November 28, 2023
Ben Philp, Creative Director, Creative Coop Who are the board of Creative Colchester and what do they do?  It's time for the next in our mini- post series about the broad range...
November 15, 2023
Abbi Roberts, Director of Development, Mercury Theatre Who are the board of Creative Colchester and what do they do?  Welcome to the first in our mini-post series...
November 8, 2023
We're delighted that our first round of First Thursday festival commissions for Colchester and Tendring artists, performers, makers and cultural organisations is now OPEN.  To look into how you could receive grants of up to £2500 to bring your creative work to Colchester, click on the link below to...
November 2, 2023
Due to Storm Ciarán sweeping across the country we have made the difficult decision to postpone First Thursdays tonight. (November 2nd) We apologise for the late notice, but this was a difficult call to make....
October 18, 2023
First Thursdays is a new monthly festival starting in November, with events throughout Colchester city centre! The festival will celebrate the city’s vibrant and diverse cultural scene, seeing venues across the city thrown open for the community, with fantastic performances, workshops and interactive experiences. Come out and sample some of the...
August 22, 2023
We are glad to announce that our first two Creative Skills workshops are open for booking. We've developed the programme in response to what you told us earlier in the year about how you work and what you need a little extra help with. In response we are developing...
June 28, 2023
Creative Colchester have successfully attained funding from Arts Council England and other partners, to deliver a monthly evening festival and artist commissioning series for Colchester City Centre. We now seek a dynamic and experienced arts producer to work closely with our Programme Manager, creative partners, businesses and community groups across...
February 22, 2023
Creative Colchester is now a CIC and we have been successful in winning funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, via Colchester City Council, for 2023-25 to help us grow and promote the cultural, creative and digital sector in Colchester. So we can now develop our work in ways that...
February 6, 2023
Creative Colchester has been successful in winning funding for 2023-25, from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, to deliver practitioner/business support, careers advice and event coordination/marketing that will grow and promote the cultural, creative and digital sector in the city. We are now seeking a freelance programme...