Arts
Case studies
Derbyshire Film
Derbyshire Film is a project that brings cinema to local rural communities that other-wise may not have access to the big screen. Its first two years have been an outstanding success, having sold over 3200 tickets and screened over 200 films. read more
Bend in the River
Bend in the River is an organisation that exhibits contemporary British painting from a Georgian warehouse adjacent to the River Trent. It hosts five shows a year, four of which are solo. It is also the driving force behind an ambitious project at the redundant church of St John the Divine, Gainsborough, called Slumgothic. At the church it provides a vast arts project space plus community rooms for mixed use. read more
Arts Meets Environment Festival
The Arts Meets Environment Festival (AMEF) is a three-year programme of arts workshops and festival days to celebrate rural life and culture in the Rockingham Forest by making the best use of the area’s natural and cultural resources and improving the quality of life in rural areas. read more
Recent news
Cultivate Seminars and Teatime Talks
The first season of training from Cultivate in autumn 2008. 13 different courses on a range of topics that will help in organisational development and planning for cultural organisations. read more
Make Your Heritage Work for You
A new system of protection. A new economic framework. An essential event which no policy maker can afford to miss. 13 October 2008. read more
PROGRESS: Development Programme for Small or Emerging Arts Organisations
PROGRESS is the new development programme managed by Cultivate, the development agency for cultural audiences and organisations in the East Midlands. It operates in partnership with Creative Launchpad, Creative Leicestershire and Derbyshire Arts Development Group, and is funded by Arts Council England. read more
Creative Leicestershire’s Autumn Events.
Creative Leicestershire’s Autumn Events - Advice, Funding, Chat, Networking. Our events are open to all creative businesses in Leicestershire/Rutland. These free events focus on small arts, design and media businesses – both for starting up and for developing your business. As well as Creative Leicestershire, local authority Arts and Economic Development contacts and Business Link will be at each event. read more