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Our North East office covers County Durham, Northumberland, Tees Valley and Tyne and Wear.

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Download a list of National portfolio organisations in the North East or browse our interactive map.

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Lemn Sissay, Playwright

The Creative Future Literary Awards: UK’s first national literary competition for marginalised and disabled writers

Brighton based charity, Creative Future, has launched a national literary award to discover and celebrate writers from disadvantaged groups, supported by an Arts Council England Grants for the arts award.

North East plays host to ‘eclectic’ events, exploring the Creative Case for diversity

  Earlier this year, three North East-based National portfolio organisations, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, GemArts and ZENDEH introduced the eclectic …

Seven Stories

Arts Council England announces the six organisations from the North East awarded funding through the Renaissance Strategic support fund

Arts Council England is today (Wednesday 27 March 2013) announcing the six organisations in North …

Latest publications

Front page of Arts Council Plan 2011-15

Arts Council Plan 2011-15

This Plan sets out what we will do to deliver our Achieving great art for everyone goals and priorities over the years 2011-15.

Responses to the Digital Britain interim report

In January 2009, the Government published Digital Britain, a plan to secure Britain’s place at …

Front page of Great art for everyone 2008-2011: North East

Great art for everyone 2008-2011: North East

Our mission for the next three years is great art for everyone. Our regional plan, …

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  • Tel: 0845 300 6200
  • Fax: 0191 230 1020
  • Textphone: 0191 255 8585

Central Square
Forth Street
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3PJ

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Press and media

For press and media enquiries contact:

Kathryn Goodfellow
(Out of hours contact)
Senior Manager, Advocacy and Communications
Phone: 0191 255 8580
Mobile: 07725 660 550

Daniel Smith
Officer, Communications
Phone: 0191 255 8512

Agata Tocewicz
Assistant, Communications
Phone: 0191 255 8531



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