Local Arts Organisations 

Coastival

Coastival - a biennial arts festival held in February in Scarborough is organised by Create. There are over 100 events covering comedy, art, theatre, music, films and much more…. Not forgetting the opening outdoor spectacular with light, lanterns and music. There's no finer place to be for all that's best in arts and culture in Yorkshire.
 

Crescent Arts

Contemporary art gallery and studio workspace.

Stephen Joseph Theatre

Theatre, cinema and repertory theatre company.

Scarborough Art Gallery

Municipal art gallery exhibiting a fine permanent collection and has a very high quality changing exhibition programme.

Woodend Creative Workspace

Woodend Creative Workspace is an innovative building designed to support the
creative industries in Scarborough. Aside from the Art and Craft Gallery, Woodend
provides high quality and fully equipped office accommodation, a superb range of
meeting spaces and high tech video conferencing facilities.
 

South Street Gallery

The South Street Gallery is situated near the historic Esplanade on the South Cliff of Scarborough. Based in a spacious converted 1960's laundry house it showcases original contemporary artworks by established and emerging national and regional artists.

Electric Angel Gallery

A small (really, really small) independent gallery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Part of the Electric Angel Design Studio. Every few months someone new exhibits in ‘the tiny gallery with a big heart’.

Blandscliff Art Gallery and Studio

Small private gallery with studio space.

Film Scarborough

Home of the summer outdoor film festival and the silent film festival.

Musicport

Whitby based world music promoters of the exceptional annual Musicport world music festival (held at Bridlington Spa) and the regular Compass Club music nights.

Scarborough Jazz Festival

Already considered one of the best jazz festivals in the UK, this is an event with a big, and growing reputation.

Scarborough Jazz

Scarborough Jazz has been running every week, with a short Christmas break, for over twenty years. Out-of-town "name" bands are booked approximately once a month and these are the occasions when there is a small door charge. On other occasions the resident trio backs front line musicians, mostly from the North of England. Follow this link to find out more.

Raised Eyebrow Theatre Company

Raised Eyebrow is a community touring Theatre Company based near Scarbourough.

Scarborough Orchestra

The Scarborough Symphony Orchestra consists of about 65-70 players, who between them give well over 6000 hours of their time every year to preparing public performances.

High Tide Magazine

Your essential guide to Scarborough and beyond bringing you our selection of all the best cultural, arts, sports and leisure events.

Scarborough Literature Festival

Scarborough's annual literature festival which brings top writers to the town for 'The Long Weekend' every spring.

North Yorkshire Festivals

In every part of York and North Yorkshire there are festival celebrations with an astonishing range of cultural, sporting, agricultural, gastronomic and artistic activity. This website is for tourists and residents wishing to find out about the festivals of York & North Yorkshire and festival organisers wanting help and guidance on how to set up and run an event.

Creative Industries North Yorkshire

The Creative North Yorkshire website is designed to help and support creative practitioners and creative businesses across York & North Yorkshire. The site has a range of features to encourage networking and new activities, and provides information and opportunities for those working in the arts-based creative industries in York & North Yorkshire and creative businesses that are available for work and commissions throughout the UK and abroad.

Resources for arts professionals and organisations

Arts Council England

The national body for the arts in England.

Art Connections

Visual Art specialists who support the development of visual artists in North Yorkshire.

Creative Coast

If you are working, studying or just starting out in the creative or digital sector, Creative Coast is here to support and promote you and your work. Creative Coast is an independent network run by and for the creative community of the North Yorkshire Coast — that’s people like you working in the arts, design and new media. Join for free.

Voluntary Arts Network

A national umbrella organisation which encourages participation in the arts. Provides excellent briefings on all aspects of running an arts organisation or arts projects.

Celebrate North Yorkshire

Supports amateur and voluntary arts in York & North Yorkshire by offering showcasing opportunities, training and networking events, providing information and advice on areas of interest  including funding, marketing, PR and legislation.

Creative Industry Development Agency (CIDA)

Huddersfield based creative industries support agency with a regional remit.

Department of Culture Media and sport

Government agency responsible for the arts and creative industries. A good site for discovering what the government thinks about this sector and what it claims it is doing about it.

Festivals North Yorkshire

Supporting festival organisers throughout York & North Yorkshire by offering training and networking events, providing information and advice on areas of interest such as funding and marketing. The website also hosts a calendar to which organisers can add their festival and an advice and useful documents section.

Lumen

Leeds based audio visual resource that is responsible for the Leeds ‘Evolution’ film festival, but also has great audio visual equipment for hire at a discount to arts organisations

Awards for All

Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme for local communities.

Arts and Business

Arts & Business is the world's leading not for profit organisation working in this field, covering 12 regions across the UK with over 100 members of staff.

Ryedale Voluntary Action

Ryedale Voluntary Action is the agency supporting voluntary and community groups within the Ryedale area.

Chrysalis Arts

Chrysalis Arts is an artist-led public art company, training and arts development agency based in the North Yorkshire village of Gargrave.

Regeneration

Scarborough Urban Renaissance

The key regeneration organisation for Scarborough. Renaissance has done more for Scarborough in the last three years than many people realise. It is the fountain of all hope...apart from the creative sector of course.

Scarborough Borough Council

The local authority for the Borough of Scarborough. Follow the link to access their website.

Comedy

The Other Side Comedy Club

Everyone likes a laugh and if you have just looked through all those other websites you might need some light relief.

Education

Scarborough Campus, University of Hull, School of Arts & New Media

The School of Arts and New Media is one of the most diverse departments in the University of Hull, drawing together a wealth of practice in arts and science.