⭐️City Life Business Support Grants from the @businessandipcentre North East are now available to businesses trading full-time and located within Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, Sunderland and Gateshead Council areas ⭐️
You can find all the details, and the application form, via the QR code above (or visit the BICP North East website).
What an exciting opportunity! @berwicktrust is looking for a Part-Time Programme Manager (one-year fixed-term contract) to help run The Old Brewery Artist Studios, which officially opens later this Summer.
This brand new venue in the heart of Tweedmouth will deliver exhibitions, workshops, open studios, learning and education, and so much more.
If you're someone that thrives on variety and enjoys connecting artists with audiences, this role is for you. You'll help develop the creative vision for The Old Brewery Artist Studios and position the venue as an important part of Berwick-upon-Tweed's year-round cultural offer.
Create Berwick and the @northeast_ca supported the redevelopment of The Old Brewery by providing £510k in funding (£300k from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and £210 from the CCZ Investment Fund)
Andrea Oliver, Create Berwick Manager, said: “As well as being a hub for local artists, The Old Brewery Artist Studios will allow people of all ages and abilities to access and enjoy cultural experiences. The venue will inspire people to pursue careers in the creative sector and it will be a place where people can learn and develop new skills to further their creative practices. The Old Brewery Artist Studios will be a shining example of how cultural regeneration is transforming lives for people living and working in Berwick."
To find out more and apply, head to the @berwicktrust website - berwicktrust.org.uk
Artist opportunity 2027: Artist in the Archive at @officialvindolandatrust
The Trust is inviting artists to apply for a paid period of research and development in five previously unexplored visual and text archives and to respond by creating a new artwork or body of work for presentation at Queen’s Hall Gallery One in Hexham, Northumberland, September until November 2027.
This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in archives, memory and questions of discovery, preservation and loss. The archival resource is wide and varied and contains rare, unique material documenting a changing landscape and our place within it; interrogating our social and cultural connection to stone.
You can find the full brief with further details on the background of the project, as well as information on budget, research and commissioning process and timelines and application information on the Vindolanda Trust website.
The Guitar Orchestra is a wonderful project led by musician Chris Searle that gives acoustic guitarists of all levels the chance to create music together.
Supported through our Cultural Resource Hub Fund, The Guitar Orchestra meets every Sunday at 6:15pm at St. Aidan's Hall in Berwick-upon-Tweed. No booking is required, just pop along with your acoustic guitar in hand and create compositions with other Berwick-based musicians.
It doesn't matter what your playing level is - everyone is invited! To find out more and see videos from previous Guitar Orchestra meet-ups, head to the official Facebook page - 'The Guitar Orchestra'.
Create Berwick's pop-up Cultural Resource Hubs bring new life to empty or unused buildings in Berwick town centre. Each one provides spaces for people to see, experience and take part in creative and cultural activities. Other Cultural Resource Hubs include The Burr of Berwick (Bridge Street), 27 Art House (27 Bridge Street) and Maltings at Hide Hill (14 Hide Hill).
🔈New funding alert🔈
To help small creative and cultural businesses in Berwick-upon-Tweed explore capacity building and business development, we've launched a new funding opportunity.
The Creative Capacity Building Fund is designed to equip creative and cultural businesses with the practical tools, knowledge and networks to:
📈 improve business performance
📈 expand market opportunities
📈 increase resilience in a rapidly evolving creative economy.
Grants of £5k up to a maximum of £10k are available.
More details about the Creative Capacity Building Fund, including how to apply, can be found by clicking the relevant link in our bio.
The deadline for proposals is Friday 05 June 2026. Please get in touch if you have any questions after reading the funding brief.
📣Applications are now open for the very first Berwick Open Studios!
We are inviting artists, makers, galleries, craftspeople, groups, schools, creative businesses, and cultural hubs from Berwick-upon-Tweed, Tweedmouth & Spittal to be part of this exciting celebration of creativity.
Applications are open to artists working across all mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, drawing, glass, ceramics and more!
The Berwick Open Studios 2026 will run over two weekends; 26-27 September and 3-4 October 2026.
