The return of Newcastle Art Ball

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE – This year Breeze Creatives and ¡VAMOS! have decided to bring back the Art Ball, a Newcastle tradition where the local arts community come together for a Christmas party; and we would love for you, your colleagues and organisation to be part of this… so we are asking that instead of celebrating Christmas amongst yourselves that the whole of the arts community join together for shared celebration and an opportunity to raise money for a great cause.

This year we will be asking a small ticket price and the donation of a small gift so that both profits and items can be donated to West End Refugee Service, a local organisation in desperate need of help.

To celebrate this weird and wonderful alternative Christmas we have a brilliant line up to get this year's Christmas off to a great start, with surprise acts alongside "Lady Annabella Marczewska of Jesmond” , "Hip Hop Hooray”, and much more, of course in-keeping with the festive spirit there will be a festive piñata competition!

As well as a great evening we hope the Art Ball will be an opportunity for us all to get together and celebrate our community, the great things we do and the people that we do them with.

Venue: ¡VAMOS! Social, Bamburgh House, Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BH
Date: December 19th, 9pm - 2am
Tickets: £5 in advance from Eventbrite or £6 on the door.

breezecreatives.com/events/art-ball

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For media enquiries contact Zoe Anderson on 07533 195512 or email info@breezecreatives.com. Press images can be emailed upon request.

Breeze Creatives CIC, 8th Floor, Bamburgh House, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BH.
Tel: 07533 195512

Notes to editors

• Breeze Creatives is a Community Interest Company based in Newcastle upon Tyne that specialises in cultural projects and events around the North East of England, and provides artist studios and project spaces in Newcastle city centre. www.breezecreatives.com
• In 2015 ¡VAMOS! presented it's 10th edition in the North East, a pilot ¡VAMOS! Leeds programme, a new '¡VAMOS! Social' venue and very soon to be announced ¡VAMOS! Liverpool! In celebrating Spanish and Portuguese speaking cultures, it combines cuisine, art, film, theatre, dance, music, literature, fashion, sport and education offering an international festival appealing to partners and diverse mainstream audiences. It is supported by many partners including Newcastle University, Arts Council England, The Mexican Embassy and Instituto. vamosfestival.com
• West End Refugee Service (WERS) is a registered charity which provides support services for asylum seekers and refugees in a friendly, welcoming environment. The range of integrated services aims to address the disadvantage, exclusion and poverty which affect asylum seekers and refugees living in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne.www.wers.org.uk