North East Exchange

Are you a performance-based artist, creative or programmer based in the North East of England? Do you want to share what you do with other people, and find out what others are

doing?

Designed to help connect North East based artists, creatives and venue/festival programmers working in performance, the North East Exchange is a friendly, safe environment to share ideas, plans and priorities.The event will involve presentations as well as informal chats. Any artist, creative or programmer can book a presenting slot on a first come, first served basis, in which they will get three minutes to share their work and plans with everyone in the room.

If you are an artist, you could choose to speak about who you are, what your practice is and what opportunities you are looking for, or you could talk about a show, whether at an initial idea, tour-ready or any stage in-between. If you are representing a venue or festival, you could speak about your artistic policy, what kind of performance work you are looking for, and any opportunities for artists you are offering.

It builds on previous events such as Meet the Programmers (pre-2020) and the North East Culture Socials that emerged during the pandemic. We want to maintain and support relationships and networks – between artists, between programmers, and between artists and programmers. And we want to have positive conversations about performance-based work in theNorth East.

If you are interested in performance, the future and are based in the North East – please come!

Access

Access support is available (e.g. BSL interpretation, a quiet space, assistance working out where to park etc) – please tell us what you need so that we can make arrangements to meet your requirements. This also includes access surrounding the allotted time you have to present - if you have an access requirement that means three minutes is unsuitable, please let us know.

Arriving at Caedmon Hall

If you haven’t been to Caedmon Hall before, there is a chance to arrive early and have a look round the building. Please meet in the main Foyer at 1pm.

Parking is free for up to 3 hours in the library car park or there is on street parking next to the library and leisure centre.

Bewicks Café is open until 3pm. There’ll be tea, coffee and water available in the Caedmon Hall.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Caedmon Hall Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom