For Creatives
We are here to support and network local creatives to help build a thriving cultural ecology for Bedfordshire.
Below you can find a number of initiatives around support and networking for artists, producers, project managers, and all those working or studying in the creative industries in Bedfordshire.
Cultural Compact for Bedford
Following the launch in October 2025 of Bedford’s new Cultural Vision for 2030, the Bedford Cultural Partnership (BCP) is laying the groundwork for a strategic Cultural Compact that will guide the cultural future and strengthen initiatives across the borough.
A Cultural Compact is a type of network or structure that helps to support and connect creative people across an area to develop arts and culture. BCP are working with creative people and Bedfordians passionate about arts and culture to formulate what a Cultural Compact might look like for Bedford.
The dedicated Bedford Cultural Partnership website has more information on the first Cultural Compact meeting held in early December 2025.
Creative Bedfordshire
Creative Bedfordshire is a FREE network for bringing the creative and cultural industries in Bedfordshire together to connect, learn, share and debate.
If you work, study or volunteer in the creative arts or industries in Bedfordshire, you can set up a profile on the Creative Bedfordshire website to get started. You can connect to other creatives, upload your own news and events, find out the latest news from your peers, start forum discussions and receive regular newsletters using the site.
The network is run collaboratively by a consortium of partners called the Bedford Cultural Partnership.
Producer Hub
The Producer Hub is an initiative run by 1DegreeEast, a producer-led arts organisation that supports artists, producers, and programmers to create high-quality work through mentoring and advice on how to develop projects and produce new work. The Bedford Producer Hub is delivered in partnership with us. Together we aim to enable creativity and nurture talent in Bedford.
As Bedford Producer Hub, we want support practitioners to create a diverse range of projects which benefit local participants and audiences and are relevant to local needs and wants.
We recruite a cohort of practitioners who are looking for sustained support to develop their projects and careers. We offer a free programme of a number of face to face gatherings, regular one-to-one advice, networking events and learning seminars. Practitioners may also receive a mini-commission bursary as match funding towards their developing projects.
The 2026/27 programme will start in October and run until February 2027. Find out what’s happening in the run-up to October here.
If you’re interested in accessing the Producer Hub, please contact Elaine Midgley at info@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk.
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