Great progress this month with See It To Be It, our pan-Cumbrian project to boost creative careers, really gaining momentum. GROWING THE CACN TEAM: The response to our recruitment drive…
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Opportunities to connect with others working in your area of the cultural landscape Cumbria Arts & Culture Network is starting up our Meet-ups again – informal get-togethers where people active…
CACN is launching a mentoring programme, offering tailored one-to-one support to young people (18 – 30) working in the creative and heritage sectors. The scheme is open to everyone from…
A Banging Summer Activity for Young People International music-makers the Bollywood Brass Band will be leading summer music workshops for 8 – 14 year-olds across Cumbria this August. They’re offering…
Young Cumbrians to get help to build creative careers – and stay in the county Cumbria Arts and Culture Network (CACN) has been awarded funding of £175,000 by Arts Council…
A brand new free newsletter has been launched, dedicated to showcasing the very best of the county’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene. Brought to you by Cumbria Arts & Culture…
What happened at our most recent Big Meet? 75 creatives and cultural leaders from across the county met in November to tackle the question of supporting young people to build…
Young people in Cumbria who want to build a career in the creative industries across the county will be the focus of attention for a day later this month. Cumbria…
The Big Meet – if you missed it, there’s a podcast available! Much talk and discussion took place at Rheged on 1st May, when over fifty people got together…
#CatalystCumbria PRESS RELEASE Catalyst: Creative residencies in Cumbria – three artists selected and awarded £25,000 each. A poet, a visual artist and a musician have each been awarded £25,000 to…
Catalyst: Creative residencies in Cumbria – call for three artists to take up creative residencies thanks to brand new Catalyst project. A brand new project in Cumbria to showcase world…
Join our Friday Zooms! Friday Mornings, 09:30-10:30, Zoom Our Friday morning zooms are a chance for artists, creatives and cultural organisations from across the county (and beyond) to get together…
The latest episode of our podcast Behind The Scenery featured in the News & Star and Cumbria24. For this edition we found out about Helping Hands a project aimed at…
Our last in-person meeting took place in October 2023. 65 people came along and we explored the topic of co-creation with speakers from across the north: Helen Barker – Assistant…
CACN is getting a little bigger, better and brighter this autumn. Thanks to a recent grant of £29,900 from Arts Council England, we will be delivering more training, mentoring and…
