Di Cuming
@dicuming.bsky.social
I'm researching 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄.
What’s the one small step you could take that would make your creativity feel easier this week?
If you’re starting again after a long break, here’s something that might help:
https://courses.dicuming.com/
#womenwhowrite #creativeconfidence • #creativity
What’s the one small step you could take that would make your creativity feel easier this week?
If you’re starting again after a long break, here’s something that might help:
https://courses.dicuming.com/
#womenwhowrite #creativeconfidence • #creativity
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm researching 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄.
What’s the one small step you could take that would make your creativity feel easier this week?
If you’re starting again after a long break, here’s something that might help:
https://courses.dicuming.com/
#womenwhowrite #creativeconfidence • #creativity
What’s the one small step you could take that would make your creativity feel easier this week?
If you’re starting again after a long break, here’s something that might help:
https://courses.dicuming.com/
#womenwhowrite #creativeconfidence • #creativity
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If you fancy an hour of pure joy take a listen m.youtube.com/watch?v=xFKL...
An evening with Joyce Grenfell
YouTube video by Quityertalkin
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July 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you fancy an hour of pure joy take a listen m.youtube.com/watch?v=xFKL...
Women & Creativity
Big thanks to everyone who responded to my survey and subsequesnt interviews. These have resulted in me developing a free 4 day online couse Fearless Creativity - Give yourself permission to create with confidence. Sign up here:
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Big thanks to everyone who responded to my survey and subsequesnt interviews. These have resulted in me developing a free 4 day online couse Fearless Creativity - Give yourself permission to create with confidence. Sign up here:
bit.ly/4hn11Oj
February 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Women & Creativity
Big thanks to everyone who responded to my survey and subsequesnt interviews. These have resulted in me developing a free 4 day online couse Fearless Creativity - Give yourself permission to create with confidence. Sign up here:
bit.ly/4hn11Oj
Big thanks to everyone who responded to my survey and subsequesnt interviews. These have resulted in me developing a free 4 day online couse Fearless Creativity - Give yourself permission to create with confidence. Sign up here:
bit.ly/4hn11Oj
I firmly believe everyone is creative.
I'm looking for women to help me understand more on this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Sometimes we keep our creative dreams and ambitions hidden - they get buried, forgotten.
Is that you?
bit.ly/3PLPewG
Photo Robert Katzki
I'm looking for women to help me understand more on this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Sometimes we keep our creative dreams and ambitions hidden - they get buried, forgotten.
Is that you?
bit.ly/3PLPewG
Photo Robert Katzki
January 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I firmly believe everyone is creative.
I'm looking for women to help me understand more on this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Sometimes we keep our creative dreams and ambitions hidden - they get buried, forgotten.
Is that you?
bit.ly/3PLPewG
Photo Robert Katzki
I'm looking for women to help me understand more on this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Sometimes we keep our creative dreams and ambitions hidden - they get buried, forgotten.
Is that you?
bit.ly/3PLPewG
Photo Robert Katzki
I'm looking for women who are passionate about arts and creativity but struggle to find time or inspiration for their projects.
Is this you?
It’s never too late to start
Please help me understand more about this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Please share widely. Thank you! x
Is this you?
It’s never too late to start
Please help me understand more about this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Please share widely. Thank you! x
January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm looking for women who are passionate about arts and creativity but struggle to find time or inspiration for their projects.
Is this you?
It’s never too late to start
Please help me understand more about this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Please share widely. Thank you! x
Is this you?
It’s never too late to start
Please help me understand more about this by completing this short survey bit.ly/3PLPewG
Please share widely. Thank you! x
Who meets to write an ACE application?
This might help. Xx
This might help. Xx
New Year, new projects to fund? Join us tomorrow night for a free online workshop with Karen Goddard to learn how to write successful ACE bids
hightide.org.uk/event/writin...
hightide.org.uk/event/writin...
January 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Who meets to write an ACE application?
This might help. Xx
This might help. Xx
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Freelancers, have your say!
CIISA’s ‘Standards’ aim to prevent bullying, promote inclusivity & set expectations for safe, respectful workplaces in the UK creative industries.
Read & respond to the consultation by Jan 27th: https://buff.ly/40ntCwN
CreativeStandards #CIISA
CIISA’s ‘Standards’ aim to prevent bullying, promote inclusivity & set expectations for safe, respectful workplaces in the UK creative industries.
Read & respond to the consultation by Jan 27th: https://buff.ly/40ntCwN
CreativeStandards #CIISA
January 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Freelancers, have your say!
CIISA’s ‘Standards’ aim to prevent bullying, promote inclusivity & set expectations for safe, respectful workplaces in the UK creative industries.