Artists’ studios, galleries and pop-up spaces will open their doors, offering visitors a rare chance to catch a glimpse into the working world of artists and designer-makers.
Deadline to apply: Friday 12th June 2026
Find out more & apply via the website. Link in the bio!
#BerwickOpenStudios
#CreateBerwick
#SeeArtBuyArt
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⭐Our Create Your Future - Youth Training Fund 2026 is open for applications until 1 May.
The fund offers grants of up to £5,000 to support paid work placements, training and creative opportunities for young people aged 16–25 who live in Berwick.
We're looking for applications from creative or cultural businesses or enterprises based in Berwick or North Northumberland. Find out more and apply on our website.
Photo: @ravnclay , by @pictorial.photography .
Creatives, artists, & galleries! Are you interested in finding out more about the @berwickopenstudios 2026?
Come along to one of the Q&A sessions!
In-person Q&A Session
Tuesday 28th April
5.30pm - 7.30pm
Jackal, 30 Hide Hill, Berwick upon Tweed
The session will be a chance for artists, creatives and gallerists to come along and ask our Project Manager, Abigail, questions about how to be part of this new event. There will be a presentation at 6pm introducing the event, and how to apply, then a chance to ask questions. Afterwards, Abigail will stick around to answer any further questions 1 to 1. Just turn up, no need to book. Message for venue’s access details.
Jackal is an independent art space right in the heart of Berwick-upon-Tweed, founded by artist and curator Mills Jackson Rowe.
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If you’re unable to attend the session at Jackal, don’t worry, there will also be an online video call on Tuesday 5th May at 11am-12.30pm with Abigail. Please comment/message/email to request an invite to this. If you have any access requirements, please let us know.
Online Q&A Session
Tuesday 5th May
Six young people, aged between 16 and 25, are completing paid work placements with cultural venues, business and artists in Berwick. The Create Your Future placements, delivered by Create Berwick, support young people to build creative careers in the town.
We spoke to Amber Eden, who is half way through her six-month placement with photography studio, @pictorial.photography which is run by Sarah Jamieson.
You can read Amber's interview on our website. And the photo is of course by Sarah at Pictorial Photography!
Create Your Future - Youth Training Fund 2026.
Create Berwick is offering grants of up to £5,000 to support paid work placements, provide training and creative opportunities for young people aged 16–25 who live in Berwick. Find out more on our website!
Photo by Sarah Jamieson at @pictorial.photography .
On Saturday 2 May Berwick will witness a centuries-old tradition.
The Riding of the Bounds is rooted in the inspection of the boundary between England and Scotland and the Berwick Riders Association is dedicated to preserving the tradition.
This year's event benefits from a fantastic new website, illustrations and a map, funded by our Living Heritage Fund, and we're looking forward to seeing the colour and excitement as horses, riders and spectators take to the streets to support the Riding of the Bounds 2026!
The Riding of the Bounds' new website design, photography and film is by Berwick-based Sarah Jamieson from @pictorial.photography , and the illustrations and map are by Ali Edwards of @coostie_designs - also a brilliant Berwick-based creative!
(Photo above by @pictorial.photography )
Engaging with arts and culture is proven to have lots of benefits - everything from combating loneliness to boosting life long learning. One of the most positive impacts is the ability for arts and culture to improve our overall health and wellbeing.
Because of this, we launched a brand new funding programme to help Berwick-based cultural and creative practitioners and organisations deliver activities that could improve the health and wellbeing for residents in the town.
Two brilliantly creative projects went on to secure grant funding through the Creatively Healthy Berwick Fund - Create a Space and The Present Page (delivered by @berwicklitfest ).
Create a Space runs creative sessions for neurodiverse 16-25 year olds who live in and around Berwick. The Present Page was a six-part creative journaling programme designed to support mental wellbeing.
Head to the link in our bio to find out more about these two projects, and learn how the Creatively Healthy Berwick Fund helped residents of Berwick experience the health and wellbeing benefits of engaging with arts, culture, and creativity.
Images 1-3 of Create a Space. Credit: Create a Space.
Images 4-6 of The Present Page. Credit: @pictorial.photography .
