Worldfest Cancelled

Launch Text To SpeechIt is with great regret that we have to cancel the Worldfest event this evening as the police have expressed significant concern for the safety of our artists and audiences following over 500 people attending an EDL march in Middlesbrough that has its base at the Pig Iron Pub immediately opposite our

Posted on 28/06/2014

OPM at Macmillan Academy

Sorrowline

Launch Text To SpeechAs part of our partnership with the One Planet Middlesbrough Project, we are working with local school, Macmillan Academy to deliver some Creative Engagement around the themes of One Planet Living. We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Creative Writer, Niel Bushnell and Digital Animator, Mark Jobe to work with

Posted on 27/06/2014

TXT 24 Vintage Postcard Art

Launch Text To Speech  I will be seeking out postcards belonging to people which feature beautiful vintage photography on one side and a snippet of a life written on the other. This project challenges the changes the way we correspond and communicate. Postcards were carefully chosen and written with secret coded messages, or simple handwritten

Posted on 20/06/2014

Chair & New Trustees Sought

Launch Text To SpeechTees Valley Arts is a charitable trust. Based in Middlesbrough, but serving all five Tees Valley boroughs, we work to help individuals and communities improve their lives through creative participation; we work with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, and we are particularly proud of our work with young people in

Posted on 19/06/2014

TVA Summer 2014 Newsletter

TVA Newsletter Summer 2014

Launch Text To Speech  As I often do, I will start with an extract from a poem – this time part of ‘Summer in a Small Town’ by Tony Hoagland – one of my favourite poets, and author of a collection entitled ‘What Narcissism Means To Me’ – job done! Summer, when the living is

Posted on 11/06/2014