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Young People
Develop your creative skills and get involved with cultural activities and groups across the city.
Learn & Create with our venues
Arts Centre Washington
Regular art, music, film and theatre workshops for young people aged 11-21.
Celebrate Different Collective
Join our Celebrate Different Collective – our young ambassadors’ group for ages 13-25. Plan projects, co-produce and run cultural events, and learn new skills from artists.
Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival 2025
22 February – 1 March
A celebration of creativity featuring free workshops and special events for young people aged 11-19.
Learn & Create at home
Blackout Poetry
Whether you’re wanting to dip a toe into the world of poetry-writing or just looking for a new creative outlet, blackout poetry is great beginners, dabblers or those on the hunt for inspiration.
Mindful Mowbray Colouring Sheets
Sometimes we all need a bit of time out and mindful colouring is a great way to stay in the moment and forget our worries for a while. Enjoy these colouring sheets and find out some fascinating facts about statues, sculptures and buildings in Mowbray Park.
Upcoming events for young people
Children and Young People's Activities
Bright Lights Youth Arts Exhibition Fringe: What is the Future and My Place in the World?
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Children and Young People's Activities
Bright Lights @ The Flatts Youth Centre
Part of Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival 2025
12+
City-wide
Children and Young People's Activities
Wildlife Glass Engraving
11+
National Glass Centre
Children and Young People's Activities
Bright Lights @ Youth Almighty Project, Farringdon
12+
City-wide
Children and Young People's Activities
Bright Lights @ Youth Almighty Project, Silksworth
12+
City-wide
Children and Young People's Activities
An Introduction to DJ'ing
11-19
Arts Centre Washington