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🎙️ Podcast | Events | Directory 🎉 Celebrating artists & creatives 🗣️ New episodes every 1st and 3rd Sunday 📍 Based in #Sunderland, UK 🏁 Est. 2015, produced by @JaySykesMedia
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Speak Up Sunderland is a podcast proudly produced in Sunderland. Join Betty Ball and Stevie B as they meet the people of this brilliant little British city by the sea. We’re all about giving the people & projects of Sunderland a voice on a global scale. We host “open mic” events at The Peacock each month in-front of a live audience, and we record with charities & partners across the city to share their latest projects.
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In an earlier episode, we met the founder of the new Sunderland Lit and Phil Society, Auburn Langley. This group now host monthly panel discussions - talking about issues and challenges that affect people in Sunderland across a range of sectors. From now onwards, they’re in Pop Recs, but we were there for last month’s Lit and Phil in the place wher…
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Poetry, novels, audio drama, mixed media storytelling, flash fiction, stand-up, and short story writing. The stars just so happened to align at our second Show & Tell back in December, in the creative cafe and clothing store ‘Port Independent’, that every attendee who shared their practice were working with creative writing and storytelling: Poet a…
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Producing Audio Drama for BBC Radio 4 - Behind the Scenes of William's Castle
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In 1897, a young boy was facing his final days living at the Sunderland Orphan Asylum. He was about to turn 14, and would need to leave the orphanage. He was a choirboy, and during one church service he scribbled down words to the future on the back of an order of service. “Dear friend. Whoever finds this paper, think of William Elliott.” Over a ce…
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Relaunching the Sunderland Lit & Phil Society
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Join us in the Atheneum building in Sunderland, where as society has celebrated its relaunch after over 150 years. Auburn Langley, Founder of the (new) Sunderland Lit & Phil Society, shares her motivations behind reclaiming and relaunching Sunderland Lit & Phil - and we hear recordings from across the evening; poetry performances by Amy Grainger (a…
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In Times of Crisis, Art of Hope - MA Visual Practice Degree Show
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On today's ArtyParti, join us to celebrate the work and craft of MA Visual Practice students and graduates at the University of Sunderland, as these artists of various disciplines guide you through their exhibitions at the MA Degree Show. It's kicked off by a moving and evocative speech by Dr. Suzy O'Hara, Lecturer in Digital Arts and Enterprise: "…
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Show & Tell #2 - Intentional Mistakes & Serious Play
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Six more artists & creatives “step up to the microphone” at our first ‘Show & Tell’ event at Port Independent in Sunderland, to share their projects and practice. From (literally) shining a light on the environmental destruction of 'ghost-fishing', to the restorative healing of collective water-colouring when dealing with grief, our artists & creat…
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A live audience recording, part of ‘Creative Industries Week’ at the University of Sunderland. Together we talk advice when starting out in the creative industries; exploring side quests, life-balance, and learning to let some of your plates smash. Nicole Saenchan retells her experience of leaving university and entering the world of commercial pro…
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Show & Tell #1 - Momentum through Procrastination
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Six artists & creatives from our first ‘Show & Tell’ event at Port Independent “step up to the microphone” to share their projects and practice. Hear original writing by mixed media Sarah Drummond, who wrote a 100-line poem for her grandmother's birthday, and the opening extract from cyberpunk novel 'Joy-Land' by speculative fiction writer Stephen …
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“Bring a book, leave with a book - book swap.” Hosted by James Proctor at Pop Recs, hear a community readers, writers, and book enthusiasts gather together to swap books with each other, sight unseen. Featuring readings by writers Iain Rowan and James Whitman. More about ArtyParti: Our website - www.artyparti.com Twitter - @ArtyParti Instagram - @A…
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From writing to production, from acting to sound design, five students on the MA Radio, Audio and Podcasting degree at the University of Sunderland share their experience of making short audio dramas in only a week. Hear the behind-the-scenes process in the creation of four audio dramas; The Tale of Mark - The journey of a lost kitten, and the fami…
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Feel ancient vibrations and dive into local North East history, in this ethereal sound art project; interwoven gorgeous cappella harmonies, loop pedals, and environmental sound recordings. Meet its creator, pivoting their craft - singer songwriter, and half of duo YUMA, Shannon Pearl. More about ArtyParti: Our website - www.artyparti.com Twitter - …
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Reflect back on 2022, and look ahead to 2023, with seven members of our artistic & creative community: Caligo - Visual Artist - "The feeling of collaborating with other artists, and then seeing my work on a gallery wall... An experience that I'm hoping to have more in the future.... I found my mind churning new ideas again.... I feel like my inspir…
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Today, three creatives who use artificial intelligence as part of their practice in different ways; Odette Johnson, Tyrone Santiago, and Phil Christopher. We discussed some of the challenges affecting artists as A.I. technologies improve - including copyright, ownership, and the potential loss of income that artists might face if numbers of commiss…
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Only three minutes to share your work to an audience of programmers, artists, and creatives. Join us and meet a whole range of people working in arts in the North East - quick-fire! Today’s episode of ArtyParti was recorded on Monday 14th November, in the Fire Station venue in Sunderland city centre, where a gathering of artists and creatives - and…
