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.

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

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

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

Gateshead Libraries MakerPlace offer a wide range of fun and engaging creative digital workshops for children and young people in KS2 and KS3,

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

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

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

GemArts is a dynamic arts development organisation.

GIFT is committed to presenting contemporary and experimental practices.

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.