Join us! For free, relaxed and informal co-working. Plus! Join a Focus Group for Freelance Creative Practitioners working in Creative Health (supported by bursaries).

You are welcome to drop-in for co-working whenever suits you. You can stay for 10mins, 2hrs or join us for the full day. We recommend advance booking for the Focus Group. Read on to discover more and for the booking link.

Creative Coworking

Our co-working sessions are open to everyone but are particularly suited to creative home workers, freelancers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs seeking a quiet, safe working space to work independently or with others.

Are you…

• Feeling isolated?
• Stuck on a problem?
• Seeking a different working space?
• Keen to chat through a new idea?

We’ll provide:

• A quiet, safe working space for you to work independently or with others.
• WIFI and power points
• Brew and biscuits
• A friendly ear

Creative Health Conversations

Chat to Chris from 11am – 1pm 

Chris Dugher is Team Leader – Referral Services in the Wellbeing Team and a Mental Health First Aid Instructor at Wakefield Council. Chris can provide practical information and advice for local creatives on safeguarding their wellbeing and self-care when working with vulnerable people.

Focus Group from 1:30pm – 3pm

Our partners, the National Creative Health Hub are keen to hear from Freelance Creative Practitioners based in Wakefield district and West Yorkshire who are working in Creative Health (creative approaches and activities which have benefits for health and wellbeing).

The focus group will explore:

• Skills gaps and training needs
• Pathways into Creative Health work
• Freelance/precarious working realities

The aim is to better understand what practitioners working in Creative Health actually need for the sector to grow in a sustainable way.

There are up to 10 places available and a bursary of £50 is available for participants. Places will be allocated first come, first served and priority will be given to Creative Practitioners living or working (creative studio or main place of work) in Wakefield district.

The focus group will be led by Dr Stacey Durham and Dr Emma Andrews, University of Huddersfield.

Venue

This event is happening in the WX2 & WX3 Meeting Rooms at Wakefield Exchange in central Wakefield (next to the bus station) – go up the stairs to the mezzanine level, through the door and follow the signs for Creative Wakefield to find us. WX is a fully accessible space, Check out their Easy Read Access Guide.

Supported by

Freelancer bursaries are enabled by the University of Huddersfield Impact Acceleration Account Programme and supported by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Creative Exchange

This event is part of Creative Exchange, monthly networking and practical support sessions for Creative Wakefield Networkers taking place at Wakefield Exchange, supported by funding from You Can Make it Here West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

If you have any queries please get in touch, you can contact us at: creativewakefield@wakefield.gov.uk. 

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