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![Music workshop for young people A young person sits at a table in front of a laptop while another young person stands behind them playing an acoustic guitar. Both look at the computer with concentration.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/back-cover-2-copy.jpg?resize=19%2C10&gravity)
![Music workshop for young people A young person sits at a table in front of a laptop while another young person stands behind them playing an acoustic guitar. Both look at the computer with concentration.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/back-cover-2-copy.jpg?resize=10%2C13&gravity)
Young People
Develop your creative skills and get involved with cultural activities and groups across the city.
Learn & Create with our venues
![Washing Youth Theatre at Arts Centre Washington A large group of smiling young people stand on a stage in a dark room all holding their left arm out in front of them.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/DSC_2397.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
Arts Centre Washington
Regular art, music, film and theatre workshops for young people aged 11-21.
![Celebrate Different at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens A group of six stand round a table. They are looking at pieces of paper in front of them.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/Celebrate-Different-Takeover-Event-Credit-Colin-Davison-copy.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
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.
Learn & Create at home
![Blackout Poetry with Kirtsen Luckins A book held open to pages that have been painted yellow and decorated with a pattern and cut out of a heart. On the page, certain words have been left uncovered.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-16.43.31-copy.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
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 Colouring sheet with black outlines of statues and monuments in Mowbray Park, Sunderland](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-17.01.53-copy.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
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.