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Dear Creative,
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Poltimore House for our Winter ACED Network meeting. We enjoyed a fascinating insight into Poltimore House and presentations from the Digital Culture Network and Creative UK - find out more below.
- Recap of Winter ACED Network meeting.
- Save the date for our Summer ACED event.
- Latest training, artist calls and funding opportunities.
Winter ACED Network meeting follow up
 Whimple Heritage Centre
Digital equipment to support museums
We are pleased to announce that the six East Devon museums and heritage centres will benefit from grants totalling £2,800 to provide much-needed digital equipment.
These grants were funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Arts Council Review
Arts Council England want to hear from anyone who has an interest in or a view about what it delivers. From creative practitioners, freelancers, national, to local or community-based organisations, all views welcome and taken into consideration.
Deadline 24.04.25
 Sidmouth School of Art Photo credit: JJ Waller
March Highlights
East Devon Women and the Sea: tune in to Phonic FM (106.8 FM, DAB+) on International Women’s Day, 8 March, 10-11 to hear stories of East Devon Women and the Sea, a project created by Dreadnought South West and funded through the Creative East Devon Fund.
Your Town My Town: Community Portrait exhibition open until 30 May.
Exhibition in new open-air space by photographer JJ Waller.
Riverside Art Space, The Sensory Garden, End of the Ham, Sidmouth EX10 8BG
Training
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How to create a simple website on a shoestring!: Tuesday 25 March, 10.00 - online
Free, one-hour webinar, presented by The Digital Culture Network's Tech Champion. Learn the basics of setting up a simple, inexpensive website. Perfect for small organisations or individual artists.
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 Artist opportunities
RAMM Open call: for artists to apply to make new work for the exhibition, Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi exploring themes such as symbiosis, biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and the role of fungi in shaping our world. Deadline: 28.04.25
Magic Carpet Honiton: looking for new members from April for drama, music / craft sessions for adults with learning disabilities: Thursdays 10.30 - 1.00 / 1.30 - 4.00.
Job opportunities
Manor Pavilion Theatre Sidmouth: bar staff wanted to assist on evenings and Saturdays. Experience useful but full training given: £13.26 per hour.
Contact Graham Whitlock: 01395 576798 / gwhitlock@eastdevon.gov.uk
Associate Curator and Producer, Art Work Exeter: Experience preferred in both curation and event production in the arts and culture sector. Deadline: 14.03.25
Exeter UNESCO City of Literature:
- Events Producer, deadline 17.03.25
- Fundraising Consultant, deadline 24.03.25
Branscombe volunteering: the National Trust is looking for volunteers to help uncover the history and natural wonders of Branscombe on brief guided walks starting in May. Full training given.
 Project led by Maureen Hawkridge with Sidmouth School of Art funded through the Sid Vale Association’s Keith Owen Fund
Funding opportunities
Tesco Stronger Starts - open to charities and community organisations to apply for a grant of up to £1,500 via their blue token scheme. New round every 3 months.
Jerwood Foundation - offering grants to UK-based organisations who focus on making art available for public benefit and promoting emerging talent in the arts. Deadline: 19.03.25
Edinburgh Pitch - international documentary pitching forum for independent filmmakers and production companies to apply for prizes of £2,000-3,000 for developing and financing feature-length films. Deadline: 23.03.25
Small Open Grants - Museum Development South West is offering grants of up to £10,000 to support a wide range of projects. Deadline 31.03.25
The Arts Society - grants up to £2,000 for grassroots arts, crafts and heritage projects at local level including training and skills; displays, training or conservation activities for museums/galleries; or theatres/performing arts space projects. Deadline: 31.03.25
Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation - grants of between £500 and £1,500 for organised community activities that give children and young people hands-on experience of photography. Deadline: 02.04.25
Sid Vale Association's Keith Owen Fund - financial support for voluntary and community groups with projects and activities in the valley of the River Sid and its environs. Deadline 30.04.25
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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