The exhibition is located in the Gallery upstairs.
Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Dynamic Pricing
ARC’s policy is to set ticket prices based on demand, like budget airlines, which means we set a price when the event goes on sale and then sometimes put the price up or down depending on how the show is selling. Usually, the price will increase as we get closer to the event, so it is advantageous to book in advance, although sometimes we will put special offers on and reduce the price. Our website will always show the current ticket price.
ARC’s theatre and dance performances are priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means you don’t have to pay until after you have seen a show!
We want to encourage more people to come and see shows at ARC, more often. Pay What You Decide not only allows you to pay what you can afford, rather than a fixed ticket price, but also removes the financial risk of buying a ticket for a show in advance without knowing whether you are going to enjoy it or not.
Tickets are available to book in advance as usual, but there is no obligation for you to pay until after you have seen the show. You can then decide on a price which you think is suitable based on your experience, which means if you haven’t enjoyed it at all, you don’t have to pay anything.
All money collected will help ARC pay the artists who have performed, and we therefore hope you will give generously.
Please ensure you have arrived and collected your tickets 15 minutes before the show starts in order to secure your seats. At the end of the show, you can decide what to pay, either by cash on the door or by card at the Box Office.
The North East Speak Their Name suicide memorial quilt has been created in our region by those bereaved by suicide.
The ‘Speak Their Name’ movement originated in Greater Manchester where the first memorial quilt was made during the pandemic.
The project has been led by Tracey Beadle of the charity Quinn’s Retreat and Suzanne Howes. Both have lost children to suicide and are determined to make a difference and bring hope, in their children’s names.
The creation of the quilt was embedded in the local community. Over 200 people attended workshops in Darlington, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Teesside.
The 3 panelled quilt holds 120 individual squares, each square is dedicated to a loved one lost to suicide.
This powerful artwork has toured our region for two and half years. It has provoked thought, been a catalyst for conversations and raised awareness about suicide. It is both a suicide prevention and postvention initiative. Alongside this, the quilt has brought hope and healing to those who have lost loved ones and contributed squares.
A book accompanying the quilt tells the story of each square and their precious loved ones lost to suicide.
Contact details
The quilt project is managed under Quinn’s Retreat charity.