Read & respond to the consultation by Jan 27th: https://buff.ly/40ntCwN
CreativeStandards #CIISA
CIISA’s ‘Standards’ aim to prevent bullying, promote inclusivity & set expectations for safe, respectful workplaces in the UK creative industries.
Read & respond to the consultation by Jan 27th: https://buff.ly/40ntCwN
CreativeStandards #CIISA
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Do you have an interest in the production of short films? Looking for some hands-on experience?
We are looking for a Production Assistant to work on our educational film The Incident.
The successful candidate will be awarded a bursary of £550.
For more info visit m6theatre.co.uk/about-us/jobs/
We are looking for a Production Assistant to work on our educational film The Incident.
The successful candidate will be awarded a bursary of £550.
For more info visit m6theatre.co.uk/about-us/jobs/
January 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Do you have an interest in the production of short films? Looking for some hands-on experience?
We are looking for a Production Assistant to work on our educational film The Incident.
The successful candidate will be awarded a bursary of £550.
For more info visit m6theatre.co.uk/about-us/jobs/
We are looking for a Production Assistant to work on our educational film The Incident.
The successful candidate will be awarded a bursary of £550.
For more info visit m6theatre.co.uk/about-us/jobs/
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As communities heal from far-right riots, how can the arts offer answers to bridging our divides? asks Jake Puddle.
Bringing light in the darkness - Arts Professional
As communities heal from far-right riots, how can the arts offer answers to bridging our divides? asks Jake Puddle.
buff.ly
December 19, 2024 at 11:02 AM
As communities heal from far-right riots, how can the arts offer answers to bridging our divides? asks Jake Puddle.
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Creative Catalyst is now live and accepting applications.
This new funding opportunity is granting funding request between £150,000 and £200,000 for arts, culture, film, TV and video, design, music and visual arts projects.
https://buff.ly/4foob4L
This new funding opportunity is granting funding request between £150,000 and £200,000 for arts, culture, film, TV and video, design, music and visual arts projects.
https://buff.ly/4foob4L
December 19, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Creative Catalyst is now live and accepting applications.
This new funding opportunity is granting funding request between £150,000 and £200,000 for arts, culture, film, TV and video, design, music and visual arts projects.
https://buff.ly/4foob4L
This new funding opportunity is granting funding request between £150,000 and £200,000 for arts, culture, film, TV and video, design, music and visual arts projects.
https://buff.ly/4foob4L
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📢 Would you like to join our board of #trustees?
Head to our news page👇
redladder.co.uk/join-our-boa...
Then please post on socials, include in newsletters, daub on walls, skywrite with a plane, or share however you can.
Thank you, team RL x
Head to our news page👇
redladder.co.uk/join-our-boa...
Then please post on socials, include in newsletters, daub on walls, skywrite with a plane, or share however you can.
Thank you, team RL x
Join our board and help shape our future - Red Ladder Theatre Company
As 2024 draws to a close, like a fish riding a particularly wonky bicycle, we look back with real satisfaction at what has been a busy year. At the same time, we find ourselves looking forward to a ne...
redladder.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 4:57 PM
📢 Would you like to join our board of #trustees?
Head to our news page👇
redladder.co.uk/join-our-boa...
Then please post on socials, include in newsletters, daub on walls, skywrite with a plane, or share however you can.
Thank you, team RL x
Head to our news page👇
redladder.co.uk/join-our-boa...
Then please post on socials, include in newsletters, daub on walls, skywrite with a plane, or share however you can.
Thank you, team RL x
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Are you passionate about the arts, culture, and heritage? Do you have a keen interest in digital technology and its potential to democratise access to creative content?
If so, apply to be our new Chair.
https://buff.ly/3ZueRq7
If so, apply to be our new Chair.
https://buff.ly/3ZueRq7
December 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Are you passionate about the arts, culture, and heritage? Do you have a keen interest in digital technology and its potential to democratise access to creative content?
If so, apply to be our new Chair.
https://buff.ly/3ZueRq7
If so, apply to be our new Chair.
