Crescent Arts

22/07/2026

✨ Upcoming Session! Help us shape Scarborough’s LGBTQ+ Heritage Toolkit 🏳️‍🌈

We are teaming up with writer and historian Kit Heyam to create a brand-new community guide dedicated to researching and preserving local LGBTQ+ history, and we want your voice to be a part of it.

To make this toolkit as useful, accessible, and meaningful as possible, we need your ideas. Can you spare a couple of hours on a Thursday evening to chat with us over a proper cup of tea?

We’d love to hear:

What you find most helpful in a heritage guide? What accessibility and sustainability mean to you?

And any personal experiences or insights you’d like to share...

Whether you’re a history buff or just want to support the community, everyone is welcome to join us.

📍 Where: Woodend Conference Room, Scarborough, YO11 2PW

📅 When: Thursday 23rd July, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

No need to book, just turn up. Looking forward to seeing you there!

26/06/2026

🌻It’s been a hot summer so far🌻
and we’ve loved sharing our resource ‘Out of the Garden’ with you all.

Through collaging, creative writing and the creation of little mouse friends, we’ve been thinking about our 5 senses in the big outdoors.

If you don’t have a copy yet, we’ve been distributing free copies around Scarborough-such as The Market , The Mandy Apple collective venue, and This is Scarborough hub [to just name a few].

We still have some copies left - so feel free to send us a message and we can get them to you and the family to have fun this summer!

Charlotte Oliverbass3 [instagram]
North Yorkshire Council

09/06/2026

It was so great to partner with The National Literacy Trust this past weekend. We loved looking at all the artwork you created and look forward to future projects together!
National Literacy Trust Yorkshire Coast

04/06/2026

01/06/2026

📖‘Dear Diary’ will be a fun, creative drop‑in inspired by much‑loved diary‑style books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks.📖

In partnership with Crescent Arts and The National Literacy Trust, local artist Jayne Shipley has created a collection of original, humorous characters in this style, displayed in the Glass Box to spark children’s imagination.

During their visit, children will explore the artwork and have a go at creating their own diary entries. Through a mix of art, storytelling and playful prompts, the session helps build confidence in writing and self‑expression, making it enjoyable for both reluctant and enthusiastic readers.

Each child will also receive a free book to take home, encouraging them to keep reading for pleasure.
We will also offer stories for younger children and offer a drop-in day for early years families (Thursday) to access story-telling resources for home and find out about story-times on the coast during the summer holidays.

Dates and times are:

Thursday 4th June, 11 am-3pm - Early Years family drop-in and book gifting

Friday 5th June, 3pm-5pm - Dear Diary after-school drop-in for 7–11-year-olds and book gifting

Saturday 6th June, 11 am-3pm - Dear Diary drop-in for 7–11-year-olds and book gifting

National Literacy Trust Yorkshire Coast
Old Parcels Office Artspace

20/05/2026

☀️Guess who’s having a big day out this Sunday?☀️
Big Ideas By The Sea invites you in to Scarborough Castle. Explore the outdoors through your 5 senses with Crescent Arts, Scarborough Museums Learning Team, Literacy Trust and Charlotte Oliver.
Entry to the castle is FREE alongside many other activities to give you the best BIG DAY OUT!

Scarborough Museums and Galleries
National Literacy Trust Yorkshire Coast
Charlotte Oliver

[Image shows Artist Lou bass and Charlotte Oliver both smiling at the camera. They hold a bright yellow and green booklet up which has the text ‘Out of the Garden’, and the image of a mouse holding a stem with 4 leaves and a blooming flower. Green paper covers the wall behind them covered with collage animals.]

24/04/2026

It’s looking like a lovely sunny day! 😎
See you there!

Looking to try something different with the kids this weekend? 🖼️

Artists Lou Bass and Charlotte Oliver will guide children to explore the natural world through the senses and use their discoveries to create a collage of words and pictures 🧑‍🎨

Where: Forest Arts in the Courtyard, Saturday 25 April, 1pm - 3pm
Just drop in and pay as you feel
Recommended for ages 4-9

This workshop is supported by Crescent Arts

17/04/2026

☔️ What do you do on a rainy Friday? ☔️ Make a collage ready to display and add to at Dalby Forest of course!
Join us on Saturday the 25th of April 1pm-3pm to read, explore, create and celebrate what we can experience through our 5 senses!
Forestry England Dalby
National Literacy Trust Yorkshire Coast
North Yorkshire Councilbass3
Charlotte Oliver

02/04/2026

✨Throwback Thursday ✨ to when Jason Wilsher-Mills was beside the Scarborough sea!
Jason’s exhibition in 2024/25 was full of colour with larger-than-life characters filling the floors and walls of Woodend Gallery.
In light of our support of Town Of Culture, we continue having conversations with more amazing artists like Jason, and look forward to putting on more vibrant and engaging exhibitions!

“I felt so much joy when I exhibited there myself at Wood End gallery in 2024. I loved working there and have a great deal of respect for the team, as I was so fully supported as a disabled person and artist.
Scarborough should receive this huge accolade, because it is a magical town, which welcomes everyone and creates memories which last a lifetime,
There is a myth that says anything can happen in the place where the sky meets the sea. This is Scarborough.” - Jason Wilsher-Mills 2026

📸 - Tony Bartholomew

Jason Wilsher-Mills Artist
Scarborough Museums and Galleries
Arts Council England