August!
Get ready for two days of creativity, entertainment, celebration, Pride and community spirit! Free events across two days.
LIFE JUST BOUNCES - Peterlee Revival
Life Just Bounces aims to unite the local community of Peterlee and its surrounding areas, celebrating the culture and talent that have emerged from the area and the NE more broadly. Featuring live music, performances, poetry, art, photography, and literary works.
Annfield's Flower Flock
Be inspired by Sally and Nicola's flowery flock and create your own leafy sheep using real foliage and flowers. Free to take home and keep! 🌷🐑
STREET COSMOS - Big Bang & Light Years Launch
FREE family summer fair - all about space 🪐
Join us for Street Cosmos: Big Bang and Light Years Launch is a culmination of the Street Cosmos project so far.
GET CRAFTY: Stitch in the Centre
'GET CRAFTY: Stitch in the Centre' is a brand new craft day coming to Castle Dene Shopping Centre, Peterlee - Free drop-in artist workshops, fun activities and meet new creative community community members.
Horden Bus Stop Hop
You wait 5 years then 3 come along at once! 🚌
Join us for the Horden Bus Stop Hop 🚏
5 years after ‘If These Walls Could Talk’ artists Sally Southern, Nicola Lynch and the communities of Horden are popping up again for new bus stop adventure to mark the 5th Anniversary.
Missed it first time around or just remember 'that bus stop thing' and want to know more? Check it out in the Big Projects section of the website.
MANY HANDS: Ruth Flowers x Easington Primary
For this new exhibition in the Arts Café, Peterlee based artist Ruth Flowers has worked with year 3 students from Easington Primary School. Through a series of workshops the students have created new works inspired by local legends and folklore. Additional new work by Ruth will be exhibited, that has come about through research and development of work using the story of ‘The Easington Hare’ as inspiration; with its themes of community, ageism, and the esoteric.
Join us for the exhibition opening on Friday 17th May, 3-5pm. The exhibition will be open on weekdays, 9am - 4pm until the 3rd July 2024.
New Theatre: A SEAT AT THE TABLE
A new play that tells a feel-good story exploring the struggles that a community hub faces in the North East and the brilliant people that keep it going.
Exhibition: A CLASS ACT
Over a six week period the artist and local participants have been working together, making ceramic relief carvings and sculptural objects, all exhibited in a wall installation of colourfully glazed works.
Workshop: Train The Trainer: CRAFTIVISM RECIPE ARCHIVE - With Lady Kitt
Join artist Lady Kitt to for an introduction to the Recipes for Change project, started by members of the Peterlee Arts Café group in Spring 2023.
Bloom Monday - Workshop: Making Ornamental Mini Gardens @ Morrison Busty’s, Allotment Hut, Laverick Terrace, Annfield Plain
Banish the Gloom - Make Annfield Plain Bloom!
Join artists Nicola Lynch and Sally Southern for a FREE February Half-term creative workshop making ornamental mini gardens in trays or pots at an allotment - for all ages.
Bloom Monday - Workshop: Pop-up Flower Gardens
Banish the Gloom - Make Annfield Plain Bloom!
Join artists Nicola Lynch and Sally Southern for a FREE February Half-term creative workshop making pop-up flower gardens - for all ages.
A Class Act: 6 Week Ceramic Workshop Series: with Bethany Stead
Join artist Bethany Stead for A Class Act - a 6 week ceramic sculpture workshop series themed around ideas of class and socio-economic barriers, running weekly from 15th Feb - 4th April.
A Seat At The Table - Mustard Stories (PACT House, Stanley)
Join Mustard Stories Arts CIC in story telling, story collecting and playwriting workshops, to write a play inspired by and created with Community Hubs. Join us for our lunchtime workshops and share your story over a cup of tea and some scran!
A Seat At The Table - Mustard Stories (Junction 7, Newton Aycliffe)
Join Mustard Stories Arts CIC in story telling, story collecting and playwriting workshops, to write a play inspired by and created with Community Hubs. Join us for our lunchtime workshops and share your story over a cup of tea and some scran!
Fantasy Turns To Reality - David Scott
Fantasy Turns To Reality features the work of David Scott, a designer and graphic artist from the North East.
Originally from Peterlee, David’s practice is an evolving exploration into the mundanity of work, real life and the system, versus the pursuit of escapism, fantasy and hedonism.
Bloom Monday - Demi Club - Pub Games & Pasties (social)
Banish the Gloom - Make Annfield Plain Bloom!
Join artists Nicola Lynch and Sally Southern for FREE pub games, pasties, snacks and a social to banish the gloom of the long winter months.
Workshop: Train The Trainer: MAKING MESS AS SOCIAL GLUE - With Lady Kitt
Join artist Lady Kitt to share and develop facilitation and co-creation activities - no previous facilitation experience necessary!
Lizzie and Luca x NMN
Lizzie and Luca will be present in Quaking Houses Village Hall over the next few weeks, and are inviting you to join them for tea, biscuits, and a chance to say hello.
Dates: 29th, 30th and 31st January, 1st, 7th, 8th, 12th and 13th February. Various times
Creating Our Queer Landmarks
'Creating our Queer Landmarks' is an exhibition and parade exploring ideas around the central question of "Are there any queer landmarks in Durham?"
Creative Champions — South Durham Lunch Club: Bingo & Badges
Come and join the NMN team to help shape the work we are planning in the south of County Durham - whilst making some badges with artist Shevek Fodor and enjoying some bingo.
Bloom Monday - Workshops (4 week drop-in)
Banish the Gloom - Make Annfield Plain Bloom!
Join artists Nicola Lynch and Sally Southern for a FREE fun creative workshops, Monday’s from 22 Jan - 12 Feb - for all ages.
Bloom Monday
Banish the Gloom - Make Annfield Plain Bloom!
Join artists Nicola Lynch and Sally Southern for a FREE fun event with lots to do - for all ages.
Peterlee 75 Digital Residency
Join artist Andrew Wood to explore a new digital game space created of Peterlee’s past, present and imagine futures in Unit 29 Yoden Way at Castledene Shopping Centre.
NMN Christmas Community Social
Ho Ho No More Nowt! Join us for some big NMN social festive vibes - lush food, xmas crackers, games and general good craic to see off 2023.
OWTSIDE Gallery
OWTSIDE is No More Nowt’s public micro gallery installed outside on gable end of Community House displaying 3 monthly rolling artist open call, with works displayed right in the middle of a working-class neighbourhood in Peterlee.
STORY TIME - with Luca & Lizzie
STORY TIME is for parents, caregivers and babies hosted in Wheatley Hill by artists and theatre practitioners Luca Rutherford and Lizzie Klotz.