Saturday 12th Oct | 11:30am - 1:30pm

Join artist Mack Sproates for a zine-making workshop all about Halloween! Celebrating all things spooky and scary, this workshop will be a fun opportunity to creatively explore topics like horror movies and pop culture, haunted myths and legends, folklore and more.

From writing our own witchy curses and spells to listing our trick or treating traditions, this workshop will be a chance to relax, get creative, meet other spooksters and listen to a ghoulishly awesome playlist… The perfect session to get excited for Halloween! Plus, an exclusive free Hallow-zine will be given to any one who attends in a spooky fancy dress!

Three Bursary places are available for those who may face barriers to participating in activities due to their background, identity or economic cirmumstance. Please book these places, no-questions-asked, if you meet this criteria!

Sunday 13th Oct | 10:15am - 1:15pm

This workshop will take you through how to make your own paper pumpkins. They make perfect decorations this time of year to truly get you into the seasonal spirit, whether you’re staying cosy under candlelight, watching Gilmore Girls, or hiding under your blanket from the suspense of a horror film. You’ll be provided with enough materials to make 3 pumpkins, with a variety of sizes and colour choices.

Lucy is an independent bookbinder and paper artist based in Newcastle. Originally from Durham, she discovered her love of bookbinding while studying Illustration at UAL and has since brought her craft back to the Northeast.

Her interest in working with paper comes from its tactility. It provides a sensory experience that digitally saturated lifestyles lack and allows you to feel grounded in your physical space, a hugely beneficial element in mindfulness practices. a

Sunday 20th Oct | 11:00am - 2:00pm

Poetry Bites is a series of friendly and welcoming poetry workshops, accommodating all levels of writing experience. There will be emphasis on generating ideas, with chances to explore the gallery for a source of inspiration. Workshop activities will generally relate to poetry, but writers of all kinds are accommodated.

This month’s workshop will be a crossover with the themes of Spooky Poem Month, an annual event featuring live poetry and online writing prompts, all with a horror-inspired twist!

Exercises will be ideal for both genre veterans and for writers who have never explored horror before, or would like to try their hand at applying the supernatural as a lens through which to engage with other topics and themes.