Open funds, paid opportunities and trusteeships in Cornwall's creative sector
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News from the sector
Tickets for Imagination Unleashed 2025 are now available
Taking place on Monday, 10th February from 10am until 3pm, Imagination Unleashed is a celebration of where creativity and technology intersect. You can read more about the event here, and book your free spot.
Reimagining Producing: Making Dance Happen
Future Ecologies: Producing Dance Network want to hear from anyone who is ‘making dance happen’, whether you are a freelance independent producer or producing dance from within a large organisation, someone working in educational, health or community settings, a self-producing artist or artist collective, in the subsidised or commercial sector. Take part in the survey here.
Funding Opportunities
Fund from Little Parc Owles Trust
The Trust’s mission is to support projects and events that engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds with the Fine and Applied Arts in Cornwall. Funding is available for projects, workshops or events, each to the tune of up to £5000.
The fund is now open and is assessed on a rolling basis. Contact LPO at littleparcowlestrust@hotmail.com for more information.
Development Opportunities
Creative Kernow Associates x New Creatives Cornwall: Museum & Culture Group Mentoring
This open call is for new and prospective museum, heritage or cultural professionals and creative freelancers who would like to develop their knowledge and skills with mentor Lauren Campbell.
Word Space from Literature Works
Word Space 2025-26 will support a group of writers from across the South West to develop their work through mentoring from established writers, peer support, industry insight, advice sessions with Literature Works staff, and access to a growing network of writers.
Paid Opportunities
Curator, Exhibitions and Displays at Tate St Ives
Location: St Ives
Deadline: 6th of January 2025. This is a full-time position, fixed term for 12 months. The advertised salary is £36,067 pro rata.
Working within the Programme team at Tate St Ives, the post holder will have an excellent knowledge of 20th century modern British art and a broad understanding of global modern and contemporary art, with experience of leading on displays and solo/group exhibitions within a museum, art gallery, or with a collection.
Request For Quotation: Experience Newquay evaluation report
Location: Remote
Deadline: 10th of January 2025. The evaluator is required from January - March 2025, an the available fee is £8,000.
Experience Newquay is looking to appoint an evaluation specialist to complete the final report in line with the funder requirements. Using information provided by the external agencies, the appointed supplier will assess and measure the project’s impact and identify key learnings for future projects.