For Our Communities
For our communities
Baltic’s programme for communities asks how can we be a good neighbour to the people around us?
We collaborate with organisations and individuals based in Gateshead and further afield, working together on creative projects which respond to the ideas and concerns of people and their neighbourhoods.
Our work onsite at Baltic centres around creating space for encounters where everybody feels welcome and facilitating social connections between people to build understanding and solidarity.
We also offer a range of activities and longer-term projects in community settings with an ethos of mutual learning, exchange and care. We aim to find points of connection with people and groups, working collaboratively with artists and community members on creative projects that have shared purpose.





Neighbourly
A long-term focus for Baltic’s communities programme centres around providing welcome and support for people with experience of migration and displacement. Known as Neighbourly, this programme includes, but is not limited to, bringing people together to celebrate cultural and faith events, facilitating spaces for shared conversation, making and food, language learning support, wellbeing and skills development.
Neighbourly programmes and events include:





Celebrations and Special Events
We collaborate with organisations and individuals to co-create cultural and faith-based events which bring people together in peaceful and purposeful ways, creating space for community togetherness, sharing and mutual learning.
Ongoing events include:


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Donate to keep Baltic free
As a registered charity, donations to Baltic are crucial as rising costs threaten our ability to
- Keep our exhibitions free entry and accessible to everyone
- Preserve support and opportunities for our communities to thrive
- Maintain our historical and iconic building