With amazing support from
@Tesco
Extra Stockton, we'll be providing free packed lunches for children over the half term holiday. Just get in touch to reserve so we can get as many meals out as possible. Collect from ARC 🙂
#ENDCHILDFOODPOVERTY
We just wanted to let you know that over the past six days, with the support of Tesco Extra Stockton and the customers and staff of Poundland Stockton, we were able to provide over 300 packed lunches to children in the Stockton area. We really hope it helped in a small way ❤️
Today was
@annabelturpin
's last day at ARC. After fifteen years of exciting challenges and roaring successes, she’s leaving us as a much stronger, wiser, and more dynamic organisation.
📷 Simon Shaw
We're grateful to be able to share the great news today that ARC has been awarded a grant from the Government's Cultural Recovery Fund, so we can continue to be here for our communities and
#HereForCulture
.
Find out more:
We are grateful to receive Arts Council National Portfolio funding for 2023-2026 to continue delivering fantastic events and activities for even more people in Stockton and the Tees Valley, despite the financial challenges we all face.
#LetsCreate
@ace_national
@DCMS
(1/4)
New blog post! Our Chief Executive
@annabelturpin
talks about our first Freelancers Policy, which we hope will ensure that freelancers we work with feel safe, confident and valued by ARC:
(Painting by
@FabricLenny
)
After 15 years of incredible leadership, transforming ARC into the organisation we are today, our Chief Executive, Annabel Turpin will be moving on to a new challenge later this year.
This Friday, see all episodes of Salad Fingers in our cinema!
@DAVID_FIRTH
, the mastermind behind the series, will be joining us to answer your questions after the screening!
📅Fri 19 Nov 7pm
🎟
Could you be our Artist of Change? We are looking for two artists to work with us over a 12 month period to help us create art with and for our community. We have one full time post (salary £20,000) and one part-time freelance contract (fee £10,000): .
No biggie. Just David Tennant name-checking your local favourite arts centre. Film screening of
@youmeandhimfilm
and Q&A with director
@DaisyAitkens
TONIGHT. Forget about the heat. COME!
📢We're excited to announce the appointment of
@AlFerris
as ARC's new Chief Executive and Creative Director. We'll be welcoming him to ARC in January.
Full story:
📷 Lauren Wilson
As you'll probably know by now, we've taken the decision to close to the public as a result of the government's advice about avoiding non-essential social contact. Here's a message from
@annabelturpin
, our Chief Executive & Artistic Director...
Did you spend your childhood being traumatised by Worzel Gummidge, Hartley Hare, Children of the Stones and the Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water? Join us for an evening of childhood trauma with the writers of
@ScarredForLife2
and
@Bob_Fischer
, on Fri 6 Mar
Thanks to all the artists who've helped us gain our
@ace_national
Creative Case for Diversity 'Outstanding' rating. We've still got lots more to do, but we're really pleased and proud to be amongst the 5% of NPOs achieving this.
Join us on Fri 19 Nov as all episodes of Salad Fingers will be screened back to back!
@DAVID_FIRTH
, creator of this legendary series will be joining us to answer your questions after the screening!
📅Fri 19 Nov 7pm
💰£12 | Concessions £10
18+
🎟
We have BIG news! As part of our continued partnerships with
@TheAlbanySE8
we're going to be recruiting Artists of Change to spend some time with us co-creating work directly with and for our local communities. We'll be releasing more details soon:
Following today's announcement we are happy to confirm our building will reopen next Monday 17 May. We can't wait to welcome you back!
Image by EnA Photography
We're excited to announce the inaugural award to celebrate new theatre and performance work made in the North of England!
Northern artists performing at
@edfringe
are invited to enter the
#VenuesNorth
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Award - with a £3,500 prize:
We recently announced that we will be reopening in September. We asked our Chief Executive
@annabelturpin
to fill you in on what to expect when we reopen in six weeks time.
You can see the full update here:
We're pleased to share the news that we've been awarded further support from the Government's
#CulturalRecoveryFund
. We'll continue to support artists, to be here for our local communities, and to be
#HereForCulture
. Thank you
@ace_national
and
@DCMS
.
