Welcome to Wooler Arts
ARTS FOR EVERYONE
Wooler Arts provides rewarding opportunities to take part in and enjoy music, the visual arts, the written and spoken word, and other art forms.
We aim to build on and develop the broad range of artistic endeavour and local heritage in the region, and to produce a programme of creative opportunities that seek to engage with a diverse and wider community.
THE KING'S BARITONE
Roderick Williams, one of this country's leading singers who sang at the Coronation of King Charles III and composed a new choral piece for the occasion, comes to Wooler to sing in the Summer Concerts on Sunday 8 June at 3.00pm in St Mary's Church. His programme Shakespeare's Music is a fascinating pairing of readings from Shakespeare and songs inspired by the same words.
Full details under Summer Concerts
Wooler Arts is 5 this year
– help us celebrate our birthday!
Wooler Arts reaches its fifth anniversary in 2025 and to celebrate this milestone we are planning a two-day event over the weekend of 14-15 June 2025.
Founded in 2020 by members of the local community for the benefit of the local community, we have come a long way in our first five years and are proud to be able to showcase our achievements to the whole community who have supported us in so many ways.
We are an inclusive organisation, there for the whole community of Wooler and wider Glendale, bringing together people of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in any of the wide range of visual arts, music and the performing arts, and the spoken and written word.
Just like our activities, this celebration is open to everyone with a variety of displays and events to join in with, both indoor and outdoor, all showcasing Wooler’s great venues and special spaces for the arts.
Over the past five years we have grown and developed the activities we offer by giving people the opportunity to ‘have a go’ or follow an interest they already had. The celebration weekend will include opportunities to try something new or just enjoy seeing what can be achieved. There will be musical events, creative arts workshops, including visual, written and spoken forms and crafts.
We are delighted to be exhibiting the tapestry Murmuration which will be displayed in the Cheviot Centre with complementary work prepared by local children. A number of outdoor events will run during both days, some of which will form part of the finale of day two, an outdoor event in the garden of the Cheviot Centre.
Our aim of this weekend is to invite you to join in with our celebrations, but also to inspire more local residents to take part in the arts. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
To book your place on our Celebration Workshops and Events click here.
Celebration Weekend Workshops
Have a Go at Tapestry Weaving
£5.50
Saturday 14 June 2025 at 13:00 - 16:00 BST
Taking inspiration from the Murmuration tapestries, come and try your hand at tapestry weaving. Weave your own small image, or simply try out some techniques. A 3 hour workshop as part of the Wooler Arts Festival weekend.
All equipment and yarn provided. Under-16's should be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Children’s Marionette Workshop
All materials, tools, equipment and refreshments provided.
With the support of Wooler Arts this is a free event. There are limited places so booking is essential.
Caricaturist Al Lovett
Saturday 14th June High Street or Cheviot Centre if raining.
10 am until 12.30 pm.
1pm until 4pm
All Day Exhibitions
Saturday 14th June and Sunday15th June
The Cheviot Centre
Sheep tales Slide Show
Tapestry Exhibition: Murmuration by Anna Wetherell
Spindrift Stories
Saturday 14th June in the Cheviot Centre Garden,(inside if raining).
At approx. 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm and 2.30 pm. Free entry.
Becca Harris invites you to discover the legends and folklore of Northumberland, telling traditional stories and legends for audiences of all ages. These will be live storytelling sessions, tales told as they have been for centuries.
Family Ceilidh and Performance of Wooler Water
Saturday 14th June
At Glendale Middle School, 7.30 pm until 10.30 pm.
Have a go: Playing the Church Organ
Saturday 14th June in St Mary's church
12 until 2.30 pm.
Celebration Weekend Workshops
Word on The Street
Sunday 15th June 2025 at 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Creating poems from community submissions with Janyce Davies and Rose Lovett. Writing, lunch break and recital.
Free no booking needed.
Tapestry Weaving Talk by Anna Wetherall
Sunday 15th June 2025 at 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Free no booking needed.
Swifts and Swallows, Wooler Arts Festival Half Day Workshop
Come and create your own willow swallow or swift.
All materials, tools, equipment and refreshments provided.
With the support of Wooler Arts the cost is now £5, payable upon booking.
Adult Painting Workshop
Sunday 15th June
At Gallery @ No. 6
11am until 1pm
“Mini Abstracts in Oil and Cold Wax”
with Lisa Lundqvist
All materials and equipment will be provided. With the support of Wooler Arts this is a free event but must be booked by emailing Lisa.
email: [email protected]
Scratch Choir
Sunday 15th June
At St. Mary's Church. Workshop from 11.30 am followed by performances and finale at the Cheviot Centre at 3.30pm
wants to sing a few songs from around the region. No previous experience required.
Music will be provided but the songs will be taught by ear.
The event will start with a rehearsal, then a break, followed by a performance of the
songs in the church, before moving to the Cheviot Centre to take part in the Event
finale at around 3.30pm.
Quick view of our Forthcoming Events
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia come to Wooler with three concerts in 2025:
- January 19;
- 20 April;
- 29 June (final concert of our Summer Concerts).
See Other Performances and Events and Summer Concerts to book tickets and for more details.
See Summer Concerts to book tickets and for more details.
Highlights Performance
Did you know that Wooler Arts is now a promoter for Highlights Events?
This Spring, there are 2 performances to be held at The Cheviot Centre, Wooler.
Next Performance:
Sarah MCQuaid in Concert
Friday 9th May at 7.30pm
at The Cheviot Centre
see Other Performances and Events for more information.
For more information and tickets go to :
Celebrating the beauty of our landscape
Established in 2020
Established in 2020, Wooler Arts has quickly shown itself to be an organisation that is of benefit to the market town of Wooler, Glendale and the wider region.
We put on exhibitions, art classes and workshops, classical and folk music concerts, recitals and workshops, community music events, workshops for children, workshops for traditional crafts and skills, and talks by visiting guests.
People are able to experience and participate in a range of different art forms and to explore new outlets for their personal creativity.
Community and landscape
Lives are enriched by engaging with the arts, whether it's being actively involved or by attending events. People enjoy a better sense of well-being through the arts and feel a greater sense of pride and citizenship of their community, and of the outstanding landscape in which we live. This is true for today and for future generations.
