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British Textile Biennial, University of Lancashire & Gawthorpe Textiles - Re: Fashion Challenge 2026
Are you a young person aged 13 to 18 years interested in fashion & sustainability? Sign up for the Re: Fashion Challenge 2026 (runs 3-7 Aug, 10am-3pm). Sign up for a FREE creative week-long workshop and competition for young people. Work with fashion design mentors to create repurposed and up-cycled outfits, style your looks in a professional photo shoot and maybe win a prize for the best design. No previous textiles or sewing experience necessary, basic sewing and pattern cutting skills will be taught. Spaces limited, email events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk.
Creative Blackpool - City of Culture: Project Grants
Blackpool is preparing its UK City of Culture bid and shaping a 10‑year cultural vision for our town. We’re inviting organisations, creatives, community groups and local businesses to contribute ideas and projects that help us understand: What culture means in Blackpool; How people want to engage with it; How we grow our cultural ecosystem; What the City of Culture title could mean for our communities; How we tell Blackpool’s story with ambition and authenticity. To support this work, there's a £35,000 funding post, offering grants of £500-£8K. EOI Deadline: 7 June 2026. Proposals w/c 15 June.
More Music - Finance & Operations Manager
More Music is committed to inclusive music making & arts activity for all and is seeking an exceptional and experienced Finance and Operations Manager to join our leadership team, following the retirement of our Finance Manager. To submit an application you are required to complete and return three elements by email. View full job spec and download recruitment pack and application submission form from the More Music website. Deadline: Mon 15 June 2026.
20 Stories High - Chair of the Board of Trustees – (or Co-Chair)
20 Stories High are seeking a new Board Chair, to oversee the 20SH Board of Directors, ensuring that the Board is effective in promoting the vision and values of the organisation. This involves leading the Board in driving strategy and overseeing the delivery of our programme of work, as laid out in our NPO funding agreement with Arts Council England.
Platform Gallery & Visitor Information Centre - Freelance Workshop Leader
We are seeking submissions of interests from established arts workshop leaders to help shape our Summer Sunday activity programme. This is a paid opportunity, and experienced workshop leaders are asked to submit their workshop proposal ideas along with full costings (inclusive of materials and any necessary prep time) on or before 12th June. Please contact the gallery to request a handout with more details by calling 01200425566 or emailing platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk
Venture Arts - Programme Producer
We are seeking a motivated and organised person to join our vibrant team to support with the planning, coordination, delivery and administration of an exciting year-long programme to test creative ways to support neurodivergent (ND) young adults to move closer to work by removing barriers, increasing confidence and promoting inclusive employment practices. £30K full time equivalent per year. Hours: 19 hours / 2.5 days per week. One year fixed term. Application deadline: 10am Monday, 15 June 2026.
Lightpool - Digilab 2026 Free Workshop Week
If you’re an early‑career or developing artist with a spark for storytelling, light, or experimental visuals, apply to join a free week‑long projection‑mapping lab led by Imitating The Dog, the creatives behind some of the UK’s most innovative site‑specific digital theatre. Digilab is where ideas get messy, skills get sharper, and artists get braver. Expect hands‑on experimentation, storyboarding, animation, projection‑mapping techniques, and creative collaboration. The 5 day workshop event is in November. Free, but spaces limited. Submit your application by 12pm, Monday 6 July.
National Festival of Making - Place-Based Education Curriculum Specialist
Blackburn with Darwen’s Place Partnership of local cultural organisations are looking for a curriculum specialist to develop a series of scalable activities supporting place-based learning in the local area, inspired by the rich culture of making – past, present and future. We are looking for a Curriculum Specialist with a culture-led approach to help shape a pilot with 3 schools and local partners across Key Stage 2. We welcome responses from individuals/collectives who feel they have relevant experience to bring to this piece of work. Budget: £9k. Deadline: 9am, 1st June 2026
Light Up The North - Programme Lead
Light Up The North (LUTN) is a strategic network which supports the development of the light art sector. We are a network of light festivals, supporting artists, commissioning new artworks, and carrying out research. We wish to appoint a Programme Lead to support us to deliver an exciting programme of activities across the next two years, consolidating the extremely successful period of growth in our membership and partnership working. Contract: July 2026 – January 2028. £12K for 48 days over 19 months + travel budget. Deadline: midnight, Sunday 7th June 2026
Le Tour GB - Open Call - Design A Grand Depart Poster
Lancashire students – this is your chance to represent your county on the world stage. With Lancashire taking centre stage in the Tour de France 2027, students studying creative courses across the county are being invited to help tell our story. The Grand Départ GB 2027 is offering art students aged 16+ in further and higher education the chance to design an official poster for the Tour de France 2027. Celebrating our towns, countryside, heritage, and community pride as the race passes through our county on day two. Deadline for submissions: 26 June 2026
Curious Minds NW - Leading the Arts in Your School
Leading the Arts in Your School is a professional development programme for teachers who want to embed creativity, culture, and the arts across their school. We give early to mid-career educators the skills, knowledge and confidence to be an outstanding arts leader in any school setting. Time Commitment: 3 full, in-person, training days. 5 online training sessions. A reciprocated visit to another school. You’ll finish this course ready to hit the ground running, with a firm action plan, backed up by a Theory of Change. Apply for the Sept '26-Mar '27 Cohort anytime before 24 July 2026.
Film Hub North - Film Exhibition Fund: Pitch Pot Fund
Our Pitch Pot fund provides organisations with quick-fire micro-grants for one-off events and short screening programmes. The Film Exhibition Fund: Pitch Pot is a flexible fund offering support of up to £3,000 for activity taking place between April 2026 and March 2027. Suitable for organisations looking to start a local screening programme, put on a special event, or enhance their existing programme with extra audience development work. This is a rolling fund so proposals can be made at any time up until 12th February 2027.
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