Leicestershire
Case studies
Leicestershire Farm Diversification
There are a collection of case studies included here. All of them are examples of farm or small-holding owners diversifying their income generation using cultural activities. These case studies are all taken from the research conducted by Culture East Midlands that led to the report 'Farm Diversification and Culture' that is available in full from the resources pages of this website. The material for each case study came from interviews with the owners and farmers themselves. read more
Centre Screen
Centre Screen takes mobile film screening equipment into village halls and other community-based venues throughout Leicestershire and Rutland, so that those who might otherwise have to travel some distance to cinemas can enjoy film on their doorstep in an informal environment. read more
Sir John Moore Foundation
In 1986, the Sir John Moore School building in Appleby Magna was threatened with closure. Members of the local community and key partners set about the task of gaining support and funding to refurbish the 17th century, grade 1 listed building which was based on an original design by Sir Christopher Wren. This involved working to keep the school within the building and eventually to set up a 'Victorian school' museum, a gallery, training suite and office, residential space, a UK Community Online centre and community gardens. The Sir John Moore Foundation now also organises arts and cultural events in the grounds and building. 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
Resources from EMARAN May 2008 event
EMARAN's May 2008 event aimed to support individual practitioners to thrive in their businesses. There were workshops and presentations that inspired attendees to up their game and find new solutions to the difficulties of working in a rural area. You can read notes from the workshops and download resources here. read more
EMARAN artist commission
East Midlands Arts in Rural Areas Network commissioned Jo Fairfax to respond to the issues, conversations and atmosphere at their conference in May 2008. Read on to see the result of their first artists commission. 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 Leicestershires 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
Rural Creative Industries Research District Reports
As well as completing important regional research into the creative industries, Burns Owens Partnership completed 29 separate reports on rural and partly rural districts in the region. You can download each individual report and find out about your district here. read more
EMARAN Autumn conference report and further information
The third EMARAN conference, Market Towns and Cultural Currency, took place in Newark on November 7 2007. There were presentations from Newark town council about their local projects and an update on their research into measuring the economic impact of cultural activities. Other regional music and literature festivals presented on their experiences. Find out more here. read more