Category: Project
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November 22, 2021

Headway Arts Winter Festival 2021

Our Winter Festival starts on Monday 29th November – click here to read more about what we’ve got coming up!   Update: Headway Arts Winter Festival Cancelled due to storm damage … “Headway Arts Winter Festival 2021”

October 19, 2021

Hold Your Peace Podcast Release

​Hold Your Peace was a Heritage Lottery funded performance piece set in the summer 1919 during preparations for a ‘Peace Tea’. Unfortunately, and as with so many shows last year, … “Hold Your Peace Podcast Release”

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus Statement (18th March 2020)

We wanted to share with you our plans regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and measures we are taking to reduce risk to our fantastic Headway Arts Community. Here is the … “Coronavirus Statement (18th March 2020)”

November 11, 2019

Access & Aesthetic

Part of the Headway Arts team are travelling to Lisbon, Portugal, this week for the first meeting in our Erasmus Plus-funded project Access & Aesthetic.   Access and Aesthetic’ (A&A) … “Access & Aesthetic”

June 13, 2019

REAL Project Films

You can read about our current Erasmus Plus-funded partner project visit the REAL – Reflective Expressive Artistic Learning page of our website where you will find a project description, links … “REAL Project Films”

September 13, 2018

CoCreART – call out for artists

Headway Arts is delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding towards our dynamic CoCreART programme from Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts. CoCreART is an ambitious … “CoCreART – call out for artists”

May 4, 2018

Northumberland Day 2018

Join us at Headway ArtSpace on Thursday 24th May for our second Stotties, Sarnies and Singing Hinnies get-together in celebration of Northumberland Day. From 3pm till 5pm there’ll be traditional … “Northumberland Day 2018”

May 1, 2018

Inspiration Exploration

Inspiration Exploration is a creative partnership which brings together The Blyth Tall Ship and Headway Arts, two of Northumberland’s most visionary organisations. Two hundred years ago The Williams was a … “Inspiration Exploration”

April 17, 2018

Creative Arts Workshops

Inspiring creative and performing arts workshops for learning disabled people For people aged 18 years and over who are learning disabled and • passionate about the arts • want to … “Creative Arts Workshops”

January 22, 2018

Help us Crowdfund for Come On Down Festival!

We have started a very exciting crowdfunding campaign to help raise funds for our upcoming Come On Down, a festival of inspiring performing arts for and by learning disabled artists. … “Help us Crowdfund for Come On Down Festival!”

June 16, 2017

Blyth Carnival Club

Headway Arts Bringing Back Blyth Carnival!   This summer we’re working with Blyth Town Council to bring back the Blyth Community Carnival, drawing inspiration from the old time carnivals, circus … “Blyth Carnival Club”

March 10, 2017

Come On Down Festival

Come On Down is our annual fantastic free festival of creativity by learning disabled people. Join us for quality performances, exhibitions, talks and art by talented artists from across the north … “Come On Down Festival”

February 24, 2017

A Blanket Full of Stories

Headway Arts proudly presents A BLANKET FULL OF STORIES with Releasing Potential Join us on an adventure through the technicolour world of our imaginations. There is no one way of telling … “A Blanket Full of Stories”

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of all our funders which recently includes:

  • Architectural Heritage Fund
  • Arts Council England
  • Blyth Town Council
  • Community Foundation
  • Edward Gostling Foundation – RW Mann Trust – Shears Foundation
  • Erasmus+
  • Hadrian Trust – High Sheriff of Northumberland – Rothley Trust
  • Henry Smith
  • Heritage Fund
  • National Lottery Community Fund
  • North East Combined Authority
  • Northumberland County Council
  • Postcode Community Trust
  • Scope
  • Sir James Knott Trust
  • The 1989 Willan Trust – Wellesley Trust
  • the Coalfields Regeneration Trust
  • This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
  • This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund – North of Tyne Combined Authority