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Heritage Sites and Emerging Artist Practice
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Dive into the process behind the curation of Iona Stock's pottery collection 'Pots In Space', and explore the potential of mutual relationships between heritage sites and emerging artists. Featuring: Iona Stock, Ceramic Artist Michaela Wetherell, Freelance Curator Lily Daniels, Participant and Engagement Officer, 17 Nineteen ★ Support this podcast …
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At the Hills Arts Centre in Sunderland, a once-loved former bookshop turned re-opened multi-use arts centre, three artists took on the opportunity of becoming first-time co-curators. Together, Caligo, Sophie, and Jay created the #VinylOuctcry exhibition - bringing together the work of audio and visual artists, and creating new responsive pieces. On…
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Feels like it's been AGES since Betty & Stevie properly caught up. It must be, because apparently Betty "misses Stevie's face". Yeah, right! Betty & Stevie share their experience of receiving the "little prick" - erm, vaccine, and what they're looking forward to as the lockdown lifts. And we want to hear from you - have you received your little pri…
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How can you capture the mood of a country at war in a documentary? With a uniquely poetical, musical filmmaking style, artist and filmmaker Prof. Esther Johnson was commissioned by 14-18 Now to create "Asunder" - a uniquely moving and vibrant documentary which interweaves narratives from conflict overseas with characters in the North East. "Asunder…
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Len Gibson and the Sunderland Remembrance Service
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This is Len Gibson, BEM. He’s reading from his collection of poetry, which he’s compiled over the past hundred years of his life. You heard that right, Len Gibson turned 100 years old on the third of January this year. Len’s regarded as not only a hero to Sunderland, but also a national hero. During the second world war, Len was a member of the 125…
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"Oh my God. OH MY GOD! It's Betty and Stevie!! [Unintelligible.]" From across the pond, living in Traverse City, Michigan, meet Mark Whitley - the self-proclaimed number one fan of Speak Up Sunderland. He's listened to every episode of Speak Up Sunderland. No, but for real, every. Single. Episode. We wanted to surprise him with a video chat. (In fa…
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Wor Vera - Singing for Care Home Residents
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Meet "Wor Vera", a.k.a. singer Deborah Taylor-Smith, who's donating her time and her voice by performing songs from throughout the decades outside care home residents across the North East. As care homes across the country are losing lives to COVID-19, Deb, who's studying BA Performing Arts at the University of Sunderland, is lifting spirits for re…
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Lockdown Edition - Coronavirus Deep Cleaning
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Our hosts Betty Ball and Stevie B get together for a call after a really intense week. Now with his job as a deep cleaner classifying him as a "key worker", Stevie B shares his experience of deep cleaning tower blocks of COVD-19. It's not all doom and gloom - Betty gets sloshed in the bath, and we learn the etiquette of proper underwear. --- --- --…
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Happy New Year from Betty and Stevie at Speak Up Sunderland! Together we chat festive memories, play a stupid game, and tell you all about a couple of new projects we're launching next year: A special first listen to a supercut of our first "Ball's Deep" - where we put Betty through her paces - challenging her with intense experiences & awkward sit…
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From Music Production to Orchestral Composition
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Meet musician and composer Andreas Poupazis, who studied music at the University of Sunderland, and hear the journey behind his piece of music, “Wearmouth’s Stories” - inspired by the Wearmouth Bridge - its ties to shipbuilding, how it connects people, and how it's endured throughout history. Andreas composed this piece as the winning entry to a co…
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Creative broth, kazoos, and hippopotamuses for Christmas. We had a good laugh on today's ArtyParti... Meet "the naughty rebels of theatre", fusing together live music, pub quizzes, film installations, club nights, comedy, and glitter to create accessible theatrical experiences. With an ethos of collaboration and experimentation at the heart of thei…
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Two Experimental Creatives, United by Audio Art
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With a plethora of sound art and experimental audio production which spans decades, Odette Johnson (a.k.a. Museleon - Artistic Musical Human) uses a combination of field recordings, found sounds, and digital processing to create rich, multi-layered, complex audio art. Inspired by her work, Lewis Harrower, who graduated from MA Radio at the Universi…
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Meet two of the volunteers who take the calls that help save lives, and hear what it's like on the other end of the phone line at the Sunderland Samaritans. Sandy Shearer and Katie Mitchell share why they're driven to support this important charity, and a bit of behind-the-scenes gossip into the perhaps unexpected humorous phone calls. The Sunderla…
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As Mackie’s Corner closed for redevelopment as a commercial property, we held a last hurrah with an ArtyParti Celebration; celebrating its use as a pop-up arts exhibition hub, and looking ahead to the future. LAURA BREWIS - Creative Producer, Sunderland Culture: "Sunderland sort of has all the raw ingredients to be an amazing creative city. It need…
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Open at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland until January 19th, the MA Mini Show - highlights of the incredible work by artists taking Masters degrees at the University of Sunderland. On today’s episode of the ArtyParti podcast, meet four of this year's masters students, as they share about their own craft, their experiences of their degree at …
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