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I create miniature photography using tiny railway figures placed in real locations around Newcastle and the North East. I love taking familiar places, local landmarks and everyday moments and looking at them from a completely different perspective.
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Albert Bluett B-C is an artist creating paintings, drawings, murals and prints that explore truth, justice, war and the contemporary landscape, informed by his experiences and cultural surroundings as a native of the North East based in Sunderland.
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A local graffiti artist creating work across the North East.
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Touring performer-composer with a North-East based mentorship business developing musicians 1-1, in bands, and through practical modular courses.
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An illustrator and mural artist working across traditional and digital media, paint and aerosol.
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All Things Bloom Art creates North East art prints, exploring iconic regional places to craft prints that evoke stories and memories. Located in Newcastle. Instagram @allthingsbloom_art; portfolio at allthingsbloomart.etsy.com.
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A writer, professional storyteller and artist whose background in herbal medicine informs intergenerational work about plants and place, immersive interdisciplinary performance pieces, workshops and informs her books. The first two The Time Traveller’s herbal and Collected Curiosities are out now!
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Multidisciplinary artist. Some of my work hangs on walls, some lives on skin. All of it is made to make you feel something. North East Based. Amanda Jo The Geordie Artist Northeast Nipple Project Bloom Prosthetics
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A jeweller making one-of-a-kind pieces from recycled silver using traditional silversmithing methods.
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Ambar Dhesi is a North East-based singer, songwriter and director of Community Interest Company Ambar Dhesi Events, blending R&B, soul, reggae and D&B while providing a safe platform for artists; recent release GEMINI SZN, debut album due November 2026.
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A multimedia illustrator specialising in editorial and conceptual work inspired by film, television, music and pop culture.
View profileA floral designer at Harbour House in North Shields, creating modern arrangements for weddings, brand activations, supper clubs and photoshoots.
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A photographer specialising in live events, including gigs and drag, alongside studio and location portraiture.
View profileHead coach at Demi God Fitness, a North East gym specialising in athletic performance.
View profileA visual creative and educator working principally with screen print and solar plate printmaking.
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Musician Annie Enclave from Gateshead writes and designs shows inspired by adventure, nostalgia, nature and fantasy; she is currently composing an album and developing her live performance.
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Auburn Langley is director of Sunderland Lit & Phil CIC, hosting monthly conversations with topical panels and discussion groups that highlight local creatives and experts, and leading calligraphy and zine-making workshops exploring women's, queer, anti-colonial, working-class Northern history.
View profileA Scottish Indian visual artist based in Newcastle, working across painting, murals, gilding, bookbinding, modelling and arts education.
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Big Amy is an illustrator and graphic designer based in North Shields, known for her distinctive use of luminous, glowing light and rich, bright colours in her digital illustrations, often commissioned for exhibitions and local businesses.
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Biggi is a freelance footwear and apparel designer with a notable background, having worked with over 10 brands, including Nike, offering comprehensive design services from graphics to product presentation.
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Billie Learmonth is a graduate graphic designer based in Newcastle, specialising in branding and packaging design, with a strong focus on developing innovative concepts and effective communication with clients and colleagues.
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I'm a freelance social media & events marketer, and run regular events across the region.
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Bobby Page is a Gateshead-based street artist specialising in surface patterns and murals across the North East.
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Kirsten Cliff Elliot T/A bookfuelled specialises in modern English-language haiku and short-form poetry, and offers poetry workshops that can also incorporate collage, zines, and digital photography.
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Bosko Green is a multi-genre music artist known for his nonconformist approach and eclectic influences, resulting in original and often left-field music, showcased through stripped-down live performances and varied studio work across multiple genres.
View profileA jewellery maker celebrating nature and the past through dried botanicals, ethically sourced insects and naturally scavenged bones.
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Design-led bathroom and wellness company providing design, specification, supply and installation for architects, interior designers, developers and private clients; specialises in XXL tiles, sauna, steam and UV/infrared light therapy, demonstrated by appointment at its Bedlington studio with brands exclusive to the North East.
View profileHelen Richardson creates Canny Cool Prints of familiar places using lino and traditional carving and printing methods.
View profileA freelance interior designer supporting fellow designers, architects and fitters with their projects.
