Wakefield: Advance is a support programme for creative and cultural practitioners, freelancers, organisations and SMEs based in Wakefield and the wider Yorkshire Humber region. Wakefield is a district rich with creative talent, with some incredible cultural resources supporting the vitality of culture and creativity in the area, such as the Hepworth, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Production Park/Backstage Academy, the Art House and the Tileyard.
The programme brings together a series of networking events, specialist bootcamps and bespoke mentoring sessions, with the objective of providing a pathway for ambitious creative talent across Wakefield to access the business growth and talent development support they need to optimise the potential in their creative ideas, and turn their rich potential into Wakefield’s creative businesses of the future.
Brought to you by Creative UK, Advance is delivered in partnership with Wakefield Council and funded by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Cultural Development Fund grant, which is administered by Arts Council England.
Visit the Creative Wakefield website to be kept up to date with this programme, as well as news of upcoming events, funding and other opportunities in the Wakefield area.
Please note, mentoring applications for the Advance programme are now closed.
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