Intuitive artist Michelle Taylor Ward from North East Cultural Freelancers with one of her works (Image: North East Cultural Freelancers (NECF) )

North East Cultural Freelancers (NECF) has launched the Festive Rebellion, a bold and rebellious regional campaign encouraging people across the North East to shop small, shop local, and support the region’s artists and creative businesses in the run-up to Small Business Saturday, December 6.

With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to squeeze freelance creatives, this year’s festive period is make-or-break for many independent makers, craft businesses, designers and artists. The Festive Rebellion is calling on the public to choose “'local art over global giants', switch mass-produced gifts for handmade treasures, and help fuel the region’s

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