View profileA Sunderland photographer capturing pets, families, couples and live performances, with a growing focus on brand and business work.
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Creative baker who highlights favourite restaurants, businesses and hidden gems in the north-east from Newcastle, and describes herself as a feeder at heart; posts on Instagram @Cheatdays__.
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Chloe Scarlet Tattoo is a tattoo artist specialising in colour and black and grey realism tattoos, with a focus on creating highly detailed and realistic designs.
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Chris Crampton is a Gateshead/Newcastle-based photographer specialising in urban architecture and night photography, with an interest in concert/gig work for local bands and frequent travel photography. Instagram: @gammaray404.iso
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Aniseed crafts strategic, thoughtful brand and graphic design, from brand strategy and identity to everyday design, partnering with engineers, healthcare experts and academics to make complex information simple, human and accessible, based in Durham.
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TwentyMinusTwo is the creative identity of Dale Binney, a multimedia artist based in North East England.
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Self-taught photographer creating cinematic portraits rooted in colour, contrast and atmosphere. My work blends bold lighting, gritty textures and imperfect moments to turn portraits into scenes that feel pulled from a film — dark, nostalgic and a little surreal.
View profileA full-time artist who left a corporate career to build an independent creative practice.
View profilePretty Urban turns close-cropped photographs of graffiti and abandoned spaces into textured abstract studies of the city.
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A mixed-media textile artist.
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Debbie Todd Photographer is a socially engaged photographer in Durham who works with marginalised groups and communities to promote inclusion.
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Design in Everything is about recognising, celebrating and investing in the power of design across the North East.
View profileAn artist painting delicate birds and mice onto carefully sourced antique and vintage paper, giving time-worn pieces a new life.
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Eleanor Osada is a multidisciplinary graphic designer, photographer and photo editor specialising in bold, music-focused visuals, from merch and tour posters to social assets, packaging and live-gig photography; work featured by Warner Music, Ticketmaster, NME and The Times.
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Photographer and graphic designer based in Newcastle who favours live music photography and expresses creativity through graphic design. Instagram @elij.photo; portfolio elijphotog.my.canva.site/elijah-moore
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I’m a copywriter and content strategist who helps brands sound like themselves (on a really, really good day). Because now everyone has content, content isn't the advantage. Audiences are selective. They tune in for the voices they recognise and rate.
View profileA photographer and visual storyteller based in Peterlee.
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Ellie Gair is director of Studio Mint, an architecture practice in Newcastle and the North East working on house extensions and community buildings, focusing on collaborative design, thoughtful retrofit and the use of natural materials.
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Rindill Makes creates handmade stainless steel jewellery inspired by history, nature, fantasy and folklore and runs beginner-friendly chainmail workshops helping people across the north east discover new creative skills.
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Elliott McCann trades as Red Rockette, creating original lino prints and illustrations that spotlight queer culture and northern life, drawing on vintage Americana, traditional pin-up art and mid-century style.
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Emily Boertien is a music writer and founder of Front Row Feels, an independent music publication prioritising fan perspectives, covering pop, live music, fandom, and related culture, based in Newcastle.
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A freelance illustrator who returned to Newcastle after studying illustration in Kent.
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Emlydesigns is a creative jeweller who crafts emotive pieces inspired by her personal experiences with mental and physical challenges, using her emotions as a driving force behind her designs, creating unique and meaningful jewellery.
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An aerial performer and teacher working from AAA Sports in Sunderland since 2009.
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View profileA photographer working across Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham.
View profileA lesbian fantasy artist developing two queer fantasy novels, Fire Angels and Rosa the Earth Elemental.
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I am a Queer artist writing and making art of Queer fantasy, showing that Queer people can be heroes too.
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An illustration graduate developing an independent art business alongside postgraduate study.
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A sustainable gift-wrapping studio running public workshops, brand projects and creative team-building sessions using unexpected reclaimed materials.
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An independent maker designing and selling original knitwear and jewellery.
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Vintage at the Tower offers carefully curated authentic vintage jewellery, handbags and accessories online and at a bricks-and-mortar boutique, including one of the UK's largest collections of pre-loved Butler & Wilson jewellery.
