Tees Valley Arts

Formerly Cleveland Arts

Introduction
Tees Valley Arts, or TVA, is a participatory arts organisation, based in Middlesbrough, working across the five boroughs of the Tees Valley: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton. TVA design and manage bespoke creative activities which are delivered by freelance artists using many different artforms; they believe that through creative participation people of all abilities, ages and backgrounds can engage, enjoy, learn and make progress in their lives, and that creative participation can be a transformational tool for improving life and learning for individuals and communities.