Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre

26/05/2026

26/05/2026

❤️We were recently delighted to find out we have been nominated for Gallery of The Year in the My Local Awards - thank you so much to whoever nominated us, it means the world to us a team of volunteers. ❤️

Our centre is a community driven arts and heritage centre which we all love running. From exhibitions, live music, comedy to being Consett's small community theatre space we are very proud of where we have come in the past five years. Please do come in and visit us and like, follow and share our socials.

👉The vote opens today and the winner is decided by public vote and you can vote for us by going to https://mylocalawards.co.uk/business/consett-heart-heritage-and-arts-centre/

The vote is open for 13 more days so please get voting.

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26/05/2026

Our half term heritage and art exhibition opens today at 11am.

It has limited opening times so check them out below.

Tue 11am-3pm & 6.30pm-8.30pm
Thu 11am-2pm & 5pm-7pm
Fri 11am-2pm & 5pm-7pm
Sat 10am-1pm

Pop in and see what is a really interesting exhibition and we have some interactive art activities for the kids too - all

24/05/2026

Opening Tuesday

We are commemorating the centenary of The General Strike of 2026 by holding the "100 Years of Workers' Struggle" Exhibition.

This half term exhibition is totally free to come in and look around. There will also be interactive art activities for the kids.

Opening times:

👉Tuesday: 26th May 11am-3pm & 6.30pm-8pm

👉Thursday: 11am-2pm & 5pm-7pm

👉Friday: 11am-2pm & 5pm-7pm

👉Saturday: 10am-1pm

13/05/2026

Only a couple of days to let s know you would like to submit some art to our next exhibition. Details are below - email [email protected] or drop us a DM

OPEN CALL for artists REMINDER

We are now taking applications for submissions to our next art exhibition entitled The Art of Protest which will be running at our town centre venue in Consett from Monday May 25th until Saturday May 30th alongside a heritage exhibition looking back at 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.

Art as activism has always been an essential part of the workers movement and we hope to celebrate this as part of the exhibition.

The deadline to express an interest is Friday 15th May. Please email [email protected] for full information.

11/05/2026

AJ Potter at the Songwriters Night at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre

11/05/2026

Mills & Farrell at the Songwriters Night at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre

11/05/2026

Phil Jenkins at the Songwriters Night at Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre

11/05/2026

What an amazing night. Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre Songwriters Night was absolutely brilliant. 3 amazing acts over 3 hours. So privileged to have had the pleasure of hosting such amazingly talented songwriters and musicians. Hopefully this will be the first of many. Thanks to everyone who came along and to the 3 amazing acts. Videos to come...

08/05/2026

Its here... grab your bottle or cans and head your way to Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre for our very first Songwriters Night. Doors open at 6.30. Tickets are £5 on the door. This is going to be an amazing night of entertainment. See you all there.

This Friday! It’s our Songwriters Evening.

Come along and enjoy live music from AJ Potter, Mills & Farrell and Phil Jenkins.

Tickets are £5 which can be bought via the following link or by scanning the QR code on our posters. https://www.ticketsource.com/consett-heart-heritage-arts-centre

Don't forget you can pop in the building when we are open and pay for your tickets with cash too.

Tickets will also be available on the door on Friday. Let us know if you’re coming along on our event page.

07/05/2026

Hi All, Consett Heart - Heritage and Arts Centre are looking for RAFFLE PRIZES and DONATIONS. We are a voluntary organisation and run the Centre through raising of funds and renting space. Lots of our activities are free; for more information visit our page or website to find out more. We are able to keep these free events and groups going by fundraising. Therefore any help with prizes, or any donations would be truly appreciated. Thank you - Consett Heart Team Visit Consett Consett Magazine