Are you a performance based artist or company looking to get away for a week?
ARC can offer you free accommodation and workspace for one week, to enable you to get away and help you further your artistic practice or process.
Find out more:
We wanted to share an update on what's happening at ARC and our plans to reopen, as explained here by our Chief Executive and Artistic Director Annabel Turpin.
You can find out more on our website:
Huge thanks due to the team from
@Poundland
in Stockton for encouraging their customers to donate so generously to help feed hungry children this half term ❤️
UPDATE: 13.07.21
With the high number of local COVID cases, we have decided to continue with social distancing measures until the end of July to guarantee that those people visiting us in the next two weeks can do so safely and with confidence. More:
Following the Government announcement yesterday about the removal of COVID restrictions later this month, we wanted to provide an update on what this means for ARC, and what you can expect when you visit us:
Please join us in giving a warm welcome to ARC's new Producer, Cristina MacKerron!
Cristina, who has moved to Stockton on Tees from the South East to take up the role, starts today and is looking forward to meeting you all!
More:
We are delighted to announce today that a third artist is to join us as part of our
#ArtistsOfChange
programme (developed with
@TheAlbanySE8
).
We're excited to say
@LaurenVevers
will be working with us on a part-time basis from mid-March. Find out more:
📢 ARTIST CALL OUT 📢
ARC is looking to support artists to create new performance-based work, working with local communities in Stockton.
Make New Work for £10,000 or Make New Work (Explore) for £2,000:
Applications close at 10am, Mon 25 Sep 2023.
Could you be our Artist of Change? We're looking for two artists to work with us over a 12 month period to help us create art with and for our community. Here's our producer, Daniel Mitchelson, to tell you a bit about the roles:
Artists & companies: Today
#VenuesNorth
launches its first COVID-19 status report, designed to help you better understand where venues are with their current activity and reopening plans. Find out more:
Would you like the opportunity to join, and lead, a thriving, friendly and ambitious organisation?
We're recruiting for a new Chief Executive and Creative Director.
Closes: Mon 2 Oct at 10am
Full details of the role are available from our website:
🗣 Hopefully out of sympathy get an XL parmo in Stockton because I absolutely love parmos -
@paulsinha
I'm sure we can provide such a meal 😄
Footage from ITV last week
🎟
We are very pleased to share the news that we have received further funding from the government's
#CultureRecoveryFund
. This vital support enables us to continue working with artists and communities, and to be
#HereForCulture
@ace_national
@DCMS
Singer. Actor. Activist. Join
@heatherpeace
at ARC Sat 20 Oct, for an exclusive North East show. You won't get this anywhere else in the region, so book your tickets ASAP to avoid being left out.
Tonight,
@toyahofficial
live 💃
Bar service starts from 7pm
🚪 open 7.45pm
Gig starts 8pm and will last approximately 2 hours.
Only standing tickets available 🤘
🎟
Along with our friends and partners
@TheAlbanySE8
, we're excited to announce our new Artists of Change today!
Lizzie Lovejoy and Symoné will be working with ARC and our communities over the next year. Find out more:
#ArtistsOfChange
#CreativeBursaries
Great to see our Chief Executive
@annabelturpin
on
@BBCLN
tonight, looking ahead to ARC's planned Sept reopening with support from
@TeesValleyCA
.
Part of a wider arts piece starting at 05:40 in, catch Annabel's thoughts from 11:05 (avail until 7pm Tue) >
ARTISTS - Through our Make New Work Programme, ARC is looking to support you to create new performance-based work by responding to things that are on the minds of our local communities.
Make New Work for £10,000 or Make New Work (Explore) for £2,000:
We're delighted to announce that the recipient of the inaugural
#VenuesNorth
#EdFringe
Award is First Time by
@nathanieljhall
. Congratulations, Nathaniel!
(Nathaniel was preparing for a performance so the award was collected on his behalf by Chris Hoyle from
@DibbyTheatre
)
Thanks for all the support for my album release today.
#HeyMayhem
Screen grabbed the pop chart on iTunes and I was sitting at no.12.