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Georgia Nichol Creative is a graphic designer specialising in brand and clothing design, serving a diverse range of clients from small start-ups to large charities, with expertise in creating bespoke visual identities and designs.
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View profileA vegan forager creating respectful decorative work from responsibly gathered animal bones and skulls.
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Graeme Smith runs SPELK., an interiors studio in Durham specialising in kitchens and furniture, and organises Mixer, a network for interior designers and suppliers; he is the North East Regional Ambassador for the British Institute of Interior Design.
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gscripts is an artist from Newcastle who delivers a skillset of style, elite technique and captivating energy
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Hail to the Zine baby is a Newcastle-based artist creating zines, comics, badges, and niche merchandise inspired by DIY punk scenes, queer identities, and pop culture, also facilitating community zine projects to amplify underrepresented voices.
View profileAn LGBTQ+ photographer and the creator of Anti Headshots.
View profileA freelance graphic and brand designer based in the North East.
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Heywood produces video podcasts in Whitley Bay, offering an inviting studio for up to four people with professional-grade lights, cameras and mics. Podcasts are fully edited and social shorts can be produced.
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A multidisciplinary maker creating theatrical masks and props, jewellery, wire-wrapped crystals, papier-mâché and clay pieces.
View profileA collage artist developing an original card project inspired by Pokémon and years of personal practice.
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Tattoo artist Izzy Curran works out of Skin n Ink tattoo studio in North Shields and has been tattooing since 2012, covering all styles and specialising in American traditional and blackwork.
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Trigo Studio is a full-stack creative agency based in Newcastle upon Tyne, specialising in branding, websites, content and digital design.
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Photographer in Newcastle, Jack Herron Photography produces imaginative, concept-driven imagery, with his head stuck in the clouds; portfolio at jackherronphotography.pixieset.com and Instagram @jack.herron.photography.
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A freelance 3D artist and animator, and one half of cgicentralncl.
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A North East photo and video creative available for projects further afield.
View profileA Gateshead-born musician with a strong connection to the region and its creative community.
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Freelance PR consultant, writer and founder of Tyger Comms
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Jasburysabin is a writer with a passion for creative pursuits and culinary interests, offering a unique blend of artistic and gastronomic expertise, evident in their engaging content on Instagram @jasburysabin.
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Freelance graphic designer based in Gateshead, Newcastle, specialising in editorial campaigns and print for film, TV and theatre, focusing on film posters and production identity, with credits including The Jamie Lloyd Company, MUBI, Live Aid Musical, Oh Mary! and HALSEY.
View profileA painter and maker whose practice moves across several creative forms.
View profileA gardening creator sharing honest lessons, practical tips and inspiration for north-facing gardens in the North East.
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Jenny Lin is a photographer and artist based in Newcastle, whose work spans multiple disciplines, including food, travel, and landscape photography, showcased on her website and Instagram account @jennysfoodmenu.
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Jenny Spires Digital Marketing is a North Shields-based freelancer providing web design, social media management, and content creation services, with a specialisation in filming and editing native content for social media with quick turnaround and minimal on-site setup.
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Produces bold, spicy beef jerky with an irreverent, darkly funny twist, blending unforgettable branding and addictive taste; based in Jarrow and reachable on Instagram @jerk_it_together.
View profileThe curator of a bricks-and-mortar shop filled with work from local artists, makers and independent sellers.
View profileCrisp Sandwich Studio is Jessie Gaffney’s Newcastle photography and stop-motion studio, working with local businesses and musicians.
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A calligrapher who hand-engraves lasting personal details onto meaningful objects.
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My work explores the relationship between place, history and people — landscapes, buildings, communities and traditions where the past remains visible in the present. I’m interested not simply in what a place looks like, but in what made it that way.
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Jo's work explores ceramic forms that sit somewhere between plants, sea life and imagined organisms.
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A journalist, reviewer and storyteller based in Barnard Castle, County Durham.
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Designs handmade jewellery inspired by coastal textures and celebrating life's imperfections; Joanne Hunt, Whitley Bay.
View profileA former maker who now runs events that champion independent creatives and give first-time stallholders a place to start.
