Our Work
Durham Brass Festival
A music education programme celebrating County Durham’s brass band heritage through workshops with international performers in schools.Continuing Professional Development
CPD for teachers and artists using creative approaches to support innovative curriculum delivery across art forms.Connections
A programme connecting schools with artists to develop creative learning projects, residencies, and arts-based curriculum enrichment.Arts Award
An Arts Award support programme helping young people explore the arts, build creative skills, and achieve a national qualification.Home
Children’s perspectives on “home” explored through photography and writing with local primary school pupils.Everyday Heroes
A photographic celebration of Stanley’s everyday heroes, inspired by pitman poet Tommy Armstrong and the spirit of local community life.Talking Cameras
A participatory photography project with The Dales School using Photovoice to support pupils to share their experiences and perspectives through image-making and storytelling.Northern Writes
A creative writing and music programme for schools and communities in Stanley, inspired by pitman poet Tommy Armstrong’s legacy.Seeing Things Differently
A photography-led creative writing project helping young people develop storytelling skills and explore new ways of approaching narrative.Defiant Voices
An educational project with secondary schools exploring inclusion, tolerance, and standing against prejudice through creative advocacy work.Changing Lives
A theatre and education project helping young people understand radicalisation and promote safer communities through performance and learning resources.Safer Selfies
A workshop programme helping young people make safer, more informed choices about social media and online image sharing.Reimagining Beowulf
A creative writing and performance project where primary school pupils reimagine the epic poem Beowulf through theatre and storytelling.Suitcase Of Survival
A creative learning programme exploring Holocaust awareness and personal resilience through theatre, reflection, and arts-based workshops.Rise
A school–cultural partnership programme using creative practice and research to improve learning outcomes and collaboration in education.Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
An arts programme exploring Holocaust remembrance through performance and education.The Tin Ring
A touring theatre production telling the true story of Zdenka Fantlová, exploring love, survival, and resilience through war and displacement.


















