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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.

TeenTech Lancashire Festival

TeenTech Lancashire Festival

27 April 2023

Get involved in the new TeenTech Lancashire Festival at UCLAN– a celebration of all things digital, scientific and technical for young people across Lancashire

LA1 Shorts Returns to The Dukes

LA1 Shorts Returns to The Dukes

19 April 2023

Around a dozen short films are selected to be screened at the festival with the best films being chosen by a judging panel and festivalgoers on the night. This year’s entrants will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Natalie Evans whose film – Road Trip – won Best Film last year, and Joshua Chawner who wowed the audience with his epic Lego animation, Barracuda Heist.

BFI NETWORK England Short Film Funding

BFI NETWORK England Short Film Funding

12 April 2023

Support of up to £25,000 is available for production costs on fiction shorts across live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality. BFI NETWORK England short film funding supports filmmaking teams based in the North who are working on fiction shorts in live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality.

#IWD2023: Creative Women - Joelle Taylor

#IWD2023: Creative Women - Joelle Taylor

07 March 2023

​To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet ​Joelle Taylor, an award-winning author, poet, playwright and performer who hails from Lancashire.

#IWD2023: Creative Women - Jemma Rodgers

#IWD2023: Creative Women - Jemma Rodgers

06 March 2023

​To celebrate International Women's Day on Wednesday 8th March 2023, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields, who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Jemma Rodgers, a multi award winning Film and TV Producer of landmark comedy and drama programmes.