Culture and Rural Development in the East Midlands

An initiative by Culture East Midlands

Culture East Midlands supports the region's culture in urban and rural areas. This site is a new service providing information about cultural projects and organisations in rural parts of the East Midlands. It focuses particularly on the arts, museums, libraries and heritage in the public and voluntary sectors.

There are project case studies, a resource section, a contacts list and a new collection of Set Aside opinion pieces on rural culture written by writers from throughout the UK. All of the sections are organised by county, cultural activity and rural issues and we hope they will be informative and helpful.

We are delighted that this site now hosts the internet home of the East Midlands Arts in Rural Areas Network (EMARAN). This new network has been developed with the aim of supporting arts in rural areas and rural regeneration through the arts. Visit their page and find out about their work and upcoming events.

We are still developing and refining the content, so please contact us with your feedback and suitable news items. You can also subscribe to be notified by email of updates on the contacts page.

Latest News

Richard Woods: Stone Clad Cottages

Fermynwoods Contemporary Art presents a temporary commission for the exterior of its new offsite venue, Sudborough Green Lodge Cottages by International artist Richard Woods.  read more

Opportunity for Nottinghamshire artsists and makers

If you are an artist or maker living in Nottinghamshire, producing quality contemporary craft and would like support for your creative business and an opportunity to network with other makers then read on.... read more

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REAP Art Auction

An impressive range of rural art, photography and crafts are set to go under the auctioneers hammer at The Cheshire Cheese Pub in Longnor at 4.30pm on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008. read more

Derby and Derbyshire Creative Industries Strategy

Derby and Derbyshire have a fast growing creative industry sector. They have used recent research and local input to put together a strategy for encouraging the development of their creative industries. read more

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Bosworth Battle Recreation

The Battle of Bosworth Recreation, 2004

Photo: Hollis photography

E.M.D.A. Arts Council England English Heritage MLA East Midlands

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