Thanks to everyone who has made that happen. Not bad for an
#independentartist
:) Love to all x
Huge congratulations to our Creative Learning Assistant Holly, who won the
@gatesheadcoll
Edge Award for Creative Apprentice of The Year tonight. Holly also won the award for overall apprentice of the year!
#NationalApprenticeshipWeek2020
Iconic British bassist
@realjahwobble
's Invaders of the Heart are live here in October 😄
We've been watching their KEXP performance on the ould Youtube today, 30 mins of👌
You should check out the full video:
If you loved Jenny Agutter in her iconic role as Bobbie Waterbury, why not come along to ARC from the 5 Aug to see her reprise it in
#TheRailwayChildrenReturn
Book your tickets now at:
We've launched a new bespoke enquiry service for people who are still shielding to explore what support we can put in place to help you feel comfortable attending. You can also access some of our events and activities digitally:
Are you an artist or company looking for advice on getting new work programmed in the North of England? The latest version of
#RoutesIn
, published by
#VenuesNorth
, is now available to download from the Resources page of our website:
#CulturalShift
, a three year disabled-led strategic project in partnership with
@LittleCog1
, transformed ARC and the way we work. Our learning continues to develop and we have published a guide that details our journey and offers useful advice for other venues and organisations:
When
@viciws
led disability equality training at ARC it challenged our perceptions and transformed our organisation. Two masterclasses available via
@LittleCog1
will give you the opportunity to expand your knowledge on disability equality in September.
If you decided to donate the value of your tickets for cancelled events to us, or just made donations generally over the last few days to support what we do - we want to say a huge thank you! The support we've felt from our community has made all the difference this week.
The Man Who Could See Through Sh!t!
As seen on Live at the Apollo, HIGNFY, and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown,
@reginalddhunter
brings his brand new show to ARC!
📆 Fri 8 Mar 2024
🎟
Our community meal is underway with a performance from our ARCulele group. Brilliant to welcome so many people and organisations from across the local community for food, conversation and a day of celebration.
Just a few tickets left for
@jennyeclair
's latest show, SIXTY PLUS! (FFS!)
The outrageous comedy queen is back on stage with brand-new material for 2023. Book your ticket here:
We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Venues North Edinburgh Festival Fringe Award. You can read about it here 👉
#venuesnorth
#edfringe
An early morning start for great art! I'm
@viciws
a proud Associate Artist at ARC. I've been invited to 'takeover' ARC's Twitter & Facebook pages today to celebrate the work of disabled artists for a 24 hour UK wide Social Media Day of Action
#WeShallNotBeRemoved
#EndAbleism
As part of Great Place Tees Valley, we are looking for up to 10 freelance artists and practitioners to take part in a training and skills development programme that will further equip them to measure and share the impact of their work.
Excited to announce that through
@ArtsCentres
, with our friends
@TheAlbanySE8
we'll be leading on delivery of a national programme of artistic activity to celebrate the National Lottery's 25th anniversary, thanks to funding from
@ace_national
&
@TNLComFund
More news to follow!
Can you help us celebrate Diwali this November? We are looking for an artist or company to help us create a festival style event for the people of Stockton, with a £5000 budget!
More details on our website:
Our Artistic Director
@annabelturpin
has written a response to
@TheAlbanySE8
blog about how venues can do more to work with and support artists! You can read it here:
We've had a brilliant time hosting tonight's screening of Home. Huge congratulations to everyone involved in making it. If you get chance to see this moving, warm and heartfelt film, it really is worth a watch.
‘Stand-up comedy’s coolest customer’ (Telegraph)
‘Comedy of a rare scope’ ***** (Times)
Join
@reginalddhunter
for a hilarious hour of progressive work in a pre next-variant world.
📆 Fri 8 Mar | 8pm
🎟️
Are you an artist or company looking for advice on getting new work programmed in the North of England? The latest version of
#RoutesIn
, published by
#VenuesNorth
, is now available to download from the Resources page of our website:
If you're a theatre/artist company from outside the North East and you're interested in building links with NE venues and audiences, apply to be part of the
#REACH
showcase - there are two six-date tours up for grabs in 2020:
ICYMI: We're managing a new pilot fund, developed with
@LittleCog1
, to provide disabled artists and disabled-led organisations in the North of England with access support for professional development opportunities.
