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Middlesbrough Art Week 2026 returns from 24th September–3rd October with its ninth edition, delivering a ten‑day programme of exhibitions, installations, performances, screenings, talks and public events across the town under the banner An Island of Neighbours
Wed 16 Sep 2026 | VIEW
On Saturday 12th September, Darlington Library hosts Stop Write Hear’s Festival of Words, packing puppets, poetry, dialogue crafts, award‑winning authors and an open‑mic into one vibrant day.
Mon 7 Sep 2026 | VIEW
We find out all we can about the North East-based writer/playwright as on the back of the release of their poetry collection, Drowning in Honey, and ahead of their debut play, SPADEFOOT (due in Autumn 2026).
Thu 3 Sep 2026 | VIEW
The Glasshouse unveils new permanent visitor experience with free audio installation by BISHI
Wed 2 Sep 2026 | VIEW
The Northern School of Art students create official Middlesbrough FC 150th anniversary programme artwork
Wed 2 Sep 2026 | VIEW
LED ON brings Lazerray’s pop‑up animated projection installation to The Cumberland Arms on 8–9 August 2026, showcasing new music‑driven visuals from 16 North East artists.
Tue 4 Aug 2026 | VIEW
Stockton photographer Adam Parkin marks two decades of documenting SIRF via a curated selection of images
Mon 27 Jul 2026 | VIEW
Joanna Long speaks to Middlesbrough writer Louise Powell about her debut novel ‘Underdogs’, a love letter to a vanished world that she filmed, lived, and ultimately had to reclaim and resurrect in prose.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 | VIEW
We find out all we can about the Durham novelist
Tue 7 Jul 2026 | VIEW
Nayeema Ahmed’s Care / Work lands at Vane on 9th July with sharp, inventive mixed‑media pieces that spotlight everyday care, maternal memory and South Asian heritage as part of Masala Festival’s 10th‑anniversary programme.
Mon 6 Jul 2026 | VIEW
