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Blue Print of Northumberland
2024 - 2026
What do you love about Northumberland? This simple question was posed to 100 children and visitors to Bellingham and the surrounding area.
Print Archive
2000 - 2025
The Northumberland Archives now holds a collection of artists catalogues, special publications and other printed pieces spanning VARC's 25 year history.
Soundcloud Audio Archive
2000 - 2025
The Soundcloud Audio Archive contains a selection of sonic pieces spanning VARC's 25 year history.
Full Circle Catalogue
September 2025
End of programme catalogue celebrating Full Circle, 2024 - 2025.
Full Circle: Rachel Deakin, Nell Catchpole and Marc Rigelsford
August 2025
For their Full Circle residency in summer 2025, Rachel Deakin and Nell Catchpole collaborated with Marc Rigelsford.
Full Circle: Jenny Purrett
July 2024
For her Full Circle residency in 2024, Jenny Purret collaborated with Kasia Parker, Laura Fox, Rachel Welford and Jane Dawson.
Labour of Love
2024
End of residency catalogue ‘Labour of Love’ by Christy Burdock, VARC artist in residence 2023 - 2024.
Full Circle
July 2024 - September 2025
VARC’s final programme saw 31 former VARC artists in residence return to Highgreen, many of whom collaborated with other artists and musicians.
SEN and SEND Engagement
2000 - 2025
A significant strand of VARC’s engagement over its 25 year history focused on providing creative activities and experiences for young children and young adults with additional needs, particularly those on the Autism spectrum.
Community Engagement
2000 - 2025
Over the past 25 years, community engagement through creative activity has been at the heart of VARC’s work.
Newcastle University: LifeWorkArt
2000 - 2025
VARC has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with the Fine Art Department at Newcastle University.