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The Yorkshire coast has been the focus of several cultural festivals including Scarborough Lights - Image: Charlotte Graham

Dynamic new strategy to boost North Yorkshire’s culture and heritage

Marian Consort at Selby Abbey, during Ryedale Festival.

Record-breaking Ryedale Festival brings in almost £1.5m to area this summer

Authors will take to the stage to discuss their latest books.

East Riding Festival of Words returns for 2024

East Riding Arts Forum will be taking place at Bridlington Spa on Thursday, February 1.

East Riding Arts Forum: Chance for Bridlington artists to secure funding

Popular immersive installation, Grue by Wintercroft, returns to Scarborough for its third year

Step inside a fantastical world of cardboard creativity at Scarborough Library

From left, North Yorkshire Council’s chairman, Cllr David Ireton, executive member for libraries, Cllr Simon Myers, libraries interim general manager, Hazel Smith, member for the Woodlands division, Cllr John Ritchie, Lord Parkinson, member for the Castle division, Cllr Janet Jefferson, and librarian Nicola Dengate.

Libraries Minister visits newly refurbished Scarborough Library

Mambo Jambo are coming to North Bridlington Library on November 10.

North Bridlington Library to host musical event thanks to Arts Council England

ArtERY Live bring the best in live performance, including dance, drama, music, and poetry into the East Riding every year.

ArtERY Live event to come to North Bridlington Library this Autumn

Man and woman at Grosmont Station, watching a heritage train pass.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway awarded £750,000 grant from Arts Council England

The Anglo-Saxon workshop is available in a whole day or half day format. Photo submitted

Anglo-Saxon workshop created for schools at Sewerby Hall

New director at Pocklington Arts Centre, Angela Stone

Pocklington Arts Centre appoints new director Angela Stone

A new director with “a clear passion and commitment to the arts” has been appointed at Pocklington Arts Centre.

Duncan Atkins

The Stephen Joseph Theatre is bidding to retain its prestigious status.

Scarborough Council approves £116,000 four-year grant for Stephen Joseph Theatre

Callum Young, a costume and textiles student, took 176 hours to make the faithful recreation of the dress in silk, and made it all by hand only.

Faithful recreation of 1714 period dress goes on display at Sewerby Hall and Gar...

How Scarborough Library currently looks.

Scarborough Library set for transformation after Arts Council pledges funding

The Courthouse, Rural Arts’ base in Thirsk

Rural Arts to receive £45,000 from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

Kane Cunningham’s ‘Northern Eutierria’ at Ryedale Folk Museum

Dramatic new artwork by Kane Cunningham on display at Ryedale Folk Museum

Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Do you have that ‘one big idea’ that could transform the future of our borough o...

Roberto Fonseca

Whitby Musicport 'thrilled' to be able to plan for festival

Scarborough is one of the 13 museum's taking part

Scarborough Museums Trust joins nationwide scheme to address climate change

Author Chloe Daykin will be championing reading and creative writing.

Campaign connecting children with literacy and inspiring the next generation of ...

Around 16p was received per person of Arts Council England Project Grants in Selby last year - among the least in England. Picture: Gary Longbottom.

Wide disparity in Yorkshire communities receiving Arts Council England grants

National Poetry Day takes place on an annual basis, celebrating and embracing poetry in all its forms, encouraging others to do the same (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when National Poetry Day 2020 will take place - and how to get involved

Sculptor Gerry Judah

Internationally-acclaimed sculptor Gerry Judah exhibits at Dalby Forest this aut...

Why funding problems are now ‘massive’ for arts centres

Mikron Theatre Company needs cash to stay afloat

Yorkshire-based Mikron starts fundraising appeal for 50th anniversary year with ...

Theatre company increases free podcasts of its hit plays

Max May, CEO of Rural Arts in Thirsk. Pic: Gary Longbottom

Yorkshire charity's plan to keep rural areas connected and creative in lockdown

Henrietta Duckworth, executive producer of the Tour de France cultural festival in Yorkshire, March 27 to July 6

Ambitious Tour festival deadlines ‘will be met’

The woman tasked with delivering the £2m Tour de France arts festival is confident its “extraordinary deadlines” will be met.

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Henrietta Duckworth, executive producer of the Tour de France cultural festival in Yorkshire, March 27 to July 6

Ambitious Tour event ‘will meet deadlines’

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