The North East of England is home to a world class arts and cultural scene that makes the region an exciting and vibrant place to live, work, study and visit. Some of the UK’s most successful, innovative and exciting cultural organisations are based here in the North East.
Northumbria University works in partnership with a range of outstanding cultural and creative organisations including BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Great North Run Culture, Live Theatre, New Writing North, Tyneside Cinema, and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
We work with our partners to develop a collaborative programme of activities that:
- Enhances learning, giving our students opportunities to benefit from collaboration with outstanding professional artists and creative and cultural practitioners
- Inspires new research, responding to the needs of cultural and creative organisations
- Connects academic research and expertise with creative organisations to stimulate new ways of working
- Create cultural collaborations that connect with the people of the North East
- Promotes investment in skills, innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth
- Ensure the cultural well-being of the region
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
BALTIC is a major international centre for contemporary art situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, England and has welcomed over 6 million visitors since opening to the public in July 2002.
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Established in 2005 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the world's largest half-marathon, Great North Run Culture works with leading figures from the cultural world, each of whom offers an extraordinary insight into sport, art and the Great North Run.
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New Writing North is the development agency for creative writing and reading in the North of England. Core projects include the Northern Writers’ Awards, Read Regional, Moth Publishing, the Gordon Burn Prize, the Cuckoo Young Writers Programme, and work with teachers and schools.
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Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema enjoy a successful partnership which is expressed through a series of collaborations across our organisations that aim to develop and support creative talent in the region.
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) is a major regional museum, art gallery and archives service, managing a collection of nine museums and galleries across Tyneside and the Archives for Tyne and Wear.
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Live Theatre is recognised as one of the great new writing theatres on the international stage. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne it is also deeply rooted in its local community.
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