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Shutter and Strategy blends award-winning photography with 7+ years in digital marketing. From captivating portraits and visuals to campaign planning, email automation, social content, and paid ads, helping businesses grow and stand out.
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Joe Shimwell is an indie board game designer in Whitley Bay, focusing on print-and-play titles and developing the Word Dungeon series.
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A freelance creative consultant helping North East creatives, brands and businesses make waves, get their work seen and create a stronger impact.
View profileAn artist creating wall art and smaller pieces from clay, handmade paper and broken pottery.
View profileA videographer working across esports, business projects and weddings.
View profileAn artist creating original paintings, art prints and homeware.
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Julie makes small-batch hand-poured candles and wax melts inspired by people, places, memories and little moments in Northumberland.
View profileA creator exploring fetish and alternative lifestyles as an open and valid form of creative practice.
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A Byker-based visual artist specialising in charcoal landscapes, wildlife and gothic illustration.
View profileA Geordie painter creating work that shifts between surreal, creepy, cute and sinister.
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A printmaker creating limited-edition linocuts inspired by the landscapes and nature of the North East.
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Aesthetics practitioner and skin specialist Katie Adams offers high-quality, affordable aesthetic and skin treatments, based in Northumberland, helping clients feel confident while enhancing natural beauty. Instagram: Katies_aesthetics2024
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Artist exploring abstract painting, sculpture and printing, Katie Brydon creates multi‑medium works, custom murals, cushions, wallpaper and an exclusive tote-bag collection and is owner and CEO of Katie’s Craft House studio in Whitley Bay.
View profileA North East print designer building every design from original hand-painted illustrations.
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A self-taught Whitley Bay artist creating landscapes and seascapes shaped by a love of the outdoors.
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Kay Black is an internationally published alternative model, fire performance artist and aerialist specialising in hoop and pole, based in Sunderland (@kay.blvckk).
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Kin>% is a multi-pseudonymous artist exploring fate and inevitability in technology, using interactive technologies, digital spaces, screen-based media and sound.
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Many Moons from North Shields makes colourful, dopamine homeware and custom 3D surface design from Jesmonite, prioritising upcycling and sustainability. Available for collaborations and commissions on furniture, splashbacks and wall panels; sold at JustCanny and Flea Circus.
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Freelance photographer, videographer and drone operator Krzysztof Furgala, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, creates clean, professional visual content for businesses, public-sector teams, events and musicians, providing stills, motion and licensed aerials in one reliable package.
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Lara, aka Keeper Of Kitsune, is a Newcastle-based artist creating handmade sculptures, prints, and collectable artwork blending animals, fantasy, and folklore, often incorporating upcycled porcelain and fine china, with a focus on promoting local artists through exhibitions in the north east.
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Larissa Padgett is a Sunderland-based contemporary artist who creates mixed-media portraits exploring identity, healing, feminine power and the journey back to oneself; her Unlearning Silence: The Courage to Be series examines moving from people-pleasing and self-silencing to authenticity and self-worth.
View profileA tattoo artist and the founder of Dead Happy Tattoo, an independent studio with creativity beyond the chair.
View profileA designer and illustrator drawn to brutalist buildings, North East places and especially where the two meet.
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I’m Laura also known as the Nerd that Draws. I work and live in Gateshead as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer.
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Laura Moore is a Newcastle-based illustrator and visual artist who works primarily by hand in watercolour and gouache and is also comfortable working digitally; available for commercial illustration, hand-painted murals, book illustration, merchandise design and licensing.
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An oil painter documenting Newcastle’s alternative scene through figurative work.
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Creative designer; motion graphics and video editing for businesses and visual art installations.
View profileA queer, non-binary transfeminine artist, model and photographer focused on alternative subculture and fashion.
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View profileAn oil painter working from life, with experience across gallery exhibitions and projects for North East festivals and organisations.
View profileA creative director with two decades of experience building brands, campaigns and identities across combat sports, football and performance-led organisations.
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Little Hooray is a creative business in Newcastle that designs and produces paint and craft kits for children aged 3+, offering a range of playful and imaginative activities for birthdays, gifts, and everyday creative time, with a focus on thoughtful and engaging experiences.
View profileA painter exploring her experience as a queer woman and creating work intended to help others feel seen.
