What is Culture+?
Culture+ is a free programme of activities that supports artists, creatives, arts and cultural organisations to thrive in Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. From March 2017 to October 2019. Funded by the Arts Council England (ACE) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
How?
We do this through workshops, talks and mentoring professionals. We are also developing a series of toolkit and resources to enable creatives to develop their businesses.
What did it achieve?
We supported more than 450 artists and arts organisations from across the region to develop. From our support some become a business, some were able to gain further funding, and others develop new products to offer to their customer.
70% of the creatives who attended our workshops felt that they have considerably increased their knowledge.
60 % of the creatives said that they are more confident because our workshops.
Stories
Noraay – Culture+ Story
Meet Noraay,Lyricist, Vocalist, Artist and Song Writer, Culture+ Client
Sarah Hough – Culture+ Story
Meet Sarah Hough, a visual artist, Culture+ Client
Dan Baker Music – Culture+ Story
Meet Dan Baker, a Musician Entrepreneur, Culture+ Programme Client
Octavia Bromell – Culture+ Story
Meet Octavia Bromell, an illustrator, Culture+ Client
Suzette Knight Ceramics – Culture+ Story
Meet Suzette Knight, ceramist from Bournemouth, Culture+ Client
Poole & East Dorset Art Society – Culture+ Story
PEDAS turn into an organisation with the help of Culture+
Resources
Social Media 101: Pinterest
Here is a simple guide to setting up and using Pinterest to raise your online profile and attract new audiences to your creative business or practice.
Social Media 101: Instagram Business Profile
How to set up and use your Instagram business profile for artists and creatives to raise your profile online and attract new customers and clients.
Social Media 101: Facebook Business Page
A simple guide to setting up and managing a Facebook Business page profile for artists, creative businesses and social enterprises.
Social Media 101: Twitter
In this article, we will walk through the basic steps you need to take to set up and use your own Twitter account for your creative business or practice.
List of free online resources for artists and creatives
A comprehensive guide to free online resources available on our website for artists, creatives and cultural organisations.
Illustrators we worked with
What to do when you don’t have good images for your story? Commission an illustrator.