Partners, supporters and funders

  • Initiated by

  • Durham City Vision

    Durham City Vision is an ambitious partnership project that sets a future vision for the City. The DCV Events Team is responsible for the 'softer' aspects of the Vision Masterplan, complementing the physical, socio-economic and infrastructure changes brought about by the Regeneration Team with a programme of aspirational events, festivals and other cultural activities, all of which will help to make the City a vital, vibrant and exciting place to live, work, study, visit, and invest in.

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  • Durham City Arts

    Durham City Arts develops, supports and promotes the arts as a key element of the creative, social, economic and environmental development of the North East.

    Through its three priority programme areas - Arts Festivals and Events; Art in the Public Realm and Community Arts - DCA aims to encourage participation in the arts, introduce new audiences and participants to the arts, develop a sustainable and creative local and regional economy.

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  • International commissions developed and produced by

  • ISIS Arts

    ISIS initiates and manages artist residencies, productions and exhibitions, and works with artists on collaborative projects and events.

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  • In association with

  • culture10

    Enlightenment, Durham International Light Festival, forms part of North East England's world-class programme of festivals and events in 2008, managed by culture10.

    culture10 is an annual curated programme of exceptional cultural events and festivals across North East England. Established in 2004, it is managed by the culture10 team, working in partnership with NewcastleGateshead Initiative, and is funded by Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, One North East, Northern Rock Foundation and Arts Council England, North East.

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  • Grit and Pearl LLP

    Arts Consultants.

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  • North East England

    The official North East England visitor's guide

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  • /sLab

    Sunderland Digital Media Research Lab (/sLab) undertakes research into digital media through a programme of curated projects, commissions, artist residencies, exhibitions, off-site projects, research papers, online projects, talks, events and presentations, working with emerging artists and established figures on the international arts scene. Projects initiated, developed and produced by /sLab are supported through its state-of-the-art digital media production facility, extensive network of contacts and are developed in collaboration with organisations, galleries and institutions at a national and international level.

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  • Durham City

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  • Durham County Council

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  • DGB Events

    DGB Events offers a comprehensive events service including programming, production management, safety management and training. They have 20 years of experience in creating and producing events of all sizes and specialise in unusual and site specific events.

  • Funded by

  • Arts Council England

    Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery. 

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  • ONE NorthEast

    One NorthEast is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) covering North East England whose vision is a vibrant, self reliant, ambitious and outward looking region promoting the benefits of living, working and doing business here.

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