What are you most proud of this year?
+ a shout out to a Northumberland based artist with a dream.
Hi all,
As we begin reflecting on the year gone by and planning for a fresh new start in January, we are wondering what you are most proud of?
For us here at Culture Northumberland, we are immensely proud of the work we do. This year we are proud of;
Growing this mailing list - hello 530 of you and 20 paid members!
Continuing to champion indie artists, makers and cultural/ heritage organisations and tell their stories here and across our social media.
Holding three skills development workshops for artists. You can re-watch those right here.
Our Culture Sector Income Transparency survey which showed a picture of where we are all at in relation to income and our feelings of ‘surviving’ / ‘thriving’ in the industry. See all of our research and development interviews and survey results here.
Making space for you to share your work by tagging us on facebook or x. Running our cosy facebook group of 775 members where you share your work and your wins, reach out to colleagues, have a chat.
Thank you for making Culture Northumberland feel inspiring and educational to work on. Thank you also for pushing us to make more noise about the wonderful work you are doing behind the scenes and front and centre too.
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An artist with a dream…
We thought you’d enjoy this thoughtful piece from Berwick-upon-Tweed based artist Chloe Smith. Here’s an extract….
Link to the full piece.
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Four ways you can support independent culture this season….
Follow artists and cultural organisations across social media, sign up to their mailing lists.
Like their posts, share their work often on your socials and with gusto and enthusiasm.
Tell a friend about a cultural experience you had this year that you loved!
Shop with artists, book tickets or buy vouchers.
We’d love to hear from you in the comments of this piece or you can hit reply and one of us will pick it up.
Claire and Beth
PS - remember, you can re-read the archives of this newsletter right here online and we’d love you to share it so we can grow and reach more cultural and heritage sector colleagues in Northumberland and beyond.
