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The Government has announced £1.57bn investment to support and protect world-class creative, cultural and heritage organisations. This is a much-needed rescue plan, as many organisations are on the brink of collapse due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Nesta has designed and released a new toolkit for Creative Hubs. The toolkit can help to enrich individual learning journeys, clarify thinking for hub or community leaders, or be used by teams to engage more effectively to acquire different perspectives and align ideas.
Digital Catapult continues to serve the community of startups, scaleups and corporate partners. It's offering a range of exciting programmes designed to help businesses work through the impact of the pandemic, and explore innovative opportunities to come out stronger on the other side of Covid pandemic.
The final edition of Creative United’s business support programme, Prosper North, for cultural heritage organisations in the North of England is open for applications until 3rd August. The project, backed by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will help organisations recover from Covid 19 lockdown, secure investment and create impact in their communities.
Professor Charles Quick, UCLan Art Design & Fashion faculty member and Co-Curator of Certain Places, has been invited to contribute to a distinguished online panel event for the Contemporary Art Society. He is the only UK panelist not based in London. The talk, about Public Space and Culture after the Virus, is being held on 2nd July 2020, read more for details.
The Harris is being reimagined and they need your help! This Grade I listed building, which opened in 1893, will be completely refurbished to make it a community and cultural hub for Preston and Lancashire through the #HarrisYourPlace project. They need feedback for their latest phase of consultation work.
Preston city-centre coworking space Society1 has invested in a lease line internet connection. This new infrastructure guarantees one gigabyte data connection to their coworking space, which serves over 100 businesses that use their facilities.
The Creative Industries Federation has shared research findings on the serious economic impact of Covid-19 on creative sectors. Find out what's at stake and what you can do to help support the future of our culture, society and economy.
A Preston-based architects firm has launched a range of innovative, bespoke furniture, which has led to a creative collaboration with Etc Urban to showcase these new designs at the Union Lofts in Guildhall Street, Preston.
In the latest kitchen table story of Lancashire's creative community in lockdown Scott Bradley describes how this has become a transformative time for Northern Heart, the film company he launched with Natasha Hawthornthwaite following their return to the county three years ago.
We appreciate all of the positive feedback about our "Creatives in Residence" blogs. For the next in the series of kitchen table stories of Lancashire's creative community in lockdown Esther Ferry-Kennington, Director of Horse + Bamboo and Executive Producer of Lancashire Encounter Festival shares a deeply personal and insightful perspective on how she is navigating these extraordinary times.
Our next Creatives in Residence post arrives at a time when the UK, like much of Europe, considers how to navigate a new phase of reopening. Eleanor Wood & Jill Cowgill launched North West Design Collective (NWDC), just six months before the pandemic struck. Among the tragedy of the situation and uncertainty they've also found time to slow down, take stock and reflect.
The Summit is a project produced by In-Situ as part of The Gatherings, the art and people strand of Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership. They are seeking an artist, artist collective or arts organisation with experience of working with young people, to design and deliver a new programme of activity.
Who is buying craft, why and where. The new report will help makers to develop their businesses, understanding in much greater depth who their consumers are and what drives their appreciation of craft.
Artist Louise Ann Wilson is asking residents across Lancaster, Morecambe Bay and the surrounding areas to submit their favourite ‘lockdown’ walks in order to create a unique piece of art entitled “Lockdown in Lancaster and Morecambe: Walk, Run, Pedal, Push, Map” .