Find out more about
#AccessFundNorth
:
🔊🔊🔊 Gig Announcement
@toyahofficial
Anthem 40+1 Anniversary Tour
Fri 21 Oct
We welcome you to celebrate the 40 years of the iconic, acclaimed and Gold-selling Toyah album Anthem.
🎟
As we prepare to reopen our building, some of the people we're really excited about welcoming back are our Associate Artists and Companies.
ARC has a number of enhanced relationships with artists and companies whose work we feel is of particular value to ARC’s artistic programme
Tonight's the night! Wishing
@LittleCog1
and all of Funny Peculiar's creative team the very best for their online premiere.
If you didn't bag a spot for this evening's event, fear not! The film will be available via our website from tomorrow:
Presented as part of the
#UKAsianFilmFestival
, join us this Fri 13 May at 7.30pm for a screening of Lines 📽
A couple find themselves unable to communicate with each other after being kept apart by country borders.
🎟
Following last night's government announcement, we're working on revised plans for November and will be contacting all customers with more details early this week. We'll post social media updates too, and answer any questions as quickly as we can. Thank you for bearing with us!
Following its successful run at Edinburgh in August, ARC is thrilled to bring Your Best Guess, created by Portuguese theatre company mala voadora and theatre-maker Chris Thorpe
@piglungs
to the UK for eleven dates in June 2018.
Brilliant news for the Tees Valley! Well done to all involved, including our own Chief Executive
@annabelturpin
, chair of the Task Force established to provide sector-led advice and insight into the challenges and opportunities the creative and visitor sectors in our region face.
**Tees Valley’s Creative & Culture Sector Gets £16.5m Boost**
NEW Programme will support business, attract new events, grow local festivals and boost region’s profile. Find out more ➡️
We stand to denounce racism in all its forms.
We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not ok and silence is seen as complicity. Racism has no place in a just and humane society.
To read the full statement:
Scarred for Life is now on sale! Join
@Bob_Fischer
and the authors of hit book Scarred for Life for a hilarious talk about the TV, films, music, comics, board games, books, adverts and crisps (no, really) that blighted all of our childhoods. Tickets:
Now then Puny Earthlings, why not dress up in your glad rags and pretend to get out of the house for an hour! Scott Turnbull presents Lost in Space ft. Melody Sproates, Mike Edwards and Luca Rutherford for a scratch night like no other: Sat 6 Jun 8.30pm
Following the Government announcement yesterday about the removal of COVID restrictions later this month, we wanted to provide an update on what this means for ARC, and what you can expect when you visit us:
“heartbreakingly powerful, sharp and tragic… he remains one of the great performer-storytellers of our time” (
@TheScotsman
)
Fresh from winning a Fringe First Award in Edinburgh,
@markthomasinfo
comes to ARC in one-man play England & Son on Sat 21 Oct:
Humans of the High Steet
#HOTHS
is the new initiative from
@StocktonBID
helping you meet the people behind some of Stockton’s best independent businesses. First up our friends from
@drakebookshop
- you can hear a bit from Richard and Mel in this video:
Tickets for our September screenings are now on sale. Our Producer, Daniel has an update on what you can expect to see on the big screen when we're back. You can see the full announcement here:
Are you a performance-based artist or creative based in the North East of England? Do you want to share what you do with other people, and find out what others are doing?
You are invited to North East Exchange at
@FireStationSun
, Mon 14 Nov 2pm – 4.30pm
Do you have a TS postcode? Sign up to take part in an interactive story told through a series of letters and parcels sent to your home!
Visit our website to find out more about how to become a citizen of The People's Palace of Possibility
#PeoplesPalace
Are you interested in putting on a creative event or activity for people in Stockton? We want to support local people to turn your ideas into reality, and we're offering grants of £1,000 plus use of our resources to help. Find out more:
#PizzaAndPitches