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LLIVELY Music is an independent music PR, promotion and artist-advice company built around honesty, openness and affordability.
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Illustrator based in Newcastle Upon Tyne specialising in nostalgic early-2000s Myspace-style digital work, using textures, saturated colour and Clip Studio Paint brush packs for editorial and photo-illustration projects.
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Costume, prop and set designer, maker and supervisor based in Newcastle upon Tyne, specialising in construction, woodworking and scenic painting, with 18 years' experience and a practice centred on sustainable upcycling and community workshops.
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Luke Westgate's Guybrows is a private men's grooming and skin studio in Newcastle city centre, offering expert brow grooming and advanced skin treatments in a relaxed, discreet setting with tailored, natural-looking results.
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An alternative model and actress drawn to unconventional aesthetics, expressive characters and creative collaboration.
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Illustrator Marcus Reed is award-winning, based in Newcastle, with a portfolio at https://almightystreetgang.com and Instagram @marcus_reed_art.
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A recording and mixing engineer working with bands across genres, experience levels and budgets.
View profileA classical oil painter using the visual language of historic painting to explore queer identity and alternative communities.
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The artistic director, dancer and choreographer behind Northern Dance.
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May photography is a photographer capturing local events with a passion for showcasing the joy and vibrancy of everyday life, evident in her vibrant and dynamic photographs.
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Megan Fearnley Art is a multidisciplinary artist from the North East of England, creating work that celebrates the natural world through various media, with a current focus on the 'Complete' series highlighting endangered British species to raise awareness and funds for conservation.
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Runs pop-up creative workshops in North Tyneside and Northumberland, offering creative journaling, art, crafts, creative writing and book clubs, founder of Creative Space North East and Instagram @creativespacenortheast.
View profileLeggy Bird Creative makes neuroaffirming art, including long-legged bird sculptures formed from brightly coloured rolled paper.
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Food, travel and lifestyle content creator, social media marketer and luxury holiday and cruise specialist in Gateshead who built a social media marketing business for hospitality and local businesses and lost over 50% of her sight in 2016 and more than nine stone.
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A contemporary artist using expanded painting to explore the move from childhood into adulthood and the search for play.
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Artist in Sunderland creating alternative paintings and mixed-media work, prioritising sustainability by repurposing thrifted materials; currently developing Scenic Roots Studio, a retail and studio space for alternative artists to sell and socialise.
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An independent screen printer producing organic and retail garments for bands, tattoo artists, creators and pubs.
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Michele Riveroll is a professional perfumer with over 20 years' experience creating bespoke fragrances for global brands, now offering accessible perfume creation services through her olfactive studio in Northumberland.
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Mike is a multidisciplinary interior product designer based in Newcastle, best known as that lamp man. With a background in fabrication, consultancy and Scandinavian design, he has specialised in this niche for four years and sells at Tynemouth Market and online.
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Milly B Designs creates one-of-a-kind personalised keepsake embroidery hoops and felt gifts, custom-made for occasions and themes in County Durham.
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Nail artist Natalie specialises in precise Russian cuticle prep and meticulous gel applications, from thin aesthetically pleasing builder gel to structured hard gel and minimal classic nail art, and educates beginner or upskilling nail technicians in Hebburn.
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Also known as mediaratz. A creative portrait photographer using smoke, projection, lasers, UV light, fire and underwater techniques.
View profileA content and social media studio helping local businesses turn everyday work into clear, human content that builds trust and enquiries.
View profileAn artist creating detailed pet portraits in pastel.
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Nicola Jane Hall is a full‑time maker of beautiful items and artist, joyful in sewing, painting, performing and clowning, a compulsive creator and storyteller who avidly collects buttons, fabric and lace.
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Fine artist Northern cave, based in Ncl, shares work on Instagram @northern_cave and is preparing a new profile after recent changes.
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Northern Display Painters Guild organises a North East community for miniature and figure painters to develop display-painting skills, offering regular meetups, challenges, demonstrations and constructive feedback to help painters of all levels experiment and improve.
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Northern Tattoo Collective is a well established tattoo studio in the heart of Newcastle city centre with ten artists covering a wide range of styles and a warm, welcoming studio that acts as a safe space for everyone.
