Work experience and student placements
Working in the creative sector can include a wide range of jobs, from gallery technicians to lighting designers, librarians to education officers, festival producers to event planners. A great way to find out if a creative career path is for you, is to use your work experience week in school or a student placement at university to learn more about the cultural sector and what's involved in a job or team that you'll be shadowing.
Below are some of the places in Gateshead that offer work experience opportunities.
If you're a creative organisation or business that offers work experience in Gateshead we'd love to hear from you. Please contact arts@gateshead.gov.uk
Scarlett Kehoe is a 2nd year photography student at the University of Sunderland who had a placement with Gateshead Council's Arts Development Team in April-May 2025
Side by Side Arts offer work experience opportunities to students from local schools, colleges, and universities in Gateshead and Newcastle.
Gateshead Council's Arts Development Team offers school and FE and HE student placements.
Gateshead Council Libraries offer school, college and university placements.
GemArts creates and programmes high quality concerts, events, festivals, workshops and commissions with regional, national and international artists across all art forms.
Gateshead Music Hub offers school and FE and HE student placements.
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