Shoreside Art Trail - Seaham

Visit art at your local coastline.

On July 31st CreativePop launch the first of the Shoreside Seaham events with a walkable trail to celebrate all the artwork Seaham coastline has to offer.

Seaham is a beautiful and unique place due to it heritage, coastline and people and it has been celebrated and explored through art.

What are the Shoreside events?

Shoreside events have a strong aim in mind, to celebrate the Seaham coastline through the arts!

With its evolving culture, changing coastlines and rich history the East Durham coast has a lot to be proud of and we believe Seaham leads the way to the development of an art culture in the area.

Our current chosen theme is a reflection of the unique topography, industrial and tidal effects that have formed this stunning location.  "Washed Away" will explore and illustrate how the history, the present, and the power of nature has shaped, broken and formed the beaches that we walk upon today.

With artists and public a like joining together through arts markets, trails and celebration events we hope to welcome you to many a Shoreside event over the coming years.

What’s on the trail?

We are celebrating the abundance of artwork and artists we have in Seaham. Take a look at some of the long standing and new permanent work in situ along the coast and get an insight into the work from the artist themselves. 

Just find a piece of artwork along the trail and scan the QR code next to it to be taken to the artists talk. Or find the talk on the links below.

Plus plenty more…

The trail will remain but there is also fun to have on the launch day with drop in workshops throughout the day and free creation boxes. There will also be the local art group EDAN opening up its doors for you to visit their brand new exhibition as well as artists on hand to talk you through their work and processes.

You can also visit on the day installations created by the families and children of Seaham and even add to a few yourself!

What’s next…

Shoreside has big plans for 2022 so keep your eyes peeled and follow what’s happening on our Facebook page.

With Arts Markets filled with local sellers, artists and creatives, the return of the Art Trail and plenty of creative family fun to join in with, it’s worth seeing what’s coming next.