Darlington for Culture (DfC) is seeking to hear from arts groups, venues, performers and businesses who would like to showcase themselves in the third annual festival, due to run throughout May 2015.
The festival, to be staged at a wide range of venues across the borough, is being co-ordinated by DfC, the group which speaks for arts and culture in the area.
Planning is well under way for the festival, which will include:
* A number of events to celebrate the 190th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
* A month-long literary festival and other venues, featuring readings and writing workshops
* Arts-based events involving a wide range of artists
* A Film Festival to be run by Darlington Film Club, which is based at the Forum in Borough Road
* A series of music events
* An arts showcase day
DfC Chair John Dean said: “The festival has become a fixture in Darlington’s arts calendar and we are excited about some of the ideas already being developed for 2015.”
DfC Artistic Director Yvonne Preston said: “The festival is going from strength to strength and we are already well on with our planning for 2015. It should be terrific.”
DfC Secretary Matt Roche said: “We want people from across the community to be involved in next year's arts festival. If people have an idea they want to develop or include we’d love to hear from them.“
Literary Festival organiser Joanne Land said: “The Literary Festival is shaping up to be better than ever next year with the support of Crown Street Library and new events in the pipeline that cross over between literature and other art forms.”
DfC can contacted on darlo4culture@gmail.com More information is available at www.darlingtonforculture.org
* Festival sponsors include Creative Darlington and Cleveland College of Art and Design
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