Dear Creative,
Happy New Year! Engaging in arts & culture enhances our quality of life and boosts productivity according to a recent government-commissioned review. Read the article.
Other news:
- New recipients of Creative East Devon Fund announced.
- Start the New Year with ACED's Free Digital Accessibility Training.
- Don't forget to sign up to our first ACED Network meeting of the year on 12 February.
We look forward to an exciting year ahead for arts & culture in East Devon.
 January Highlight
Congratulations to the recipients of Round 2 (2024-2025) of the Creative East Devon Fund:
Alright Mate? CIC: Blind Spot
For the Love of a Railway: Celebrating the Legend of Lyme Billy
Sustainable Project Live CIC: SPL Community Radio
Dreadnought South West CIC: East Devon Women and the Sea
DAISI: Arts Workshop Subsidy for Schools – East Devon
Sidmouth School of Art: Sidmouth Sensory Garden Outdoor Art Space
Villages in Action: Get Together
Funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
For more details about the funded projects please see the ACED website.
Next ACED Network meeting
Wednesday 12 February, 10 - 12 (coffee and networking from 9.30)
Poltimore House, Poltimore, EX4 0AU
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Developing and increasing your digital skills – Jacqueline Ewers, Tech Champion, Digital Culture Network
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Creative Growth Programme – Suzie West, Lead Programme Manager for Devon & Cornwall, Creative UK
 Free ACED Digital Accessibility Training
29 January, 10.30-12.30, online.
Is your website / social media truly accessible to all? Remove hidden barriers that may prevent disabled people from accessing your work, social media content and marketing.
What You’ll Learn: - How to use easy tools to check digital accessibility - Best practices for inclusive content creation - Steps to engage diverse audiences effectively
This training is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Other training
ACED Natural History Collections Display Training 18 February, 10.00-13.00: Fairlynch Museum, Budleigh Salterton Free training for East Devon museums with expert Holly Morgenroth from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM). To register your interest, email aced@eastdevon.gov.uk.
What’s So Funny? Comedy Workshop 19 February, 18.00-21.00, The Engine Room, Ocean, Exmouth Join ACED Inclusion Champion, Maggie Irving, to learn some tips of the comedy trade. Get creative, let your hair down and find the funny in this pilot workshop's topic of 'Climate Change.' Book.
Workplace Digital Skills: digital training open to Small and Medium Enterprises who want to upskill their workforce, individuals who work in the creative sector as well as individuals not currently in employment. Led by Devon County Council and delivered by Cosmic. Apply now
 Artist opportunities
Big Creative UK Summit: Investment in Cornwall & Devon: 07.02.25, 9.30 - 18.00. Join the Creative UK team in Plymouth for a day of bold conversations with industry-leading speakers, dynamic pitching, a showcase of the region's Creative Industries supported by Creative UK, and insightful networking. Register for a free ticket. Spaces limited so early registration is advised.
Barnstaple Fringe TheatreFest: Theatre companies can apply to perform in ticketed venues at Fringe TheatreFest, 26 - 29 June. Deadline: 24.01.25.
Register as an artist with Daisi: join professional artists across all art forms – animation and environmental sculpture to music, dance, drama, visual arts and literature – to bring high-quality, creative and exciting experiences into schools and non-formal settings across Devon. Deadline: 10.02.25.
Funding opportunities
The Elephant Trust: grants of £2,000-£5,000 to support new work and exhibitions by artists and art institutions/galleries that help to support fine arts in the UK. Deadline: 19.01.25.
Art Fund Museum of the Year: recognises and celebrates outstanding work and projects taking place in museums across the UK. The theme for 2025 is ‘The people who make you’: First prize of £120,000, with £15,000 going to each of the four other finalists. Deadline 27.01.25.
New Generation Thinkers 2025: Funding scheme for five early career researchers to be ‘researchers in residence’, working with BBC Radio 4 and producing a piece of writing to be recorded for radio. Deadline: 28.01.2025.
Collaborative R&D - Creative Catalyst: Small and micro businesses can apply for grants of between £150,000 and £200,000 for collaborative research projects to support the creative industries. Projects lasting six and nine months, starting by 1 July 2025. Deadline: 29.01.25.
NPO 2027 and beyond: The next Arts Council NPO programme will launch Spring 2025. Get advance sight of the timeline and eligibility criteria, and an update on the next Elevate programme. Programme launches March 2025.
Job opportunity or artist call to share? Send it to: aced@eastdevon.gov.uk. More funding and training opportunities and links to resources on ACED website.
Arts and Culture East Devon (ACED) is a network connecting the artistic communities of East Devon and providing a central platform to engage, network, promote and talk about arts and culture across the region.
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