@thespacearts.bsky.social
Connecting artists and audiences online. We help arts, cultural and heritage organisations reach audiences through digital technologies and platforms.
The Barbican Theatre Open Lab programme supports early to mid-career artists and companies working in theatre and dance.
It offers an opportunity to develop a new project idea or performance as well as funding of £2.5k and a year-long programme of support.
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Emerging producers are encouraged to apply to the 2026 Fellowship Program for Creative and Independent Producers.
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The MiraBan Film Pitch Fund + is an exciting opportunity for bold storytellers to secure £500 in funding to support the development, production, post-production, or distribution of their film projects
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How are artists and creatives adopting AI to innovate new forms of cultural engagement?
Can we use tech to transform how audiences experience performance?
Join us at Digital Culture Talks -
Webinar announcement for 'Digital for artists: friend or foe' on Tue 9 December at 11am, featuring a disembodied Renaissance style hand reaching down from the clouds to type on a laptop.
Join our webinar where we'll be talking to artists about what inspires them and how they approach creative opportunities that are destined for digital platforms.
Tuesday 9 December
Book now: bit.ly/445UbrB
#DigitalStorytelling
Department for Culture, Media and Sport is looking for Advisory Panel members to support the next UK City of Culture 2029 competition, helping to assess bids.
Cultural experts, leaders and those experienced in working with partners at local and national levels should apply.
Digital Culture Talks brings together artists, cultural leaders and technologists to explore how creativity can thrive in physical and digital spaces. Discussion and debate exploring how technologies shape experiences and open up opportunities for collaboration.
Join us online
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Webinar announcement for 'Digital for artists: friend or foe' on Tue 9 December at 11am, featuring a green background with a sofa and fountain in the foreground in the style of the titles of the TV show Friends.
Where can digital skills, practices & tools act as a good friend to an artist and where can they be a foe? Join our webinar to find out what can make your creative process easier and how to deal with things that don't: bit.ly/445UbrB
#DigitalStorytelling
There’s so much good content out there, you can’t simply point a camera and hope. So how do you make the most of digital platforms to deliver brilliant and joyful experiences to your audiences 🎉 ?
Find out in our latest YT video:
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⚡ 5 min highlights: bit.ly/47ATHw3
Webinar announcement, featuring an artist working on a computer, for 'Digital for artists: friend or foe' on Tue 9 December at 11am.
You know the story you want to tell but how can you use digital skills, practices & tools to tell it? And what are the pitfalls🥴 ? Join us to find out: bit.ly/445UbrB
#DigitalStorytelling
📣 Calling UK Filmmakers – get a spot on IFFR Rotterdam Lab 2026 and take part in a five-day training workshop for emerging international professionals.
👉 Rotterdam Lab runs from 31 January until 4 February 2026.
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Join our Head of Innovation, Harmeet Chagger at Arts Marketing Association's Digital Marketing Day to discuss the future of digital creativity.
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We’re looking for freelance digital specialists and would like to hear from those with experience in marketing, audience development, digital content strategy and content creation in the heritage and cultural sectors based in Scotland.
Find out more and apply: thespace.org/were…
🔥We’re excited to be a part of Hot Poets🔥
Ignite a brand new climate & poetry education campaign featuring Michael Rosen - watch the poem, buy the children's poetry book, or book hot poets at your school at hotpoets.org
#climateaction #education #hotpoets
Setting clear goals and metrics is a vital part of evaluating projects but how can you plan to understand any unexpected outcomes from your work?
Hear from @valuingculture.bsky and artist @louiseorwin.bsky.social about their tips for expansive approaches to evaluation.
Paisley Arts Festival seeks a visionary Digital Media Artist to collaborate on the creation of a large-scale, outdoors digital artwork.
The artwork should be a high-impact public spectacle celebrating creativity, community, innovation and be rooted in place.
Headlong Theatre are looking for emerging theatre directors based outside London to join Headlong Origins 2026, a year-long artist development programme supporting directors across the UK.
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Not only do libraries provide essential services like internet access, training, and meeting spaces, they are vital civic spaces for people to gather, connect, and learn.
Our #DigitalSpaces project is delivering an array of digital experiences in libraries. Take a look....
Today, we are launching our new directory, where you can find expertise across disciplines and institutions, all focused around our central question: what makes a good digital society and how do we get there?
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"Arts and culture are not peripheral to economic development but essential...We need to move away from viewing arts and culture as a cost and towards recognising them as an investment."
Mariana Mazzucato states the case for putting culture at the heart of policymaking.
We recently captured 'A Choral Pilgrimage with The Sixteen'. You can watch it on the BBC iPlayer.
Tune in for some luminous choral music on the theme of peace, performed by one of the world’s finest choirs in the glorious Peterborough Cathedral. Presented by Hannah French.
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Interested in virtual production? Digital Catapult is hosting a webinar exploring how deep tech and AI are unlocking new possibilities in content creation.
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Liverpool's International Slavery Museum has launched a call for an artist or collective to design a new public entrance.
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A new programme - Black Country Digital Firsts - shows how even modest support for artists in under-represented regions can unlock remarkable creativity, build confidence and generate lasting cultural impact, argues Rob Lindsay of The Space.
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Webinar announcement for 'Delivering delightful digital experiences' on Tue 21 Oct at 11am, featuring a cartoon delivery man carrying a cardboard box.
There’s so much good content out there, you can’t simply point a camera and hope. So how do you make the most of digital tools and platforms to create super satisfying digital experiences? Join our webinar next week to find out!
Book now: bit.ly/3VBsuT0
#DigitalExperiences #AudienceEngagement
BBC Writers Open Call submission window is open.
It's not a competition but a means by which the BBC seeks out the best writing talent. They look for writers with the strongest potential to be developed and produced for BBC broadcast.
🐙 It's #WorldOctopusDay
Watch a short - set in the future - where our Octopus Overlords visit the Black Country.
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Webinar announcement for 'Delivering delightful digital experiences' on Tue 21 Oct at 11am, featuring colourful bunting strewn across a blue background.
Join experts Cat McGill from @livetoyourlr Damon Jackson-Waldock from
@thearthouseuk and Head of Programmes at The Space, Rob Lindsay, as they explore how to make the most of digital platforms to engage your audiences!
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#DigitalExperiences #AudienceEngagement
