Open funds, paid opportunities and trusteeships in Cornwall's creative sector
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
Open Small Grants and Festival Enhancement Grants from FEAST
FEAST have a rolling grants programme offering up to £1,000 for projects aiming to meet FEAST criteria: Quality and ambition, authentic and innovative community engagement, great visibility and reach, generosity, openness and collaboration and realistic delivery.
Strategic Business and Enterprise Investment from Good Growth (Shared Prosperity Fund)
Projects that improve job quality, earnings, and business performance in core sectors such as visitor economy and creative industries (with a strong emphasis on digital & tech) are eligible. The minimum grant available is £200,000, and projects must be delivered by March 2026.
Development Opportunities
Intermediate Spatial Audio training at Liskeard Library
Step into the world of spatial audio. Over the course of 3 sessions, you'll work together with a cohort of individuals to collect, and record a library of sounds that can be used to create your own spatial soundscapes.
Day 1: Monday 13th January 2025: 10am - 4pm
Day 2: Monday 20th January 2025: 10am - 4pm
Day 3: Monday 27th January 2025: 10am - 4pm
There are a number of free places on this course, click here to find out more and book your place.
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
Project Manager - Sites at Cornwall Heritage Trust
Location: Redruth
Deadline: 13th of January 2025. This is a part-time position, at 21 hours per week, fixed term for 24 months. The advertised salary is £30,000-£35,000 pro rata.
This position will include liaison with stakeholders and legal representatives; responsibility for community consultation; formulation of management plans; and ensuring seamless integration of new properties into a existing portfolio. The role will also focus on the development of all of the sites owned or managed by Cornwall Heritage Trust. This will include formulation and implementation of a robust sites management strategy and capital works plan.
Office and Membership Administrator at Cornwall Heritage Trust
Location: Redruth
Deadline: 20th of January 2025. This is a part-time position, at 21 hours per week, fixed term for 12 months. The advertised salary is £22,932 pro rata.
Cornwall Heritage Trust are looking for a well-organised self-starter to join their busy team. The successful candidate will have excellent administrative skills, an eye for detail and be a team player.
Finds Liaison Officer at Cornwall Heritage Trust
Location: Redruth
Deadline: 28th of January 2025. This is a full-time, permanent position. The advertised salary is £26,500 pro rata.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary scheme to record archaeological objects found by the public, including metal detector users, to advance archaeological knowledge and to increase opportunities for active public involvement in archaeology.
The role involves liaison with the public across Cornwall to offer advice to people who have found archaeological objects and advise them on best practice; undertake outreach events to raise awareness of the Portable Antiquities Scheme and the legal requirements associated with finds; identify, research and record finds on the PAS database; and work closely with museums and heritage organisations throughout Cornwall.
Marketing Coordinator (Freelance) at Endelienta
Location: St Endellion and at home
Deadline: 26th of January 2025. This is a flexible role, fixed term for 6 months initially. The advertised fee is £135 per day.
Endelienta are seeking a marketing coordinator to oversee marketing and publicity of Endelienta & North Cornwall Book Festival (NCBF) events including: Overseeing, with the Artistic Director and relevant team members, the creation and implementation of a marketing and publicity schedule, and coordinating all Endelienta Arts & NCBF social media channel.
Events Coordinator (Freelance) at Endelienta
Location: St Endellion and at home
Deadline: 26th of January 2025. This is a flexible role, fixed term for 6 months initially. The advertised fee is £135 per day.
Endelienta are seeking a events coordinator to oversee Endelienta Arts & North Cornwall Book Festival (NCBF) events including: Events management for all Endelienta Arts concerts and the NCBF, managing the Endelienta Arts digital box office, creating rotas for, and overseeing, the volunteer stewards for Endelienta Arts events and the NCBF.