We are 40 years old this year! Share your stories and shape our future.

Our Work

Have a look at our current and recent work. Our archives will gradually be shared and we would love to receive anything you may have for that. Email Stephen to add to our 40th anniversary work.

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Volunteering

Artists' Agency North Shields

Artists’ Agency is an artist development programme in North Shields Cultural Quarter for creatives living and or working in North Tyneside.

Artists' Agency Newcastle

Artists’ Agency is an artist development programme in Newcastle’s Culture and Creative Zone (CCZ).

Artist Development Artists artists agency Newcastle upon Tyne Volunteering

Artists' Agency

Get involved in one of our many artist development opportunities across the region.

Artist Development Artists artists agency North of The Tyne North Shields Training

Ann Cleeves - Reading for Wellbeing

Explore how stories and poems can offer comfort, escape, inspiration and laughter in difficult times.

Part of Better Connect

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Making Memories

Sharing stories and experiences through creative sessions. Working with families who share a caring role in looking after loved ones who depend on them.
Part of Better Connect

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Parent Voice (North Tyneside)

A creative programme for Parent Carers across North Tyneside.

Part of Better Connect.

Arts and health Arts on prescription Better Connect Carers COVID-19 North Tyneside Social prescribing Thriving Communities Volunteering

Celebrate Different

Celebrate Different was a Make it Happen project for young people in Sunderland in partnership with Sunderland Culture.

Children and Young People Sunderland Training Volunteering

Immersive Landscapes

Partnering with Perigrini Landscape Partnership, Make Art Happen participants developed a project to help raise awareness, take part in conservation and celebrate Lindisfarne island.

Artist Development Community development Exhibition Training Volunteering

The Tyneside and Northumberland Mind team worked to provide a programme of high quality participatory arts activities to promote wellbeing and resilience in residents of South Tyneside aged 18 or over.

Community art Community development South Tyneside Training Volunteering

Mapping Yourself

Students from Josephine Butler College took part in two Make Art Happen cohorts between 2017 and 2018.

Community development Durham Volunteering

Bensham & Teams

Bensham and Teams Make Art Happen project created a visual and sound artwork made up of multiple components created by a local people that enhanced a community space for local residents to enjoy and feel a sense of pride in.

Artist Development Community development Training Volunteering

Off the Beat

A digital music-making programme with young people in South East Northumberland.

Digital Film Music Visual Art

Telling Tales

Telling Tales was developed by a volunteer project team which was born from a capacity building programme “Make Art Happen.”

Arts and health Community development Gateshead Volunteering

Bill Quay Farm

Participants of Make Art Happen from Bill Quay Farm aimed to create a visual arts project for the local community.

Community art Community development Project management Training Volunteering

Learning Hive

Since 2015, Residents from Newbiggin by the Sea have been working with Northumberland based visual artists to design and make a range of creative products.

Coastlines Northumberland Visual Art Volunteers