Culture and Rural Development in the East Midlands

An initiative by Culture East Midlands

Culture East Midlands supports the region's culture in urban and rural areas. This site is a new service providing information about cultural projects and organisations in rural parts of the East Midlands. It focuses particularly on the arts, museums, libraries and heritage in the public and voluntary sectors.

There are project case studies, a resource section, a contacts list and a new collection of Set Aside opinion pieces on rural culture written by writers from throughout the UK. All of the sections are organised by county, cultural activity and rural issues and we hope they will be informative and helpful.

We are delighted that this site now hosts the internet home of the East Midlands Arts in Rural Areas Network (EMARAN). This new network has been developed with the aim of supporting arts in rural areas and rural regeneration through the arts. Visit their page and find out about their work and upcoming events.

We are still developing and refining the content, so please contact us with your feedback and suitable news items. You can also subscribe to be notified by email of updates on the contacts page.

Latest News

Call to projects - Habits of Solidarity

The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent, charitable foundation committed to funding and encouraging the promotion of social justice. We contribute to the diversity and immigration debate through our research and policy work and through our support of communities that are tackling these issues on the ground. read more

National Empowerment Partnership Regional Grant Call

The National Empowerment Partnership East Midlands grant call is now open for applications from organisations based in the East Midlands, who can apply to develop the regional empowerment partnership and subsequent empowerment activity across the region. read more

Arts and Business Training

Training for Board Members and Free Rolls-Royce training courses on negotiation skills, presentation skills, and influencing skills. Not to be missed! read more

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Rural Creative Industries Research District Reports

As well as completing important regional research into the creative industries, Burns Owens Partnership completed 29 separate reports on rural and partly rural districts in the region. You can download each individual report and find out about your district here. read more

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E.M.D.A. Arts Council England English Heritage MLA East Midlands

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