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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · 7h

From the archive we’re listening to an old track from Kema Kay and DJ Ads for #AntiBullyingWeek with students at Chopwell Primary School, St Wilfrid's RC Primary School in 2018!

Don't Do it - We Rise Up! Anti-Discrimination Project

Anti discrimimation Music Project with musicians Kema Sikazwe and Adam Cogden. Delivered by GemArts www.gemarts.org Created by young people from Chopwell Primary and St Wilfrid's Primary Gateshead. Fu

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · 7d

BIG NEWS! We’re super excited to announce that GemArts Masala Festival has been nominated for the North East Culture Awards 2025 in the Arts Council England Award category.
the awards on 27th Nov at The Stockton Globe Theatre.
#NECultureAwards #MasalaFestival #ACESupported #LetsCreate

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · 7d

A gorgeous weekend of Diwali celebrations! Hope we can take the celebrations with us into half term and have keep the fun going 🤞🏽🤞🏽

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · 11d

Project Play Tuesday 28th! Open to all families, whether you’ve been dancing to 'Mera Joota Hai Japani' since you were a baby or don’t know your baen from your daen.
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Mini Gems

Play and learn for young makers with GemArts

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · 21d

With #Diwali around the school our school workshops are booking up fast- get in touch to bring an artist into your school to bring the festival of light to your students.

GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Oct 1

We’re shining a light on some of our Diwali celebrations from the archive this week- we hope you’re inspired to make your own lantern with this workshop from Sofia Barton

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Sep 24

These Young Creatives are so many things- check out the beats they made with DJ Ads to see a teeny tiny piece of their creativity youtube.com/shorts/XcYu5...

Beats from the Young Creatives

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Sep 15

It’s National Inclusion Week! We support schools, community groups and workplaces to get creative and inclusive every week 😊

Don’t be shy- get in touch to get inclusive!

GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Sep 1

A new school year means a new year of East by North East! Our young

musicians have been making music all over Newcastle and Gateshead since 2016! Here they are making incredible music at last year’s celebration

East by North East celebration 2024

GemArts celebrate the hard work of young people from North Benwell Youth Project, Benfield School, Side by Side and Life Transformation Church. With our incredible music leaders; DJ Ads, April Bensley, MC Drop Dead Fred, Georgia May, Rex Regis, Ken Masters and Legion! Shout out to DJ Ads for putting this video together too

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Aug 12

Riverside Ragas:  Tar Rang – 100 Colours, 100 String! Expressive. Soul-stirring. A rare jugalbandi.
19th September, 8PM, £11.30 - £22.50,The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Aug 4

@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social hitting it out of the park again www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/dial1foruk

Dial 1 for UK | Alphabetti

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Aug 1

Bringing some of our own #SouthAsianHeritage from the archive today, we’re looking at all the different kinds of Indian classical and contemporary dance we’ve brought to the region in the last 25 years. From Bollywood to Kuchipudi, Kathakali to Kathak

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 19

It doesn't matter how old you are when it comes to Masala Festival, check out these incredible tiny Bollywood dancers at today's workshop 💜🌺💃🏽

GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 19

Yesterday we had a gorgeous afternoon @vanegallery.bsky.social inspired by Sofia Barton's exhibition: Death Magic. Sullivan Alenzi lead a great discussion and workshop around the themes of the show 🪷🌸🌺

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 18

Meet the participants from yesterday's shadow puppetry workshop with Saya Naruse- from CPD to full play time they all had different reasons for taking part and they all smashed it!

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yesterday we kicked things off with Akash Odedra at Theatre Royal Newcastle and yoga with Palak- tag us in your photos of Masala Festival and let us know what you're excited for!

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Lily Daniels @terracottalily.bsky.social · Jul 14

First day of Masala Festival 2025! Let it raaaaaain! @gemarts.bsky.social brings the sunshine! www.gemarts.org/whatson

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The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 13

Gem Arts' Masala Festival opens tomorrow right at Newcastle Theatre Royal with Aakash Odedra's Songs of the Bulbul! 💃Mon 14 July 🎟️ bit.ly/3XTUXFf @gemarts.bsky.social

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 11

Lush to hear all the excitement for Masala Festival 2025 of Spice FM- make sure you've got tickets to everything you fancy for next week 🦚🪷 gemarts.org/whatson

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Vane gallery @vanegallery.bsky.social · Jul 9

New exhibition! 14 July – 2 August: ‘Death Magic’, by Sofia Barton for GemArts Masala Festival, a contemplation on the connections between life and remembrance. www.vane.org.uk/exhibitions/...
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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 9

We've been drawing shadows on the sunny Bensham Grove lawn. Hesam is our volunteer arts leader for walk and draw sessions with artists who are seeking sanctuary 🌿

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 7

Another gorgeous addition to the Masala Festival line up- join Sullivan Alenezi for a workshop about remembrance to create a community made installation 🪷
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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jul 3

Get ready for some Mini Mela fun! This #masalafestival2025 we're going WILD with animal crafts and projects. Put it in your diary, get it on the calendar and head on down to a great day of free family fun to kick off your summer holidays!
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social · Jul 2

Join award-winning short story writer, Gurnaik Johal, as he reads from his debut novel 'Saraswati' - a tale of love, lust, violence and loss in the lives of six relatives.
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Just a few tickets left for the event held at Northern Stage on Tuesday 15 July >> bit.ly/44FUbiK

Saraswati: An Observer Best Debut Novel of 2025 | Northern Stage

The largest producing theatre in the North East of England. A place where ideas and people meet.

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GemArts @gemarts.bsky.social · Jun 24

If you missed our Young Creatives film screening last week we've got you covered over on the blog gemartsuk.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/f...

Finding my Place

What happens when 20 young people (who never usually join after-school activities) come together to create something entirely their own? Chaos, creativity, and a whole lot of courage. W…

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