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Respect & Dignity Arts

Respect & Dignity Arts

28 December 2023

For this year's Festive Project, we collaborated with Respect & Dignity Arts. Read more about the youth-led creative arts initiative and Waqar Ahmed, the visionary creative director of the inspirational young company.

Creative Festive Project 2023: Respect & Dignity Arts

Creative Festive Project 2023: Respect & Dignity Arts

20 December 2023

We wish all our creative network, partners and collaborators all the best for the Festive Season and a Happy New Year. For this year's Festive Project, we have collaborated with Respect & Dignity Arts, a youth-led creative arts initiative that connects young people with a variety of artists to develop innovative and empowering creative content.

Arts Lancashire unveils 'Lancashire County of Song 2024' (A year-long celebration of Lancashire Voices)

Arts Lancashire unveils 'Lancashire County of Song 2024' (A year-long celebration of Lancashire Voices)

04 December 2023

Arts Lancashire supported by Lancashire County Council and in association with Horse + Bamboo and Encounter Voices proudly announces the launch of Lancashire County of Song 2024 (CoS24), a groundbreaking initiative celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of Lancashire's singing traditions.

Independent film company offering grants and support to new North West documentary makers

Independent film company offering grants and support to new North West documentary makers

01 December 2023

Northern Heart Films, a Greater Manchester film production company, have announced the launch of the second cohort of their own independent grassroots scheme which supports emerging documentary makers in the North West.

Winter 23/24 Round of Crowdfund Lancashire is now open

Winter 23/24 Round of Crowdfund Lancashire is now open

17 November 2023

Crowdfund Lancashire is a Lancashire County Council initiative providing additional funds for culture and sport in Lancashire. The next round of Crowdfund Lancashire runs until 14th February 2023.

FREE Cultural Days Out in the North of England for 18-30 year olds

FREE Cultural Days Out in the North of England for 18-30 year olds

08 November 2023

The National Festival of Making and Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery are inviting people aged 18-30 on a series of trips exploring some of the most exciting exhibitions and event spaces across the North of England.

British Textile Biennial 2023 programme to highlight sustainability & colonialism in Textiles.

British Textile Biennial 2023 programme to highlight sustainability & colonialism in Textiles.

15 September 2023

This year's British Textile Biennial programme, running from 29 September to 29th October 2023, focuses on issues such as sustainability in textile production, social and evironmentally regenerative enterprises, as well as the pre-industrial history of textiles and the legacy of colonialism.

UClan launches new Help To Grow 12 week management & leadership course

UClan launches new Help To Grow 12 week management & leadership course

08 September 2023

The University of Central Lancashire has launches an exciting new offer called the Help to Grow Management Course. This programme is created and offered by Government to replace the previously offered fully-funded European business support, and is aimed at the senior leadership of SMEs with between 5 & 249 employees.

NORTHERN MUSIC AWARDS: Nominations for Music and Culture for Wellbeing Award

NORTHERN MUSIC AWARDS: Nominations for Music and Culture for Wellbeing Award

23 August 2023

The Music and Culture for Wellbeing Award will recognise outstanding, creative health projects in the North that support people with health, wellbeing, and socio-economic issues. Send your entries for the Northern Music Awards Music & Culture for Wellbeing Award by 31/08/23.

Nesta PEC Report The State of Creativity

Nesta PEC Report The State of Creativity

06 August 2023

The report reflects on how far the creative industries have come over the last five years and look at the state of play across 10 thematic priority areas, backed up by research and enriched by insights from industry.

Call for Evidence: British Film & High-End Television

Call for Evidence: British Film & High-End Television

04 August 2023

The Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee recently launched its inquiry into the challenges facing Film and High-End TV in the UK. Interested individuals and organisations are invited to feed into the process.

GNCCF returns to Manchester with a feast of craft delights

GNCCF returns to Manchester with a feast of craft delights

04 August 2023

The programme has been announced for one of the UK’s biggest and most prestigious craft shows, as The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair returns to Manchester from 19th - 22nd October 2023.

#BTB23 - Material Memory Roadshows

#BTB23 - Material Memory Roadshows

17 July 2023

If you have a piece of fabric or a textile object that has been handed down through your family, mended and repaired over the years, or travelled with you as you’ve moved from place to place, then BTB invites you to join their upcoming Material Memory Roadshows.

Arts Council Capital Investment Programme (Round 2)

Arts Council Capital Investment Programme (Round 2)

01 June 2023

The Capital Investment Programme supports cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.

ICG Agency flies into action for viral Blackpool Zoo story

ICG Agency flies into action for viral Blackpool Zoo story

15 May 2023

​Preston based digital marketing agency ICG flew into action for long standing client Blackpool Zoo after the attraction’s job vacancy for a human seagull deterrent broke the internet.