Cultural partners
Gateshead has a wide variety of cultural organisations that schools and youth settings can work with. Visit a gallery or museum, attend a library author event, collaborate with a heritage venue or support the young people you work with to be inspired by a creative professional. Here's a selection of organisations that work with children and young people in Gateshead.
If you want to become a cultural partner please contact us.

Beep is a website and newspaper written by young people in Gateshead and targeted at young people everywhere.

Big Locals help residents make a difference to the area they live.

Bringing Words To Life is dedicated to improving literacy levels throughout the north-east.

Side by Side Arts is a performing arts community interest company in Gateshead.

The Tyne Derwent Way is a celebration of where we live - our heritage, our culture, our people and our wildlife.

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art creates and produces exhibitions, activities and opportunities that explore understanding of the world through diverse contem...

Bensham Grove offer a wide range of pottery courses for all ages.

Chalk engages the whole family through music, film, science, art and design.

Dingy Butterflies works across Gateshead, developing creative projects for and with the people of Gateshead.

English Heritage care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures.

GemArts is a dynamic arts development organisation.

GIFT is committed to presenting contemporary and experimental practices.

National Trust welcomes school and community groups for outdoor, nature connective and curriculum linked activities.

NECF are a community for people working in the cultural sector in the North East, or connected to the North East.

The Shipley Art Gallery has a well-established learning and engagement programme for children, young people and local communities.

Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust was established to preserve the architectural heritage of Tyne and Wear.