Jennie Eyre

Jennie Eyre is our fourth artist at Tyne Derwent Way at Dunston Staiths for our FREE drop programme of creative workshops. Create Gateshead themed bunting for your home....

Paulina Malowaniec

Paulina Malowaniec is our third artist at Tyne Derwent Way at Dunston Staiths for our FREE drop programme of creative workshops. Create paper collages inspired by the Riverside...

Shiori Naruse

Shiori Naruse is our second artist at Tyne Derwent Way at Dunston Staiths for our FREE drop programme of creative workshops. Create a one-off monoprint(s) taking inspiration from...

Lottie Smith

Lottie Smith is our first artist at Tyne Derwent Way at Dunston Staiths for our FREE drop programme of creative workshops. Using cardboard Lottie will help you make...

New Year, New Ideas!

We are looking forward to the start of a new year and developing our plans for 2025 and beyond. We have lots of ideas and projects we are...

Looking back over the year

Looking back over the last year you sometimes forget how much you have achieved and all the amazing people you have worked with. The culmination of our The...

Bees of Bensham podcast

The Bees of Bensham podcast is now available to listen to. Created by Mattie, a writer and perfomer from Northumberland, the series of podcasts involves interviews with some...

Gateshead Awards 2024 – Tackling Climate Change

We won! Earlier this year we were nominated for Gateshead Awards 2024 under the category Tackling Climate Change for our arts and citizen science project Bees of Bensham...

Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse

Last week I was invited by Sophie Hope to appear on her podcast, Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse, which is about cultural democracy and community art to sharing...

Global Wilders training

Saturday 23 March 2024, 10-4pm Comfrey Project, Gateshead, NE8 1QB FREE training for Gateshead residents. To book email info@dingybutterflies.org or ring/text 07456 642864 Led by Phil Macari, Ecology...

Winter Wildlife Walk with Wild Intrigue

We are looking forward to working with Heather and Cain of Wild Intrigue on Sunday 25 February, meeting at the Comfrey Project at 11am. We will be going...