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.
UK Heritage Development Trusts Programme
Funding and capacity building support to between 10 and 13 Heritage Development Trusts operating in locations of need and potential.
Kenneth Hargreaves Trust
Small grants for charitable organisations based in England, with a preference for those working in West Yorkshire.
Scottish Power Foundation – General Grants
Grants for arts and culture projects focused on Restoration, development & conservation or Cultural initiatives
Know Your Neighbourhood grants
Grants to promote and deliver targeted creative activities to support people at risk of loneliness and isolation.
CHWA Conference 2023: CALL OUT
Could your work inspire others to reimagine practice, grow alliances, or change policies? Contribute to the CHWA national conference!
Awarded Artists for the British Council Micro Award Round Five Funding
Meet the nine pairs of artists awarded micro grants of £2,500. This will help facilitate partnerships and collaboration between artists
The Steel Charitable Trust
Apply for a minimum grant size of £10,000 if you are a charity areas of arts and heritage, education, environment, health,
Get Heard at Kirklees Year of Music!
Get Heard! an oppourtunity for young people to submit their music to be part of the Kirklees Year of Music.
Hinrichsen Foundation
Grants for charities and other UK organisations for to support the performance of contemporary music.
Director of Development
A unique opportunity to shape fundraising strategy and Development team at The Hepworth Wakefield.
Artist needed for Urban House Re-design
This project aims to redesign the space at Urban House Initial Accommodation Centre.
Development & Events Officer
Have a passion for the performing arts? Interested in fundraising? Apply to Theatre Royal Wakefield!
PPL Momentum Accelerator
Grants of £5 - £15 for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.
Yorkshire Graduate Award 2023
This Award is for anyone graduating from a Yorkshire university in 2023!
Culture Grants 2023 – Made in Wakefield Grants
Calling all Wakefield district-based artists, creatives, and organisations!
Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network Toolkits
Documents, toolkits, resources and guides for artists and the visual arts sector.
Access to Work grants
Access to Work provides grants to employers towards extra employment costs which result from an employee having a disability. The
The Finnis Scott Foundation
Grants from The Finnis Scott Foundation are available for UK registered charities working in the areas of horticulture and plant
Heritage Protection Commissions and Capacity Building Programme
Project funding to develop sector capacity, capability and resilience, and/or help more diverse people engage with heritage and the historic
Yorkshire Content Fund
Screen Yorkshire's fund for the TV, film, video games and digital sectors in Yorkshire and Humber.
Foyle Foundation Arts and Learning Grants
The Foundation aims to benefit charitable causes in either the arts or learning.
Wakefield Micro Awards Announcement
Unlimited and Creative Wakefield are thrilled to announce the ten artists receiving £1000 Wakefield Micro Commissions!
Heritage Resilience and Recovery Funding
Three levels of grants are now available to support the heritage sector.
Arts & Culture Impact Fund
£150,000 - £1,000,000 of funding for socially driven arts, culture and heritage organisations.
On-campus and Virtual Open Days 2023
Discover what studying an undergraduate or master's degree can do for you and your future.
Volunteers needed to support adults who struggle to read
Read Easy is setting up a new group offering one-to-one, free, and confidential reading support.
One to One Grant Clinics
One to One Grant Clinics which are targeted at businesses who are looking for grant to support to help grow
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Funding for charitable work in the UK that addresses the objectives of the Trust, including the advancement of the arts.
Schroder Charity Trust
Grants are available for UK charities supporting education, communities, the environmental, health, arts, culture and heritage.
First Look at Sculptures for New City Centre Trail
Wakefield Council reveal artwork for a new sculpture trail guiding people on a journey of discovery through the city centre.
Try Our New Creative Path Finder
Our Creative Path-Finder helps you find your dream creative courses in or within a commutable distance of Wakefield District!
Henry Moore Foundation
Grants to support the growth and development of sculpture and research that expands the appreciation of sculpture.
Grants for Charities from The Victoria Wood Foundation
Grants for registered charities in areas of interest to Victoria, namely the arts. Maximum grants of £5,000.
The Weinstock Fund
Grants are available for smaller UK registered charities to support a wide range of charitable causes in the UK.
Art Gallery Volunteering
Screw Gallery is seeking volunteers to apply to be part of a pool for their upcoming programme over 2023.
Grants Supporting Projects with Young People
Grants for registered charities and local causes which help young people to achieve their potential.
Introducing Our New Chair
Meet Steven Michael OBE. As Chair, Steven will help deliver our vision and take Creative Wakefield to the next level.
Share Your Knowledge with Future Creatives
Pontefract New College are looking for creative professionals to share their experience of working in the creative industries with current students.
Digital Funding for Small Charities
Small digital grants of up to £2,500 to charities with a turnover of less than £400,000.
Beyond Borders Music Grants
To support co-commissions and performances of new musical works by UK not-for-profit organisations.
Join a YVAN Working Group
Yorkshire Visual Arts Network are looking for people to join working groups. Could this be you?
Creative Spotlight: Empath Action CIC
We sat down with Empath Action CIC to learn more about the work they are doing to uplift and empower
Wakefield Businesses Collaborate to Design Distillery at Tileyard North
Creative businesses from across the Wakefield District have been working together to create something for residents, workers and visitors to
Arts and Wellbeing: Review of the Social Value of Place-Based Arts Interventions
This work supports those funding and delivering arts and culture interventions to maximise wellbeing impacts.
Volunteer Your Creative Skills to Support Local Care Home
Support people living with dementia and other needs at Lofthouse Grange and Lodge Care Home.
