Creative UK
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The Big Creative UK Investment Summit is BACK for a second year 🎉 Hosted by TV’s Steph McGovern on 17 February 2026 in #London, The Summit will celebrate the extraordinary investment potential of the UK’s #creativeindustries.
More programme details and speakers to come soon!
More programme details and speakers to come soon!
📣 We’re #hiring 📣 a Finance Administrator to support our finance operations and keep things running smoothly across the organisation.
If you’re organised, detail-focused and confident with numbers, we’d love to hear from you www.wearecreative.uk/about/jobs/
#CreativeUK #FinanceJobs
If you’re organised, detail-focused and confident with numbers, we’d love to hear from you www.wearecreative.uk/about/jobs/
#CreativeUK #FinanceJobs
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣 We’re #hiring 📣 a Finance Administrator to support our finance operations and keep things running smoothly across the organisation.
If you’re organised, detail-focused and confident with numbers, we’d love to hear from you www.wearecreative.uk/about/jobs/
#CreativeUK #FinanceJobs
If you’re organised, detail-focused and confident with numbers, we’d love to hear from you www.wearecreative.uk/about/jobs/
#CreativeUK #FinanceJobs
A new grassroots venues network is being created to support independent music spaces across #Manchester strengthening the pipeline for emerging artists & protecting cultural infrastructure 🎶✨
Read more www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/manches...
#GrassrootsMusic #UKCulture #CreativeIndustries
Read more www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/manches...
#GrassrootsMusic #UKCulture #CreativeIndustries
Manchester to gain dedicated grassroots venues network - Arts Professional
Manchester will "lead the way" on supporting grassroots venues, city leaders have promised, following the release of a report finding smaller-scale music
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November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A new grassroots venues network is being created to support independent music spaces across #Manchester strengthening the pipeline for emerging artists & protecting cultural infrastructure 🎶✨
Read more www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/manches...
#GrassrootsMusic #UKCulture #CreativeIndustries
Read more www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/manches...
#GrassrootsMusic #UKCulture #CreativeIndustries
Will outdated rules dim the UK’s creative spirit? 💡
The Federation of Small Businesses’ “Creating Change” report warns that creatives and small businesses need better support - from fair payment and affordable workspaces to clearer protections around copyright & AI. (Cont.)
The Federation of Small Businesses’ “Creating Change” report warns that creatives and small businesses need better support - from fair payment and affordable workspaces to clearer protections around copyright & AI. (Cont.)
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Will outdated rules dim the UK’s creative spirit? 💡
The Federation of Small Businesses’ “Creating Change” report warns that creatives and small businesses need better support - from fair payment and affordable workspaces to clearer protections around copyright & AI. (Cont.)
The Federation of Small Businesses’ “Creating Change” report warns that creatives and small businesses need better support - from fair payment and affordable workspaces to clearer protections around copyright & AI. (Cont.)
A major new inquiry from Northern Culture APPG has been launched to unlock the North's cultural potential, exploring the region’s role in driving creative economic growth and innovation.
As a delivery partner in two northern-based Create Growth Programmes (West Yorkshire & ⬇️
As a delivery partner in two northern-based Create Growth Programmes (West Yorkshire & ⬇️
Major Inquiry launched to unlock North's cultural potential
Northern Culture APPG launches major inquiry to unlock the North’s cultural capital, aiming to boost economic growth, skills, and investment across the region.
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A major new inquiry from Northern Culture APPG has been launched to unlock the North's cultural potential, exploring the region’s role in driving creative economic growth and innovation.
As a delivery partner in two northern-based Create Growth Programmes (West Yorkshire & ⬇️
As a delivery partner in two northern-based Create Growth Programmes (West Yorkshire & ⬇️
The Running Man was released this week, directed by legend Edgar Wright, and filmed in Glasgow - featuring iconic spots like Union Place, the SEC Aroma Armadillo, and St Vincent Street. 🏴🎥🇬🇧
📸 @scotsman.com
📸 @scotsman.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Running Man was released this week, directed by legend Edgar Wright, and filmed in Glasgow - featuring iconic spots like Union Place, the SEC Aroma Armadillo, and St Vincent Street. 🏴🎥🇬🇧
📸 @scotsman.com
📸 @scotsman.com
@therealnihal.bsky.social – tells us how his mum’s love and recital of poetry formed part of his creative origin story.
