GemArts
@gemarts.bsky.social
Award winning Arts organisation based in the North East. We produce and programme South Asian and culturally diverse arts.
Kicking off Thursday by listening to the @collaboratecic.bsky.social podcast with our own Zahra Bazarganianpour discussing Human Learning Systems open.spotify.com/episode/5fe6...
Ep2. Changing the narrative: equity in HLS
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December 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Kicking off Thursday by listening to the @collaboratecic.bsky.social podcast with our own Zahra Bazarganianpour discussing Human Learning Systems open.spotify.com/episode/5fe6...
Yesterday's ceilidh dancing, language translating, art making Imagine If conference was such a breath of fresh air, rewatching this today to stay inspired www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcXW... @northeastmuseums.bsky.social
Making a Difference - a poem by Lemn Sissay, former Chancellor of The University of Manchester
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November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Yesterday's ceilidh dancing, language translating, art making Imagine If conference was such a breath of fresh air, rewatching this today to stay inspired www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcXW... @northeastmuseums.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Apply to be our new Administration Assistant! gemarts.org/about/newsbl...
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.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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!
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
the awards on 27th Nov at The Stockton Globe Theatre.
#NECultureAwards #MasalaFestival #ACESupported #LetsCreate
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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
the awards on 27th Nov at The Stockton Globe Theatre.
#NECultureAwards #MasalaFestival #ACESupported #LetsCreate
A gorgeous weekend of Diwali celebrations! Hope we can take the celebrations with us into half term and have keep the fun going 🤞🏽🤞🏽
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A gorgeous weekend of Diwali celebrations! Hope we can take the celebrations with us into half term and have keep the fun going 🤞🏽🤞🏽
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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October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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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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.
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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.
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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October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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
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
YouTube video by GemArts
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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...
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!
Don’t be shy- get in touch to get inclusive!
September 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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!
Don’t be shy- get in touch to get inclusive!
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
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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September 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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
musicians have been making music all over Newcastle and Gateshead since 2016! Here they are making incredible music at last year’s celebration
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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19th September, 8PM, £11.30 - £22.50,The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
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August 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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
theglasshouseicm.org/whats-on/riv...
19th September, 8PM, £11.30 - £22.50,The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
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@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social hitting it out of the park again www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/dial1foruk
Dial 1 for UK | Alphabetti
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August 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social hitting it out of the park again www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/dial1foruk
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
August 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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
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 💜🌺💃🏽
July 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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 💜🌺💃🏽
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 🪷🌸🌺
July 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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 🪷🌸🌺
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!
July 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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!
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!
July 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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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First day of Masala Festival 2025! Let it raaaaaain! @gemarts.bsky.social brings the sunshine! www.gemarts.org/whatson
July 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
First day of Masala Festival 2025! Let it raaaaaain! @gemarts.bsky.social brings the sunshine! www.gemarts.org/whatson
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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
July 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
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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July 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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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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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July 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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/...
@sofiabarton.bsky.social @gemarts.bsky.social @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social
@sofiabarton.bsky.social @gemarts.bsky.social @orbiscommunity.bsky.social @gatesheadcouncil.bsky.social
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 🌿
July 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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 🌿
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 Masala Festival :Threads of Remembrance workshop
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July 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Another gorgeous addition to the Masala Festival line up- join Sullivan Alenezi for a workshop about remembrance to create a community made installation 🪷
gemarts.org/whatson/even...
gemarts.org/whatson/even...