Sunderland band @picnicbanduk have put together a compilation in aid of sunderlandfb available from their bandcamp on Friday. It features a bunch of emerging NE artists, along with us old lags, covering their song I Need Everybody. sunderlandecho.com/whats-on/arts-…

Brilliant and beautiful from Vicki Kennedy who's produced a lockdown song by Sunderland's Coalfields communities, Something Inside So Strong youtube.com/watch?v=G5E6cA… They're also raising money for Sunderland foodbank justgiving.com/crowdfunding/v… AMAZING!!

Huge thank you to Fiona from ARTventurers for creating 200 of these brilliant activity packs for us. They'll be distributed for free to families across #Sunderland. Please share any photos of the work created with us, we'd LOVE to see them.

Thanks BBC Sport Tyne & Wear for mentioning our live streamed event 'Big Sing: Feeling Good!' taking place on Monday 22 June. Follow this link to our event page on Facebook for more info: facebook.com/events/s/big-s…

Thanks to Youth Music, we’re excited to be able to offer short songwriting 1-2-1 courses for young people, aged 12-21, during lockdown. They’re free to access, you don’t need to be able to play instruments &they’re open to young people in Tyne&Wear and Co. Durham Pls RT!

Today we launch an important campaign urging family and friends to stand up to domestic abuse. ❌ If you have a feeling that something isn’t right, the chances are it isn’t. Read more here ➡️bit.ly/PCC-DA-Campaign Please RT.

Here's a #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈 calendar (expertly designed on Excel) with something small you can do everyday to learn about LGBTQ identities, rights, culture and history from home #PrideEveryDay

Feeling musical? #music #stayhome #onlinelearning

Read about our shared 'Moment in Time', part of the 64 Million Artists #CreatetoConnect programme of daily creative challenges that brightened up every day in May. Discover how our poetry workshop led by FamilyArtsSunderland went down! #fantasticforfamilies fantasticforfamilies.com/news/1071/2020…

#APNews: Lockdown has transformed the way music teachers deliver instrument tuition, with 87% now adapting their lessons for delivery online, says ABRSM survey bit.ly/37FWKCc

Something to celebrate as 30 arts and culture organisations have been recognised in the 🏆 #FantasticForFamilies Awards 2020 🏆 See who's made the shortlist ➡️ familyarts.co.uk/awards

#FunPalaces will go ahead on 3/4 Oct ... A artwork made with 3 neighbours, a drumming lesson from a balcony, teaching dance in a park, co-writing a story in chalk on the street. What could your Fun Palace be? 🤔 Help us create 1000 Tiny #FunPalaces. bit.ly/3hFqKly

Need to talk? Kooth is a free online counselling and emotional wellbeing platform for children and young people aged 11-18, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop. Find out more at kooth.com.

From Seaham Hall to a cafe that’s been in the town for 100 years, here’s my guide to the Seaham businesses taking part in #EatOutToHelpOut Visit County Durham This is Durham sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/food…

Family Arts Sunderland coming back from furlough as of this week. Looking forward to supporting our fabulous places and spaces in #Sunderland #family #fun #art Family Arts Campaign Sunderland Empire Sunderland Culture

CARE HOME OPEN WEEK is 28th June – 4th July 2021 Reach out to your local Care Home and see how you can bring creativity into the lives of the people who live there. ChampioningSocialCare 💚💙 National Care Forum @NAPAlivinglife championingsocialcare.org.uk/care-home-open…

👏🏾Thanks so much to everyone who has done the #SOSE2021 survey already. 📣But we're still short of information in: ⭐ #YorkshireandHumber ⭐#NorthEast ⭐#EastMidlands ⭐#WestMidlands ⭐#SouthWest ⭐#EastofEngland ⏳If you haven't yet, please do ASAP via your unique link!

On board for the Access and Inclusion conference today Family Arts Campaign icarus jeniper Children North East talking about #poverty and ##breaking down barriers #access #arts

New research commissioned by the British Council finds 87% of cultural venues and festivals don't involve disabled people in selection panels or in the commissioning process. The report is now available to the public: disabilityartsinternational.org/resources/time… @disartsint #EuropeBeyondAccess

A very warm welcome to our new lead organisation for the Sunderland Family Arts Network - Sunderland Culture! We're also delighted to welcome our new Sunderland Ambassador, Rachel Hamer- excited to work with you! Sunderland Culture #familyarts #networks #ambassador #communities #arts