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IW Open Studios 2023
Make sure to check out the brilliant array of artists that have come together this year to form public Open Studios events on the Island!
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Make sure to check out the brilliant array of artists that have come together this year to form public Open Studios events on the Island!
Members can now apply for this special opportunity for 121 sessions to help develop your creative practice!
An open invitation to everyone to come and network with like-minded Creatives at this years Ventnor Fringe!
Calling all Theatre Creatives! Do you know about the ‘house southwest theatre network’ & Pitch-Up Portsmouth?
The IW Creative Network are proud to announce the recipients for this year’s bursary awards!
Book your place on this exciting jam-packed away day to Southampton's Cultural Quarter this June!
Book your place now to our third networking event of 2023 at the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, Sandown!
Book your place now on our second networking event of the year at Building 41, in Northwood this May!
Three unique business support workshops for members of the IW Creative Network, specifically for creative individuals transitioning from being part-time or freelance, to running their own full-time business.
Three unique business support workshops for members of the IW Creative Network, specifically for creative individuals transitioning from being part-time or freelance, to running their own full-time business.
Members of the IW Creative Network can now apply for a bursary grant of £1,000 to help develop your creative practice! Deadline 15th May 2023!
BOOK NOW! Don't miss this Creative Zoom Training Session for Artists on pitching, presenting, and raising your profile by Rosalind Davis.
Flabbergast TV are casting a second series of their successful BBC 1 programme ‘Make it at Market’ and are looking for passionate artists, crafters and makers.
This lovely bit of green space is the perfect sheltered area for a family fun event with hands on activities, entertainment and trade stalls!
This April, make sure to come along for a walk in Bembridge, organised by Branding Consultant, Graphic Designer, Visual Artist and IW Creative Network member Sara Truckle!
Book your place on our first networking event of year at Monkton Arts this April!
Members can now apply for special opportunities to help develop your creative practice!
Have your say on key skills needs and priorities for your creative business and the sector.
Current and past e-newsletters for members of the IW Creative Network.
Check out this brilliant exhibition on placemaking and make sure to come to their FREE celebratory closing event on Sat 25th Mar, 2-4pm.
Come along on Fri 10th Mar, 10.30am for a walk in Alum Bay, organised by Branding Consultant, Graphic Designer, Visual Artist and IW Creative Network member Sara Truckle!
Network member Joshua Raffell has been awarded a bursary and group show in August 2023 with A Space Arts, Southampton at Gods House Tower.
Sector support organisation, the Island Collection share an early draft of the Island’s new Cultural Strategy and is now available for feedback!
Network members Teresa Grimaldi & Sarah Vardy are delighted to announce news of funding from Arts Council England to further progress the story of Olivia Parkes. The project entitled OLIVIA will launch in February 2023.
EPISODE 3 OF THE WILD WIGHT PODCAST IS OUT NOW & combines both IW Creative Network Bursary 2022 outcomes!
Come along on Friday 9th Dec, 10:30am for a walk at Quarr, organised by Branding Consultant, Graphic Designer, Visual Artist and IW Creative Network member Sara Truckle!
Learn about evidence-based practice that promotes good mental health and wellbeing for children and young people in this free, online Creative Professional Development session!
Members of the IW Creative Network – we want to hear from you!
Award-winning theatre and film company Deadman launch the infamous story of The Freshwater Five on a tour of coastal communities.
A year-long cultural exchange between the Isle of Wight & Brighton involving exhibitions, workshops & live events.
New job and Artist opportunities at ‘a space’ arts’ – one of Southampton’s most exciting arts and heritage venues, just a short walk from the Red Jet terminal.
Come along on Friday 11th Nov, 10:30am for a walk in Godshill, organised by Branding Consultant & Designer and IW Creative Network member Sara Truckle.
The Solent Creative Growth programme will take place in venues across the region including the IW supporting the Creative Industries.
Check out these two fantastic free conferences in October 2022 about culture and the Isle of Wight! NOW INCLUDES UPDATES ON THE IW CULTURAL CONFERENCE & STRATEGY.
A group of young people are offering a £5,000 fee for an artist (or artists) to help create a place-based artwork for Newport this Autumn.
Earlier this summer members of the IW Creative Network were invited to apply for a bursary grant of £750 to help develop their creative practice. Our two recipients for the 2022 Bursaries are Kay McCrann and Stuart Ballingall.
‘a space’ arts are looking for visual artists to respond to the commission brief, developing their own interpretations and concepts on the current climate emergency.
To celebrate the special sporting event visiting us on Sunday 11th September the Isle of Wight Council and Visit Wight have launched an Island-wide Land Art competition aimed at all schools, colleges, businesses, farmers, community groups and families.
Calling all Artists & Art Workers in the South West region! The IW Creative Network and Visual Arts South West want to hear from you!
A group of young people are offering a £5,000 fee for an artist (or artists) to help create a place-changing artwork for The Bay area of Sandown and Lake this Autumn.
Aspex is delighted to be working with Photoworks and Project Art Works to commission a neuro-divergent artist!
The Trustees of Mike Howley Trust welcome young Island creatives aged 18-30 years to apply for up to £1,500 to help them realise their artistic ambitions.
