Culture West & Wider Regional Opportunities
Discover the latest Culture West programmes and wider creative opportunities across North Somerset and the wider region:
Creative Futures 2025 Workshop Programme
Culture West’s Creative Youth Network is offering FREE workshops for emerging artists and creatives. Upcoming sessions in Weston-super-Mare:
Creative Power in Numbers | Finding your creative tribe
- When: Tuesday 28th October, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Where: Front Room Theatre, 13 Central Walk, Weston-super-Mare
- What: Forge meaningful connections and build your artist collective with Mia Borthwick & Jack Stringer
- Fully wheelchair accessible venue
Click here to book your space.
Create Well | Self-care & sustaining your creative practice
- When: Tuesday 11th November, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Where: Stacks Lounge, The Sovereign Centre, Weston-super-Mare
- What: Practical strategies for wellbeing and maintaining your creative practice with Karen Barry
- Wheelchair accessible venue
Click here to book your space.
Money Talks | An artist’s guide to HMRC & self-employment
- When: Tuesday 25th November, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
- Where: Online
- What: Navigate HMRC and develop organisational skills with Emily Williams
Click here to book your space.
Getting to Weston from Bristol is easy – just 27 minutes by train from Temple Meads, with return tickets around £6.15 with a railcard.
Value of Artists – Creative Learning Resources Launch
Bath Spa University has commissioned five talented artists from across the West of England to create innovative creative learning resources that explore the role of artists in society.
These free educational resources have been designed to:
- Support pupil wellbeing
- Develop creative thinking skills
- Expand knowledge and understanding of creative careers
- Be inclusive and accessible to pupils with additional needs
The resources showcase the diverse career paths artists follow and the many ways they contribute to our communities – from work in education and climate action to health and wellbeing. They provide valuable tools for facilitators, teachers, and carers to help audiences explore ideas, themes, and concepts in unique and inspiring ways.
These resources will be distributed across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire to schools and education providers, evidencing the value of art education and the career pathways it opens up.
Join us at a FREE launch event:
Bath Launch – This Week!
- When: Tuesday 21st October, 6-8pm
- Where: Locksbrook Campus, Bath Spa University
Online Launch
- When: Monday 10th November, 4:30-5:30pm
Weston-super-Mare Launch
- When: Tuesday 18th November, 6-8pm
- Where: Front Room Theatre, Weston-super-Mare
The Value of Artists is part of the Culture West programme and is made possible with funding from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and Arts Council England.
Bristol Highlights
Circus City 2025 – Happening Now!
Bristol’s celebrated circus festival is presenting “Bodies of Care” – contemporary circus from Sweden, Belgium, France, Spain, Lithuania, Germany, USA, and brilliant UK and Bristol artists. From aerial silks to juggling, hand-to-hand acrobatics to clowning.
Various venues across Bristol | bristolcircuscity.com
Click here to find out more: Circus City 2025: Body of Care
EMERGE Studio’s 5th Anniversary – Final Week!
Celebrating five years of professional creative impact in Bath Spa University’s EMERGE programme with open studios and workshops continuing through Thursday, 23rd October.
- Full schedule available via TicketSource
- All events are open to everyone
Meeting The Moment – Watershed
For senior leaders and trustees who want to speak up and make change but feel uncertain about doing so.
- When: Tuesday, 26th November
- Where: Watershed, Bristol
- What: Practical tools for resilience, understanding charity law, supporting staff, and managing communications
- 100 tickets available with structured pricing
Click here to find out more and book your slot
Community Programmes
Little Lost Robot CIC – Autumn/Winter Programme
Community Threads Drop-in Sewing Club
- Current term: Wednesdays through 23rd October (final week!)
- Winter term: 6 November – 11 December
- Where: 151 Locksbrook Road, Bristol
- What: Drop-in sewing club – everyone welcome
Contact: opa@lostrobot.org | lostrobot.org
For more information on upcoming events, visit: Little Lost Robot Studios
South West Regional Opportunities – Act Now!
Visual Arts South West (VASW) Survey 2025
Deadline: 31st October 2025
Make your voice heard! VASW needs 3,000+ responses to support the South West’s visual arts sector. Your input is crucial.
UK & Ireland Creative Health Survey – Ongoing
Share information about your creative health work to help advocate for sector priorities. Open to anyone working, volunteering, or engaging with creative health in the UK or Ireland.
Click here and enter for the chance to win £250!
Sector Job Opportunities
Community Development Worker – Maendeleo Project
Black South West Network is hiring for a 3-year programme championing grassroots change in St Paul’s, Bristol. Open only to applicants from the African Caribbean/African Heritage community.
More info: Black South West Network website
All Creative Futures workshops are FREE to attend. Book your spaces now!
Culture West is funded by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority and Arts Council England.
