News
We share news for people working in the Creative Sector – offering career progression, skills development, business development, or funding opportunities.
Advertise Your Creative Job Opportunity or Industry Event For Free
You can now advertise your creative job opportunity or industry event for free on the Creative Wakefield website.
Garden & Estates Caretaker – The Hepworth Wakefield
The Garden & Estates Caretaker will support the Cultural Gardener.
Help shape what happens next for Calderdale’s creative sector
Stand for election to the Board of Directors.
Bagri Foundation Invites Applications for Second 2026 Funding Round
To deliver artistic projects that promote the sharing of traditional and contemporary Asian culture.
Have your say on how National Lottery Good Causes funding is used
Share your stories & make your voices heard about what arts investment through the National Lottery means to you now,
New ‘Freelance Champions’ to put creative workers at the heart of Government’s policy-making
Leila D’Aronville and Lizzie Crump have been appointed as the Government’s Freelance Champions
Responsible AI Cultural Leaders Academy
A new programme designed to help senior leaders in the cultural sector engage confidently & responsibly with artificial intelligence.
Guidance live: Music Creators Growth Fund
There will be a series of Music Creators Growth Fund online guidance webinars.
Community Radio Fund Accepting Applications for 2026-27 Funding Round
Ofcom is today inviting eligible stations to apply for awards from the Community Radio Fund 2026-27.
UK first as art detectives put Tudor masterpiece under the public spotlight
The National Trust and experts from the Hamilton Kerr Institute, Fitzwilliam Museum, are set to use a cutting-edge imaging technique.
Grand Plan
£1,000 grants for UK artists of colour to develop creative projects or take a significant step in their practice.
Arts Society Accepting Applications for Autumn 2026 Funding Round
Offering grants of up to £3,000 for registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million across the
England’s Museum Transformation Programme Open for Applications
Supporting museums in delivering significant organisational change intended to improve long-term resilience.
Castle Studies Trust Accepting Applications for 2026 Funding Round
Supporting the production of new and discrete pieces of research that enhance the understanding & knowledge of castles.
Funding to Support Young Musicians and Composers Across the UK
The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation is offering grants of between £500 and £3,000.
PRS Foundation Hitmaker Fund Reopens for Songwriters and Producers
To support career development and skills enhancement.
Rhubarb Festival Performance Commission
We are seeking to commission three performers to deliver family-friendly performances during the Wakefield Rhubarb Festival and February Half Term
Youth Music’s NextGen Fund Offers Support to Aspiring UK Creatives
Grants of up to £3,000 available.
Wakefield Beer Festival Photography
WX Wakefield Exchange are looking for a photographer to capture vibrant images of the upcoming Wakefield Beer Festival.
Unlimited Partner Awards 2026/27
This year they're offering 11 awards totalling £280,000 across England, Scotland, and Wales.
AA2A Artist Residencies
AA2A is an artist Residency Programme and Professional Practice Development at art and design institutions across the UK.
Events Support Assistant (Casual)
Wakefield Council seeks an Events Support Assistant (Casual) - multiple vacancies are available.
Friends of the Nations’ Libraries Offers Grants for Rare Acquisitions
Contributing towards acquisitions of historical, literary, artistic, architectural or musical interest, as well as fine bindings.
Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund
Using museum collections to improve inclusion and equitable working with community partners.
The Vinehill Trust – Grants
Grants to charitable, educational and ecclesiastical organisations across the United Kingdom in three areas of special interest.
Chef – Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Seeking a motivated, positive chef with a passion for good food and service.
Northern European Mobility Opportunity
An international programme for mobility and artistic exchange aimed at artists in the early stages of their careers.
Video games developer forecasts full year revenues of more than £175m
Wakefield and Nottingham-based video games developer, everplay group plc forecasts full year revenues of more than £175m.
From 32 Local Women to a National Fashion Community: Clobber Swap Launches Dedicated Website
Clobber Swap is betting that what the tech-first platforms lacked, it has in abundance: a genuine community.
Adult Education Creative Courses – Wakefield Council
Take your skills to the next level and discover how being more creative can benefit your health and wellbeing.
Volunteer Opportunities at The Hepworth
Volunteers are an invaluable part of our team and get involved for many different reasons.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Teacher Development Fund
Supporting teachers to develop arts-based approaches which create equitable classrooms where all children learn and thrive.
Prosper Wakefield 2026 Funding Round is Open
The programme is unrestricted funding and available to local organisations tackling poverty and inequality.
Toolkit: Celebrate your work, with your communities
A toolkit to celebrate public funding for arts and culture by talking about the magic you make in your communities.
PRS Foundation – PPL Momentum Music Fund
Grants are available to support the development of talented emerging UK musicians and bands.
BFI, BBC Film and Film4 partner on The Independent Film Sustainability Handbook
Free, accessible and achievable guides to reducing the environmental impact of film productions.
Essential advice and information for artists in England starting out in their professional career
PRIMER is an ebook for early career & new starting visual artists, whether graduating from art school or just switching
BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund
Awarding National Lottery funding to development programmes for UK creatives.
Rebellion – Open Art Application – Senior, Lead and Director
Seeking talented Senior, Lead and Director-level artists to join Rebellion.
Unscripted TV bursaries for senior development roles
Are you at producer level or above in unscripted TV development?
Imagined Territories, Andy Welland – The Art House
A Flag for Everyone and for No One - The Art House unveils new public artwork by Andy Welland
Creative Foundations Fund (CFF) Round 2
An open-access capital fund that supports creative and cultural organisations in England.
Film Wakefield: Film Club
Film Wakefield: Film Club is back next month! We’re bringing you a free 2-hour social session with Film at its
Jerwood Art Fund Commissions
Supporting museums and galleries to commission artists to make work of exceptional innovation and quality.
Fidelio Charitable Trust – Grants
Grants in support of the Arts, particularly for Music, including Opera, Lieder and Composition, & Theatre.
Wakefield Freelance Collective are hosting their new monthly social!
Social connecting local creatives, freelancers, small business owners and more
Academy of Live Technology granted New Degree Awarding Powers
The Academy of Live Technology (ALT) has been granted New Degree Awarding Powers
