📣BIG NEWS! Awards open for entries and new campaigns

[Creative Lives]

New initiatives to encourage and celebrate everyday creativity plus new funding support ...

View this email in your browser * OPEN FOR ENTRIES * FIND OUT MORE AND ENTER AWARDS FAQs  If you're wondering if your group is eligible to enter the Awards or how it could benefit your group, read our rules & guidelines and frequently asked questions to find out everything you need to know. WATCH OUR CREATIVE LIVES AWARDS EXPLAINER VIDEO Here's what a previous winner had to say . . .  "It was wonderful to feel that recognition and it really did spread the word about us, almost overnight. It gave us an incredible confidence boost." * NEW CAMPAIGN * NEW campaign encourages creativity in pubs across England We've been working in partnership with Campaign for Real Ale and Pub is The Hub to help and inspire publicans across the country to welcome creative groups into their venues.   FIND OUT MORE PUBLICANS' TOOLKIT With inspiring stories of creative groups already meeting in pubs plus much more, our toolkit will help you welcome local groups into your pub! Download the toolkit! BADGE YOUR VENUE! Make sure everyone in your local community sees that your pub is a 'Creativity-friendly venue' by using our free badge & poster. Express your interest!   Limited offer  The first 100 pubs to self-certify as 'creativity-friendly venues' will receive FREE prints of the campaign's poster and sticker badge. * MORE NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES * New topics and guest speakers announced for our Creative Network get-togethers! BIPOC Community-Led Creatives Support Group Theatre Crafts London - Old Kent Road All sessions are FREE to attend, so do join us! All welcome. REGISTER NOW Join our team We're looking for a Creative Lives on Air Producer to produce and promote stories of everyday creativity for broadcast on both BBC Radio Stoke and BBC Radio Shropshire. Deadline: 5pm, Friday 14 October LEARN MORE & APPLY New microgrants in Scotland Volunteer-run creative groups in Scotland can now apply for 18 microgrants of £300. The aim is to help group keep their activity going in spite of the increasing costs. Deadline: 31 October 2022 LEARN MORE Sketching at St Fagans Come and join a drawing and sketchbooking workshop at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, as part of Adult Learners’ Week. 21 October 2022, 2pm - 4pm (FREE) REGISTER HERE Do you know someone who would find this newsletter interesting? Share Tweet Forward to a friend Share Follow us for more... Copyright © 2022 Creative Lives, All rights reserved. You are receiving this enews because you opted in at www.creative-lives.org Our mailing address is: Creative Lives 14 Trade Street Cardiff, Wales CF10 5DQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.