Launch of new East Devon Cultural Strategy 

Sidmouth Folk Festival © Kyle Baker Photography

Thank you to everyone who has helped to inform and shape this strategy. We are delighted that we have an ambitious plan for culture and look forward to working with you to shape an exciting, creative future for East Devon.

The new strategy aims to strengthen, promote and grow arts and culture in East Devon, offering high quality creative opportunities, accessible to people of all ages, in all communities.

There are eight core themes to the strategy. These include strengthening and supporting community-led culture organisations to enhance the quality of life and wellbeing in East Devon’s towns and villages, protecting and enhancing the environment, growing cultural tourism, as well as supporting new places of culture to ensure East Devon residents can experience high quality culture in their local areas.

We look forward to recruiting a new cultural producer to drive this forward with your support. Watch this space!

Read the full strategy

Grants, news and opportunities

Weston Loan Programme - Art Fund The Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund provides funding and training for regional museums and galleries to secure important strategic loans from major UK collections

Reimagine grants - Art Fund Supporting organisations to develop or refresh their work in response to the challenges posed by the pandemic with grants of up to £50,000.

Arts Professional - jobs in arts and culture

Devon County Council: Growing Communities Fund Grants of up to £3,000 for projects that support Devon communities wishing to build self-reliance, tackle hardship such as food and fuel inequality, improve mental health and wellbeing, address loneliness and isolation, or respond to the climate emergency.

Meet the Expert Business support programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in Devon.

Call Out for Makers THG is looking for South West designer makers who produce high quality work (either one-offs or small scale production) to feature in our annual Christmas selling exhibition of contemporary craft and design.

Visual Arts South West (VASW) Open calls and opportunities in the South West.