The Discover! A Career in the Creative Industries campaign highlights the affordable and accessible ways to get started in the Creative Industries 🎨
The Discover! A Career in the Creative Industries campaign highlights the affordable and accessible ways to get started in the Creative Industries 🎨
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
@therealnihal.bsky.social – tells us how his mum’s love and recital of poetry formed part of his creative origin story.
The Discover! A Career in the Creative Industries campaign highlights the affordable and accessible ways to get started in the Creative Industries 🎨
The Discover! A Career in the Creative Industries campaign highlights the affordable and accessible ways to get started in the Creative Industries 🎨
Storytelling isn’t just nice to have - it’s essential for serious climate policy 🌍 A group of 200+ creatives, authors & public figures are calling on the United Nations to lean on literature, film and music when shaping climate action.
Read more 🔗 www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/creativ...
Read more 🔗 www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/creativ...
Creatives call on UN to harness storytelling in climate policy - Arts Professional
World leaders must draw upon storytelling arts such as literature, film, and music in developing “serious” climate change policy and action, a collective of
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November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Storytelling isn’t just nice to have - it’s essential for serious climate policy 🌍 A group of 200+ creatives, authors & public figures are calling on the United Nations to lean on literature, film and music when shaping climate action.
Read more 🔗 www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/creativ...
Read more 🔗 www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/creativ...
A new study by @artfund.bsky.social + @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social proves what we’ve long felt: art is good for you 🎨
Viewing original art reduces stress hormones by 22%, lowers inflammation + boosts emotional energy 💫
🔗 Read more www.artfund.org/our-purpose/...
#CreativeHealth
Viewing original art reduces stress hormones by 22%, lowers inflammation + boosts emotional energy 💫
🔗 Read more www.artfund.org/our-purpose/...
#CreativeHealth
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A new study by @artfund.bsky.social + @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social proves what we’ve long felt: art is good for you 🎨
Viewing original art reduces stress hormones by 22%, lowers inflammation + boosts emotional energy 💫
🔗 Read more www.artfund.org/our-purpose/...
#CreativeHealth
Viewing original art reduces stress hormones by 22%, lowers inflammation + boosts emotional energy 💫
🔗 Read more www.artfund.org/our-purpose/...
#CreativeHealth
🎬 The arts aren’t a luxury - they’re an export.
At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.
🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90
At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.
🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🎬 The arts aren’t a luxury - they’re an export.
At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.
🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90
At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.
🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90
We welcome the Government’s decision to scrap the EBacc 🎨 a vital step towards restoring creativity and breadth in schools.
But reform must go further. Creativity can’t stop at the school gates.
#CreativeEducation #CreativeUK
⬇️ Full response in comments.
But reform must go further. Creativity can’t stop at the school gates.
#CreativeEducation #CreativeUK
⬇️ Full response in comments.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We welcome the Government’s decision to scrap the EBacc 🎨 a vital step towards restoring creativity and breadth in schools.
But reform must go further. Creativity can’t stop at the school gates.
#CreativeEducation #CreativeUK
⬇️ Full response in comments.
But reform must go further. Creativity can’t stop at the school gates.
#CreativeEducation #CreativeUK
⬇️ Full response in comments.
UNESCO has added 58 new cities to its Creative Cities Network, including the first-ever Cities of Architecture 🏙️✨
🔗 Read more: www.wanderlustmagazine.com/news/unesco-...
#UNESCO #CreativeCities #Culture #Design #Architecture
🔗 Read more: www.wanderlustmagazine.com/news/unesco-...
#UNESCO #CreativeCities #Culture #Design #Architecture
UNESCO announces 58 new Creative Cities, including first Cities of Architecture - Wanderlust
The first Creative Cities of Architecture include Bistrita in Romania, Kashan in Iran, Lusail in Qatar, Quito in Ecuador and Rovaniemi in Finland
www.wanderlustmagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
UNESCO has added 58 new cities to its Creative Cities Network, including the first-ever Cities of Architecture 🏙️✨
🔗 Read more: www.wanderlustmagazine.com/news/unesco-...
#UNESCO #CreativeCities #Culture #Design #Architecture
🔗 Read more: www.wanderlustmagazine.com/news/unesco-...
#UNESCO #CreativeCities #Culture #Design #Architecture
Last month, Creative UK curated a stacked three-day Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion Programme at the Labour Party Conference, showcasing the impact of creativity and tackling major policy issues - now it’s available to watch on demand! 🔂
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Last month, Creative UK curated a stacked three-day Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion Programme at the Labour Party Conference, showcasing the impact of creativity and tackling major policy issues - now it’s available to watch on demand! 🔂
Creative Industries businesses now make up 9.86% of UK enterprises and are growing faster than the UK economy 💸
These stats and more are included in our quarterly member-exclusive Cultural and Creative Industries Statistical Bulletin.
🔗 Read more hubs.ly/Q03Qt7SQ0
#CreativeStatistics
These stats and more are included in our quarterly member-exclusive Cultural and Creative Industries Statistical Bulletin.
🔗 Read more hubs.ly/Q03Qt7SQ0
#CreativeStatistics
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Creative Industries businesses now make up 9.86% of UK enterprises and are growing faster than the UK economy 💸
These stats and more are included in our quarterly member-exclusive Cultural and Creative Industries Statistical Bulletin.
🔗 Read more hubs.ly/Q03Qt7SQ0
#CreativeStatistics
These stats and more are included in our quarterly member-exclusive Cultural and Creative Industries Statistical Bulletin.
🔗 Read more hubs.ly/Q03Qt7SQ0
#CreativeStatistics
The Big Creative UK Investment Summit is BACK for a second year 🎉 Hosted by TV’s Steph McGovern on 17 February 2026 in #London, The Summit will celebrate the extraordinary investment potential of the UK’s #creativeindustries.
More programme details and speakers to come soon!
More programme details and speakers to come soon!
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The Big Creative UK Investment Summit is BACK for a second year 🎉 Hosted by TV’s Steph McGovern on 17 February 2026 in #London, The Summit will celebrate the extraordinary investment potential of the UK’s #creativeindustries.
More programme details and speakers to come soon!
More programme details and speakers to come soon!
🎥 smartavenuemedia (SAM) has secured investment from Creative UK’s Creative Growth Finance fund!
The investment will help SAM:
🚀 Expand into new UK regions
👥 Grow their creative & business-development teams
💡 Drive tech-led innovation for targeted, multi-platform advertising
The investment will help SAM:
🚀 Expand into new UK regions
👥 Grow their creative & business-development teams
💡 Drive tech-led innovation for targeted, multi-platform advertising
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🎥 smartavenuemedia (SAM) has secured investment from Creative UK’s Creative Growth Finance fund!
The investment will help SAM:
🚀 Expand into new UK regions
👥 Grow their creative & business-development teams
💡 Drive tech-led innovation for targeted, multi-platform advertising
The investment will help SAM:
🚀 Expand into new UK regions
👥 Grow their creative & business-development teams
💡 Drive tech-led innovation for targeted, multi-platform advertising
This month’s Members Spotlight shines on Anna Cohn Orchard, Executive Director of @exetercityoflit.bsky.social - part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network 📚✨
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This month’s Members Spotlight shines on Anna Cohn Orchard, Executive Director of @exetercityoflit.bsky.social - part of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network 📚✨
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Featuring a largely all-deaf lead cast and crew, new thriller Retreat delivers suspense while redefining what it means to make an inclusive film.
We caught up with the producers at The Fold to find out how they made this cinematic milestone happen.
🔗 www.filminginengland.co.uk/https-www-fi...
We caught up with the producers at The Fold to find out how they made this cinematic milestone happen.
🔗 www.filminginengland.co.uk/https-www-fi...
Retreat: The World’s First Deaf Thriller -
Featuring a largely all-deaf lead cast and crew and a commitment to accessibility at every turn, Ted Evans’ debut feature Retreat delivers suspense while redefining what it means to make an inclusive ...
www.filminginengland.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Featuring a largely all-deaf lead cast and crew, new thriller Retreat delivers suspense while redefining what it means to make an inclusive film.
We caught up with the producers at The Fold to find out how they made this cinematic milestone happen.
🔗 www.filminginengland.co.uk/https-www-fi...
We caught up with the producers at The Fold to find out how they made this cinematic milestone happen.
🔗 www.filminginengland.co.uk/https-www-fi...
💡 Want to fund your next creative project?
Join CUK member Crowdfunder for a free webinar on how to bring your creative vision to life - with 0% fees for creative projects! 💸
Join CUK member Crowdfunder for a free webinar on how to bring your creative vision to life - with 0% fees for creative projects! 💸
October 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
💡 Want to fund your next creative project?
Join CUK member Crowdfunder for a free webinar on how to bring your creative vision to life - with 0% fees for creative projects! 💸
Join CUK member Crowdfunder for a free webinar on how to bring your creative vision to life - with 0% fees for creative projects! 💸
💡 This pioneering initiative addresses EDI challenges in the #advertisingindustry 💡
Commercial Director and Inclusion Lead at the @adassociation.bsky.social shares insights into the motivations behind their All In initiative.
🔗 diversity.wearecreative.uk/case-studies...
#CreateDiversity
Commercial Director and Inclusion Lead at the @adassociation.bsky.social shares insights into the motivations behind their All In initiative.
🔗 diversity.wearecreative.uk/case-studies...
#CreateDiversity
October 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
💡 This pioneering initiative addresses EDI challenges in the #advertisingindustry 💡
Commercial Director and Inclusion Lead at the @adassociation.bsky.social shares insights into the motivations behind their All In initiative.
🔗 diversity.wearecreative.uk/case-studies...
#CreateDiversity
Commercial Director and Inclusion Lead at the @adassociation.bsky.social shares insights into the motivations behind their All In initiative.
🔗 diversity.wearecreative.uk/case-studies...
#CreateDiversity
Tom Bunten, founder of Grid Finder, shares advice for creative leaders scaling up: find a strong commercial angle 💡
Creativity grows best when it works hand in hand with commercial strategy - essential for attracting investment + building resilience 💡
#FundCreativity #CGF #Investment
Creativity grows best when it works hand in hand with commercial strategy - essential for attracting investment + building resilience 💡
#FundCreativity #CGF #Investment
October 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Tom Bunten, founder of Grid Finder, shares advice for creative leaders scaling up: find a strong commercial angle 💡
Creativity grows best when it works hand in hand with commercial strategy - essential for attracting investment + building resilience 💡
#FundCreativity #CGF #Investment
Creativity grows best when it works hand in hand with commercial strategy - essential for attracting investment + building resilience 💡
#FundCreativity #CGF #Investment
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Spotted any filming near you recently? 👀
See our rundown of films and TV shows filming across England, outside of London.
www.filminginengland.co.uk/whats-been-f...
See our rundown of films and TV shows filming across England, outside of London.
www.filminginengland.co.uk/whats-been-f...
What’s been Filming in England? July - September 2025 -
From your favourite TV shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime to brand new feature films, find out which productions have been filming across locations in the English Regions near you.
www.filminginengland.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Spotted any filming near you recently? 👀
See our rundown of films and TV shows filming across England, outside of London.
www.filminginengland.co.uk/whats-been-f...
See our rundown of films and TV shows filming across England, outside of London.
www.filminginengland.co.uk/whats-been-f...
A love letter to @liverpoolfc1.bsky.social titled 'No. 20' 🏆🔴 by Joseph Robert commissioned by @eng-premierleague.bsky.social next to the Premier League trophy at the #Cultural and #Creative Pavilion 💫
#LAB25 #Liverpool #CreativeUK #Poetry #ValueCreativity
#LAB25 #Liverpool #CreativeUK #Poetry #ValueCreativity
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A love letter to @liverpoolfc1.bsky.social titled 'No. 20' 🏆🔴 by Joseph Robert commissioned by @eng-premierleague.bsky.social next to the Premier League trophy at the #Cultural and #Creative Pavilion 💫
#LAB25 #Liverpool #CreativeUK #Poetry #ValueCreativity
#LAB25 #Liverpool #CreativeUK #Poetry #ValueCreativity
Starting the fireside chat with @aiannucci.bsky.social on political satire with @krishgm.bsky.social 🔥
#LAB25 #CreativeUK
#LAB25 #CreativeUK
September 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Starting the fireside chat with @aiannucci.bsky.social on political satire with @krishgm.bsky.social 🔥
#LAB25 #CreativeUK
#LAB25 #CreativeUK
Where to find the #Cultural and #Creative Pavilion at #LAB25 for a full programme of important discussions for our sector 🎨✨️
#CreativeUK #LabourPartyConference
#CreativeUK #LabourPartyConference
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Where to find the #Cultural and #Creative Pavilion at #LAB25 for a full programme of important discussions for our sector 🎨✨️
#CreativeUK #LabourPartyConference
#CreativeUK #LabourPartyConference