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Oracle Beauty is a private beauty studio offering bespoke Nail, Brow, Lash, and Makeup treatments to the LGBTQIA+ community. Founded by Freelance Makeup Artist Roos in 2022, the studio is based in Newcastle and showcases Roos' own creative projects.
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Origin 55 is a Northern-inspired unisex clothing brand that weaves the colours, stories, and hidden details of the North into contemporary designs for everyday wear, showcasing a unique blend of regional heritage and modern style.
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Paint.meets.plastic is a commission miniature painter from Newcastle, specialising in bespoke miniature painting for Warhammer and Games Workshop models, with a focus on delivering high-quality, visually appealing results for tabletop gaming enthusiasts.
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Petite model based in Darlington
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Nice Face Apparel is a charity-driven, tattoo-inspired clothing brand that donates 20% of all revenue to the ifucareshare foundation and a local mental health charity.
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Costumier and creative specialising in drag, theatre and dance, Phillip Brown is based in Newcastle/Northumberland and explores queerness, tragedy and reimagined historical characters through draping, embellishment and experimentation while collaborating with north east talent.
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Creative hairdresser specialising in vivid colouring, creative cutting and curly hair, offering award‑winning creativity in a Newcastle‑based inclusive, judgement‑free space.
View profileA rock musician creating locally rooted work, including the album River Knows and a song inspired by the Lambton Worm.
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Rach is a life coach, ADHD specialist and practising witch who combines polyvagal nervous system science, astrology and tarot to support neurodivergent clients via Rach Does Magic, based in the North East.
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I’m a North East photographer and content creator, creating photography and visual content for businesses, tourism, places and experiences.
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Photographer and cinematographer Ralph Deloso puts a cinematic lens on everyday stories. Based in Newcastle, he is currently spending a year in Melbourne, Australia.
View profileAn organiser running creative markets across Newcastle and Northumberland to give local makers, artists and independent businesses a platform.
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Rebel Wax Co. is a female owned alternative fragrance brand for anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t quite belong — but refuse to shrink themselves to fit the mould.
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Digital artist and surface-pattern designer, specialising in greetings card design. Available for licensing and commissioned work. Mini-art vending machine hire available for residency or events.
View profileAn independent brand based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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RFH is the creative behind C.A.T.S., a completed limited-run project comprising 233 pieces.
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Independent, appointment-only nail studio in Heaton, Newcastle offering sensory-friendly, neuroinclusive and LGBTQIA+-inclusive appointments Run by Rikki Quinn, Glitching Beauty specialises in natural nails, gel and hand-painted art
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Rlbell is a curator of art and nice things, based in Newcastle, with a passion for showcasing and sharing creative content through their Instagram account @rlbellend.
View profileA painter capturing the urban life and pop culture around him.
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A Leeds-based brand and graphic designer creating bold, thoughtful identities grounded in the people behind them.
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Samantha Jane Robinson runs the North East’s only gender-affirming aesthetics clinic for trans women, operating a private, appointments-only studio in Wallsend and serving as a protest and voice for trans women, Instagram @TRANSformbysjr
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Durham-based designer and community builder
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Billy No Mates is an informal coworking collective bringing freelancers and remote workers together.
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Artist based in Durham.
View profileAn abstract artist whose practice draws on a former fashion-design career, years spent living in Cyprus and a life shaped by travel and change.
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Musician scapey creates genre‑bending music spanning EDM, emo, trap, hyperpop and occasional metal, based in Newcastle; active on Instagram as @ratcityworld and with music on Spotify.
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Scott Laird is an artist in Perth creating bespoke power-carved artwork and modified axes; Instagram: Axe & Grain Bespoke Works.
View profileA senior designer specialising in brand and packaging work for craft beer and fast-moving consumer goods.
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Seher Sadiq is a mixed-media illustrator and designer based in Newcastle, creating silly character stickers and a range of North East postcards.
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alt-heraldry. lino-printed clothes.
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Sip happens is a Gateshead podcast in which two friends review local and not‑so‑local beers and snacks, occasionally trying gadgets and challenges and encouraging listeners to keep their expectations low.
