The objectives of Aurora are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education about the arts within the community at large. We do this by the promotion, production, exhibition, performance and encouragement of the arts including but not exclusively - visual, performing and media arts. Thanks for visiting the Blog, we hope to keep you all up to date with what’s going on and what’s coming up! Please let us know of any events or news items that you have that may be of interest to other members.

Wallsend Festival - July 4th 2009.

[ July 4, 2009; ] Wallsend Festival - July 4th 2009.

We’re very keen to talk to any local craftspeople interested in exhibiting. We can offer either table stands within the Forum Shopping Centre or enclosed stalls outside the Forum - either way the charge is £35 for the day.

Art Mart 2009

[ July 11, 2009 to July 12, 2009. ] Langwathby School, Cumbria

If you would like to exhibit in Eden’s annual Art Exhibition please contact Lucy Streatfield on 01768 881295.

County Durham Craft Fairs

[ July 25, 2009; ] Bringing Quality Crafts to County Durham

Craft Fairs 2009

Durham Dales Centre, Stanhope

Saturday 23 May (Gift & Craft Fair)
Saturday 27 June
Saturday 25 July
Saturday 26 September
Saturday 31 October
Saturday 28 November

Bishop Auckland Town Hall

Saturday 7 November

Durham Town Hall

Saturday 20 June
Saturday 29 August
Saturday 5 December

Teesdale Village Halls

Newsham – Saturday 13 June
Cotherstone – Sunday 19 July
Middleston-in-Teesdale – Saturday 1 August
Eggleston – [...]

PROM ART Grange-over-Sands - THE PERFECT DAY OUT

[ July 26, 2009; 9:30 am; ] Would you like a day out with a difference - a chance to see into the creative world of the artist? Prom Art is uniquely situated in a beautiful setting along the curving promenade of Grange-over-Sands.

Over 90 artists and craftspeople line the prom, rather like an open air theatre. Stalls and gazebos overflow with original [...]