Creative You

Creative You is a major youth-focused creative programme delivered from Arts Centre Washington and led by Sunderland Culture, the project is funded by Sunderland City Council’s Washington Area Committee. It is designed to engage young people across Washington in high-quality free to access arts activity while supporting their wellbeing, confidence, and aspirations.

What Creative You Is About?

Creative You aims to:

· Engage young people in a wide range of free to access creative activities and meaningful arts experiences.

· Support emotional and mental wellbeing, confidence, and self-esteem.

· Reach young people aged 11–19 from all backgrounds across Washington.

· Build skills so young people can tell important, relevant stories through the arts.

The programme has a strong emphasis on inclusion, aspiration-building, and celebrating young people’s creative voices through public exhibitions, events, and festivals.

Activities and Groups – The programme offers regular creative groups including:

Regular Groups

• Teenage Craft Club – craft skills with visiting artists; work sold at craft fairs.
• Bright Lights Young Artists Collective – visual arts development.
• Washington Young Filmmakers Collective
• Animate Club
• Washington Young Writers Collective

Creative Taster Sessions & Workshops

There have also been taster sessions, festivals, exhibitions and one off workshops during holiday times with activities including pottery, dance, radio drama, rap workshops and more!

Find out more about our current regular groups below.