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Sit & Stay NE provides professional, fully insured pet sitting and wedding dog chaperone services across the North East. We offer dedicated, one-to-one care tailored to each dog’s individual needs, routine and personality.
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Sophie Stewart is a 22-year-old artist based in Newcastle and Gateshead creating pop-culture-inspired prints and collages influenced by films, music and artists such as Andy Warhol, René Feracci and the Guerrilla Girls, using screen and gelli printing, collaging and Poscas.
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Alternative model and commercial extra in South Shields specialising in creating characters for unique, spooky shoots, Instagram i_am_sophiejane.
View profileA Sunderland company working across dance theatre and digital innovation.
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SPELK. is an interior design studio specialising in kitchens and furniture. We also organise Mixer, a network for interior designers and suppliers.
View profileA photographer and visual artist whose long-running anonymous community project brings film photography and visual art together.
View profileAn artist bringing Thai and Scottish influences together within her creative practice.
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Artist creating work from post-apocalyptic sculptures warning of the advancement of technology to silly doodles; creating serves as therapy. Based in Wallsend. Instagram: Stephen.Fowler.Art
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Portrait, pageant and boudoir photographer Steve Hodgson is based in Sunderland; portfolio at htpps://wearsidephotography.co.uk and Instagram @wearsidephotography.
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Music and fashion photographer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, working with local musicians on press shots and providing event photography.
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A small music promoter keeping gigs affordable while connecting local bands with artists from around the country.
View profileA former teacher and Geordie Italian designer creating bright, bold and colourful work alongside family caring roles.
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Ashleigh is a fashion, beauty and product photographer and high‑end retoucher serving creative and ecommerce clients in Newcastle, Durham and York.
View profileA community-interest coffee shop with a dedicated workshop space for local artists and creatives to use.
View profileA freelance writer and author exploring environmental issues, respect for nature, individuality and the strength of community.
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A local artist inspired by the North East and Northumberland coastlines.
View profileA glass artist and MA student based at the National Glass Centre.
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Photographer based in Newcastle and Hull, Sway photographs real people, often non-models and survivors, and coaches them through shoots that reclaim identity and convey social messages such as responses to war and LGBTQIA rights while supplying marketable assets for brands and public figures.
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Gym in Central Newcastle offering small-group training membership and pay-as-you-go fitness and yoga sessions, describing itself as the gayest gym in Newcastle.
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Third Iteration is an independent publisher based in Hexham producing memoirs by musicians, creators, athletes and cultural outsiders; early titles include DJ Hurricane's memoir of life with the Beastie Boys and books by Matt Lewis and Jon Shield.
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Thorn Faustus is a fire and burlesque performer, promoter, producer and teacher.
View profileA professional pixel artist designing a video game inspired by horror, 1980s and 1990s culture and nostalgia.
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Makes creative videos while studying film production; Tyla‑Faye Jackson is based in Newcastle and shares work on Instagram at tyla_films.
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Newcastle-based miniature artist creating highly detailed street scenes inside recycled spray cans and everyday objects.
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We are a team of expert trainers and behaviourists, specialising in problem behaviour. Our mission is to teach dog owners throughout the UK and worldwide, to improve their lives with their dogs, and to build the best relationship possible through clear structure, communication, and fulfilment.
View profileA ceramicist making one-off, hand-built pieces in a variety of clays.
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Weezy Pop is a Newcastle upon Tyne-based brand designing and crafting unique, interchangeable statement jewellery, offering bespoke pieces and online ordering, with stockists including Fenwick, Baltic, Culture House, and Flaura Rose.
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Wicca Witch of the North is a Gateshead-based business selling handmade, alternative jewellery, including chainmaille pieces, with a focus on quality and unique designs inspired by tarot cards, skulls, crystals, and natural symbols, available for custom orders and purchase at alternative markets and via Instagram.
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Designs unisex stainless steel chainmail jewellery, proudly disabled‑owned and multi‑award winning, based in Durham; uses ethically sourced crystals and recycled ceramics from local charity shops, collaborates with small businesses and runs local workshops.
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Women of Nerd Culture is a podcast promoting women's involvement in nerd culture, aiming to break down stereotypes and provide a platform for female voices, as seen through their YouTube channel featuring a curated playlist of discussions and interviews.
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