https://buff.ly/3ZueRq7
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Do you have an interest in textiles or fashion? Do you enjoy sewing? Then a career in costume making could be for you... #theatrejobs #artsjobs
Costume Making Apprenticeship | Royal Ballet and Opera
Application deadline: 9am, Monday 27th January 2025
workculture.uk
December 12, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Do you have an interest in textiles or fashion? Do you enjoy sewing? Then a career in costume making could be for you... #theatrejobs #artsjobs
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Radio 4 have just started a Coward season. The first one out the block has Peggy Ashcroft as Judith Bliss. She plays it for real without mannerisms. It illuminates the play. Free to listen on BBC Sounds, people of Sky
December 11, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Radio 4 have just started a Coward season. The first one out the block has Peggy Ashcroft as Judith Bliss. She plays it for real without mannerisms. It illuminates the play. Free to listen on BBC Sounds, people of Sky
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Payal Kapadia becomes first Indian woman to bag Golden Globes best director nomination
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Payal Kapadia is the first Indian woman to bag Golden Globes best director nomination
Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light was not chosen by India for Academy Awards despite winning international accolades
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Payal Kapadia becomes first Indian woman to bag Golden Globes best director nomination
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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How to be a writer, #35790000:
Wake at 4 am from terrifying dream
Open laptop, add new and terrifying scene to WIP
Go back to sleep
Wake up again, read new and terrifying scene with no memory of having written it
WTF, subconscious
Tea
Wake at 4 am from terrifying dream
Open laptop, add new and terrifying scene to WIP
Go back to sleep
Wake up again, read new and terrifying scene with no memory of having written it
WTF, subconscious
Tea
December 10, 2024 at 9:02 AM
How to be a writer, #35790000:
Wake at 4 am from terrifying dream
Open laptop, add new and terrifying scene to WIP
Go back to sleep
Wake up again, read new and terrifying scene with no memory of having written it
WTF, subconscious
Tea
Wake at 4 am from terrifying dream
Open laptop, add new and terrifying scene to WIP
Go back to sleep
Wake up again, read new and terrifying scene with no memory of having written it
WTF, subconscious
Tea
Yep, I've been lazy on the exercise front this year, so must now stop scrolling here and go and exercise!
Just 30 minutes of exercise can boost brain throughout day, study finds
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
Just 30 minutes of exercise boosts brain throughout day, scientists say
Getting more deep sleep seems to add to this cognitive improvement, researchers say
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Yep, I've been lazy on the exercise front this year, so must now stop scrolling here and go and exercise!
This could equally be said about certain UK politicians.
December 11, 2024 at 8:49 AM
This could equally be said about certain UK politicians.
For all UK based dance orgnaisations and dance artists on here.
New event: Producing Dance Network: Sector call out from Future Ecologies: Producing Dance Network (FE:PDN). Do you make dance happen? We want to hear from you.
Producing Dance Network: Sector call out - Arts Professional
Do you make dance happen? We want to hear from you! Producers in organisations or independent, the subsidised or commercial sectors, self-producing artists, all those with a role in making dance happen...
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December 11, 2024 at 8:41 AM
For all UK based dance orgnaisations and dance artists on here.
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🎭🌍 Navigating the Arts Amid Global Conflict 🌍🎭
Explore:
Practical Support: Access tools and guides to navigate challenges.
Solidarity Actions: Learn how to stand with affected artists.
Lived Experiences: Insights from those directly impacted.
🔗: https://buff.ly/3OJlBM8
Explore:
Practical Support: Access tools and guides to navigate challenges.
Solidarity Actions: Learn how to stand with affected artists.
Lived Experiences: Insights from those directly impacted.
🔗: https://buff.ly/3OJlBM8
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
🎭🌍 Navigating the Arts Amid Global Conflict 🌍🎭
Explore:
Practical Support: Access tools and guides to navigate challenges.
Solidarity Actions: Learn how to stand with affected artists.
Lived Experiences: Insights from those directly impacted.
🔗: https://buff.ly/3OJlBM8
Explore:
Practical Support: Access tools and guides to navigate challenges.
Solidarity Actions: Learn how to stand with affected artists.
Lived Experiences: Insights from those directly impacted.
🔗: https://buff.ly/3OJlBM8
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Apply to become the 4th 'Peter Shaffer Playwright in Residence'. Full details trin.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/f… Closing date Friday 17 January 2025.
https://trin.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…
December 10, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Apply to become the 4th 'Peter Shaffer Playwright in Residence'. Full details trin.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/f… Closing date Friday 17 January 2025.
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THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!!!
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:38 AM
THIS IS AMAZING NEWS!!!
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'While the uplift is likely to be welcomed by the industry in comparison to large cuts in last year’s Budget, initial consensus suggests it is far from certain that the sum can remedy the Welsh sector’s financial crisis...'
https://buff.ly/4isuVS2
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
https://buff.ly/4isuVS2
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Welsh government boosts culture spend by £5 million in Budget
The Welsh government is to increase its spend on culture by £5 million according to its 2025/26 Budget
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December 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM
'While the uplift is likely to be welcomed by the industry in comparison to large cuts in last year’s Budget, initial consensus suggests it is far from certain that the sum can remedy the Welsh sector’s financial crisis...'
https://buff.ly/4isuVS2
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
https://buff.ly/4isuVS2
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork