Catalyst: Creative Networking & Fundraising Presentation

To celebrate #WorldMentalHealthDay and as part of Stockport Arts and Health Week, we’re inviting artists, community groups and voluntary organisations to come together. Refreshments will be available and before the event you can buy soup and a roll if you need to have dinner beforehand! As well as the opportunity to network, the evening will also include:

Funding and Collaboration Advice

Join a 30 minute funding advice session where Richard Evans (from Creative Industries Trafford and producer at Cold Star Media) gives a practical guide looking at developing art/science projects – how artists and scientists can find both each other and sources of funding. Richard has a successful track record in raising funds from a range of sources including Arts Council England, the Wellcome Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, National Lottery Fund for Heritage and Creative UK. The talk will also offer advice on developing successful and long-lasting collaborations.

Intro to our Arts and Health Micro-Commissions

We’ll be launching funding opportunities for creative projects which impact health and wellbeing or create artwork on a health theme for people living in Stockport. These will be briefly introduced on the evening with a more detailed launch and Q&A session hosted online by Arc CEO Jacqui Wood, on Monday 23d October.

Intro to our Creative CPD Series

Over the next 6 months, we will be offering a programme of creative health CPD sessions, both online and in person. The CPD programme will be free although donations are needed and much appreciated. Find out how you can sign up to the series to be notified of upcoming sessions.

This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.