Grrrl Zine Fair 2024 ✂️💞 ✨ Live music all day featuring Big Joanie, Ellie Bleach, Campbell King + Tall Child ✨ Zine fair ✨ Panel talk ‘Southend As A Place To Start Stuff’ hosted by getcapewearcapefly alongside Andydownesart emma edmondson Dearcurves Aisha Shaibu-Lenoir

Great report here from PEC Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre with bang up to date data on UK audiences and workforce, and interactive dashboards on the UK creative workforce (scroll to bottom of the page). CreativeEstuary Create South East #SECEN pec.ac.uk/state_of_the_n…

Culture Commons has opened the application portal for individuals to take part in a paid Creative Workforce Workshop! See more about this exciting opportunity:

Watch this space for some exciting news about our Co-commission Programme Fund, launching Monday 3rd June!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Co-commission Programme Fund! This initiative will give successful applicants grant funding to deliver creative, locally led projects to activate town centres across the Thames Estuary area. Learn more: creativeestuary.com/opportunity/co…

Today marks 100 days until the opening night of #PrincessEssexGlobe Shakespeare’s Globe 👸🏾🏖️🎭 Apparently I'm up against William Shakespeare? ✍🏾 ... Who dat??? 😜 shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/princ…

A massive thank you to our speakers Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre Josh Siepel @Bristol_BathRD CreativeEstuary Bernard Hay Stephen Pegge Dr George Musgrave Goldsmiths, University of London Tom Adeyoola Liz Bacon and attendees for joining Westminster Media Forum last week. Conference Diary: westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference-dia…

Calling all creatives! There is still time to apply for our Co-commission Programme Fund. The initiative is a fantastic, funded opportunity to deliver creative, locally led projects across the Thames Estuary. More here: creativeestuary.com/opportunity/co… #CreativeEstuary #ThamesEstuary

One week to go until our Co-commission Programme Fund closes! Successful applicants will receive grant funding to deliver creative, locally led projects to activate the Thames Estuary's town centres. Applications close on Monday 15th July, 23:59pm: creativeestuary.com/opportunity/co…

Do you agree we need to do more to address our environmental impact? 🌍 Creative Medway and Creative Kent are launching a Kent & Medway Creative Sector Environmental Pledge. Sign up, make your own commitments and access training, resources and support 👉 tinyurl.com/55dddtb3

We're thrilled to have played a significant part in Culture Commons' Insight Paper on pan-regional cultural decision making! Our Director Lorraine Cox hosted representatives from local authority officers within the Creative Estuary partnership to form a Knowledge Exchange panel:

We were delighted to attend the UK Creative Festival at Dreamland, Margate, earlier this month! Our Project Officer Natalie Reuter took part in a brilliant panel session called 'Creative Skills Development for Young People in Kent and Medway.' Find out more: creativeestuary.com/insight/uk-cre…

Open Call! Deadline 13 Sep house southeast theatre network are looking to help theatre-makers and venues start conversations in the SE. Apply to join them at their next Pitch Up Gulbenkian Arts Centre 8 Oct. shorturl.at/BC3jb #SECEN CreativeEstuary Create South East The Marlowe Theatre

We’re delighted to be working w/CreativeEstuary on 'the future of local cultural decision making' #policy development programme exploring #devolution. The team are working with us to consider pan-regional governance approaches and connect with stakeholders on their patch.

Our team and some of our Board members watched the fantastic Princess Essex show at Shakespeare’s Globe last night. The show is hilarious & profound - an absolute must see! The show, written & performed by the talented Anne Odeke, first evolved as a Creative Estuary Co-commission in 2022