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@aceagrams’s Developing Your Creative Practice Fund is now open for Round 9. This fund supports creative practitioners thinking of taking their practice to the next stage through things such as: research, time to create new work, travel, training, developing ideas, networking or mentoring – the perfect opportunity if you’ve just set up your own business…

Applications are still open for @prsfoundation’s PPL Momentum Music Fund offering grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. It’s an amazing opportunity to get support for costs such as recording, touring and marketing! For more information and how to apply, head over to their Instagram…

The Watch This Space application deadline has been extended to 15th February! Could access to a space for 48 hours and a £500 budget help your creative practice? Apply online now through the link in our bio. Illustration created by @kbaczynski #watchthisspace #quirkyspaces #creativespaces #creativity

@joyinnumbers along with @freshperspective are back with an exciting new workshop! They’re partnering with the amazing @kettustudios to bring you a free online Stop-Motion Animation workshop ran by the talented Virpi Kettu. For those of you who don’t know Virpi, she’s worked on Wallace and Gromit ‘Curse of the Were-Rabbit’, Shaun the Sheep, Creature Comforts…

Write it down, record your voice, sing, dance, draw or however else you’d like to express your feelings and share with us by commenting on this post or emailing hello@lakesanddales.org with your first name by 21st February 2021. You’ll be able to watch @melissawrote forming the poem from everyone’s feelings in the windows at @comida_kendal…

Dark Skies Festival along with @yorkshiredales are hosting their virtual event this month to showcase Yorkshire’s pristine night skies from the comfort of your own home. For those astrology novices and those looking to delve into stargazing, you can join astronomer Richard Darn on 13th Feb for an introductory tour of the night skies from…

Each month, @wordsworthgrasmere are hosting Discover Poetry sessions where you can share your thoughts and ideas about a selection of classic and contemporary poems inspired by the changing seasons and times – as well as a wildcard poem reflecting on current events, all through zoom. Sit down with a cup of tea and talk about…

AND IT’S LIVE! @foldedzine launched today! An online space created by and for young people in Kendal and the South Lakes. It’s all about connecting with like minded people, sharing opportunities and uplifting each other’s work. Go and check it out via link in bio. #livemoredomore Graphic by @kate_costigan #foldedzine #folded #zine #1day #countdown #getcreative…

1 day to go until the launch of @foldedzine Issue one is all about ‘connection’ and features work from 17 artists based in the South Lakes. Graphic by @kate_costigan #foldedzine #folded #zine #1day #countdown #getcreative #onlinezine #lakesanddales

Today we’re hosting an event to celebrate Public Art Now! You may have received a hard copy of the campaign in the post a while back but if you didn’t you can now view the report online (link in bio). Written by FrancisKnight and Frances Toomey , the campaign focuses on empowering a younger culture…

‘THIS TOO SHALL PASS’ This year for National Storytelling Week @settle.stories are celebrating with folktales from the fabulous Alia Alzougbi who reminds us with tales as old as time that we are not stuck here forever! Join Alia and host @sitabrand from your living room this Friday 5th February to be transported to a world…

“Once restrictions ease, it will be interesting to see the responses to a return to socialising,especially among young people.” Grace, 18 from Settle featured in an article about young people’s experiences of the pandemic in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday. It’s really important to us that the voices of young people in the Lakes and Dales…

We’ve been absolutely blown away with everyone’s support for small businesses last year and we’d love for this to carry on into 2021. Which small business inspired you the most throughout 2020? Photo credit to @stephengarnettphotography #smallbusinesses #supportlocal #supportsmallbusinesses #inspiriation #creativepeople #creativity

“Go to the poets, they will speak to thee” This year @wordsworthgrasmere are launching a contemporary poetry reading series curated and hosted by poet Kim Moore, listening to what poets have to say about our turbulent times, and how poetry can cross borders to challenge, delight and inspire us. On the 10th February their guest…

As part of their 2020 festival, @aerialfestival commissioned their Kendal-born artist-in-residence @haydennthorpe to develop new music inspired by the Lake District. Hayden’s EP ‘Aerial Songs’ is available to listen to online for free through Youtube, Spotify, iTunes as well as other platforms. Head over to their website through the link in bio for more information…

Huge thanks to the Craven Herald and Pioneer for running this article on the challenges faced by young graduates in the area. We’re really pleased the article has taken a positive spin after speaking to Fresh Perspective Project Co-Ordinator Beth. Click the link in our bio to read what this project means to her and…

The @yorkshiredales National park, one of our partners, has been voted the number one National Park in Europe! As the team at the park has said “The National Park is a loved and cherished place thanks to the efforts of the people who live, work and care for it.” Whether it’s on your doorstep or…

Write it down, record your voice, sing, dance, draw or however else you’d like to express your feelings and share with us by commenting on this post or emailing hello@lakesanddales.org with your first name by 21st February 2021. You’ll be able to watch @melissawrote forming the poem from everyone’s feelings in the windows at @comida_kendal…

@prsfoundation have opened their PPL Momentum Music Fund offering grants of £5k-£15k for UK based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers. It’s an amazing opportunity to get support for costs such as recording, touring and marketing. For more information and how to apply, head over to their instagram page @prsfoundation…

As the way we’re working is changing, the way we think about the places we can work are changing too! To read more about those who have forged creative careers in the Lakes and Dales, head over to the link in our bio and click ‘Create Your Future’. Photo of @qworkery 2019 with thanks to…