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As part of the new Create Growth Programme, Create South East, a new funding opportunity has been launched for businesses in the creative industries in the South East. Businesses have up until 8th February 2023 to apply for £10-30k each for innovation projects. Find out more about the grants...

We are having an informal seasonal social on the 20th of December! Come and catch up with members of the Creative Colchester Board and other wonderful creative people who do amazing things in Britain's Newest City. Tuesday 20th December 7pm – 11pm, Other Monkey Brewing, Upstairs at the Taphouse. Come along with anyone...

We are working with Firstsite, the Mercury, Our Colchester BID and CBC to promote creative evening programming over November and December as a way to bring more people into the city centre to enjoy everything our cultural venues have to offer – as well as benefitting shops,...

Expressions of Interest are now open for the next round of Essex County Council (ECC) Arts and Cultural Funding (2023) from Saturday 1 October to midnight Monday 31 October 2022. For this round of the fund ECC are asking everyone to complete an Expression of Interest form, so they can support and advise you...

Colchester Borough Council and Essex County Council are currently developing a new masterplan for central Colchester. It's really important that the views of the creative and digital community here are heard, so please fill in the consultation survey and come to our next networking event on the...

The New Ideas Fund is a bespoke Research and Innovation fund offering small grants for creative entrepreneurs and companies working in moving image industries with storytelling at the heart of their work. Grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 are available to support the development of new and innovative ideas, enabling...

We are looking for new board members! With our evolving new structure we want to ensure we have new faces involved and each year we will look to gain some new or replacement board members. If you are interested in joining the board, please email us at hello@creativecolchester.org.uk by...

Have you been missing in-person networking? Come to our first post-Covid meet-up for the creative and digital sector in Colchester. This free event is for everyone in the cultural, creative and digital sector locally - practitioners and businesses alike - to help you meet and share expertise with your peers. Meet...

Funding is available for professional musicians in the UK to undertake a UK-based collaboration with other non-music artists. Collaboration between musicians and creatives such as lighting designers, choreographers and visual artists can make music even more powerful. However, Help Musicians understands that financing these activities can be a barrier to...