AT CREATIVITY WORKS, WE HARNESS CREATIVITY TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC CHANGE.
WHAT WE DO
CREATIVE PROJECTS & ENGAGEMENT
Workshops, performances, and exhibitions that connect communities and elevate underrepresented voices.
PLACEMAKING:
Activating public spaces, celebrating local identity, and fostering civic pride.
SKILLS & MENTORING:
Supporting emerging creatives to build confidence, develop skills, and access opportunities.
CULTURAL CONSULTANCY & ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT:
Every organisation holds untapped creativity and opportunity. We help you see it, nurture it and put it to work.
RESEARCH & SECTOR DEVELOPMENT:
Insight-driven projects and collaborative learning to grow stronger creative ecosystems.
OUR APPROACH
We co-create with communities—from neighbourhoods to groups of interest such as care-experienced young people or allotment holders—ensuring their voices, ideas, and stories guide every project.
The Result: Meaningful, community-driven initiatives that inspire, connect, and celebrate diverse voices. Creativity isn’t just for the community—it comes from the community.
Supporting our work isn’t just about equity—it’s about unlocking untapped potential, enriching cultural expression, and building stronger, more resilient communities. Partner with Creativity Works and invest in a proven approach that transforms lives, strengthens society, and drives lasting social and economic impact.
Amplifying
UNDER-REPRESENTED VOICES
By giving underrepresented groups the chance to make, imagine, and play, we unlock new voices, ideas, and stories that broaden cultural perspectives, strengthen social cohesion, and stimulate local creative economies.
Strengthening
PLACE
Dig under the surface of any community and you’ll unearth extraordinary riches of ideas, skills, experience, contacts and energy. Pull them all together and you can create a powerful force far greater than the individual sum of the parts.
Supporting
WELLBEING
Creativity is a force for wellbeing, connection, and growth. When people have the chance to create, share, and explore, it strengthens minds, communities, and opportunities alike. What starts as a spark of imagination can ripple out to transform lives and local economies.
THE TEAM
We’re Jane, Rob, and Kate—the team behind Creativity Works. Between us, we bring decades of experience in arts, community development, and creative enterprise, keeping our work strategic, inclusive, and impactful.
We combine creative strategy, programme design, operations, research, and participatory practice, covering every stage of a project—from co-creating community initiatives to designing evaluation frameworks and supporting cultural policy.
We work with a brilliant network of freelance creatives and associates, bringing in the right skills for every project. Our strong connections across the creative sector mean we know exactly who to call to make ideas come alive.
TOGETHER, WE DELIVER COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE, CONNECT, AND CREATE LASTING IMPACT—ALWAYS COLLABORATIVE, ALWAYS INCLUSIVE, AND ALWAYS FULL OF ENERGY.
OUR STORY
Creativity Works is a new organisation that grew out of a successful project run by our team through our sister company, Create North, which helped creative practitioners earn from their work. That original project—also called Creativity Works—set out to support enterprise development and spark creativity in one of County Durham’s most deprived areas.
We opened doors for local people to try creative activities, connect with cultural institutions, and build confidence and skills through meaningful engagement. The project was so successful, we realised there was a need for a dedicated organisation focused on these goals: supporting creativity, amplifying underrepresented voices, and driving social, cultural, and economic impact.
From that spark, Creativity Works CIC was born. Today, we co-create projects that inspire, connect, and make a real, lasting difference—always community-driven, always playful, and always creative.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wild Imagining in the Fellows’ Garden at Durham Castle, home of University College
Friday 1st May 2026, 10:00
Step into a hidden world of creativity and possibility! Join us on 1st May 2026, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Durham Castle’s Fellows’ Garden for Wild Imagining, an immersive event for artists, performers, musicians, dancers, workshop leaders, arts students, and anyone passionate about bringing creative work into outdoor spaces. Durham Castle is the home of University […]
Bat Box Workshop & Evening Bat Walk
Redhills
Thursday 14th May 2026, 18:00
Join us for a special evening exploring the secret world of bats through a hands-on, creative outdoor adventure. On Thursday 14th May 2026, 6pm – 8pm, you’ll take part in a bat box making workshop, where you’ll design and build your very own bat box to take home. This workshop is designed for families and […]
