East Durham Creates

COVID 19 Impact

With a heavy heart much of our previously planned programming had to be cancelled due to Coronavirus and the new guidelines and restrictions around face to face interaction.

But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still continuing to get local people engaged with arts and culture! You can find our full programme of new delivery below.

Thank you for your continued support of the East Durham Creates project.

East Durham Creates is funded by Arts Council England as part of its Creative People and Places (CPP) programme. East Durham Creates is one of 30 independent CPP projects. Each project is completely unique to its area and residents. East Durham Creates seeks to engage local people in creative activities and grow arts provision in ways that are sustainable and can last. We aim to attract more people to choose, create and take part in brilliant art experiences in the places where they live.

Current Projects

An Exploration Into Isolation

Arts Café

Lets Create: Fishes and Wishes

Above, Below, Beyond

Arty Packs

Lets Create: Rainbow Village

Virtual Go & See Visits

Artist Takeover

Lets Create: Create Me Bag

Let's Meet Up: Creative Age

WHAT WE DO

We help the communities of the former district of Easington which is made up 20 distinct areas, most of which are former Pit villages that continue to be hugely affected by deprivation following the closure of the Pits.

We run a wide range of projects to help the community fight disadvantage including food parcels, telephone befriending for the socially isolated, helping people in the downward spiral of debt, supporting people to get the benefits they deserve, providing holiday activities with food, getting the disengaged engaged with the arts and more.