Working in Partnership

Navigator North, TransPennine Express and Middlesbrough Council won Best Arts & Business Partnership for Most Creative Station in the 2025 North East Culture Awards.

Navigator North was established in 2010 and has a long standing history of strong partnership working and collaboration. We are proud to work closely with a growing number of organisation who share our values.

These include TransPennine Express, Commerce Chambers Ltd, East Street Arts, Hammond and Associates, Middlesbrough Cultural Partnership, Festival of Thrift, Tees Valley Arts, The Auxiliary, MIMA, Platform A Gallery, Stellar Projects, Blue Cabin, a-n The Artists Information Company, Artists Union England, TWI (The Welding Institute), Prince’s Trust, Creative Fuse North East, Teesside University, Middlesbrough Council, Creative Darlington and Supanaught Design Studio.

As part of our ongoing organisational development we are keen to develop existing and new partnerships. Navigator North is one of the founding organisations of Middlesbrough Cultural Partnership –

We have received project funding from Arts Council England, Historic England, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Northumberland Business Service Ltd (NBSL) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).