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Opportunities, Events & Activities
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Skills Hub - Mentees & Mentors Wanted
Applications now open for the Creative Community Mentoring Programme.
The Skills Hub is now recruiting a cohort of mentors and mentees to join the Creative Community Mentoring Programme, as part of the Into The Light project.
More than just mentoring, this programme is about building connections across the creative and cultural sector. Through 12 hours of mentoring, alongside events and informal opportunities to network, connect and share experiences, participants will become part of a supportive creative community.
Applications will close on Thursday 29th October
Running from November 2026 to March 2027.
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Freelance Fundraising Bid Support Wanted
We're on the lookout for an experienced freelance fundraising bid consultant to work alongside our small team, and develop funding applications focused on sustaining creative skills, career pathways and building connections.
Can you support this pivotal moment for Into the Light as we look to the future?
Applications will close Tuesday 27th October 2026, 12 midday. -
Building a Creative Community - Join us!
Do you work in, or do you aspire to work in the creative sector?
Have you worked with any Into the Light’s programmes over the last year, or possibly on earlier projects connected to County Durham’s 2025 City of Culture bid? Would you like to find out how you can be involved in the future?
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Skills Hub - Placement Hosts Wanted
Could your creative or cultural organisation, practice or enterprise benefit from additional support while helping someone gain valuable experience in the sector?
As part of the Into The Light project, The Creative and Cultural Skills Hub is looking fora small number of host organisations for fully funded paid placements of 20 hours a week over 8 weeks.
PAST - Opportunities, Events & Activities
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Into the Light: Spotlight Series 2026 Launch - Tues 20th Jan
Join us in kicking off the first 2026 Spotlight Series instalment with a fantastic FREE in-person in the middle of Durham city centre, with free pizza and big ideas! 🍕
Spotlight is an opportunity to be part of something special. Our events will bring together creatives, cultural leaders, and industry partners, to grow a stronger cultural infrastructure in our county. -
Into the Light Spotlight: Culture County Conversation @ Redhills, Thurs 30 April, 2pm - 6.30pm
Join artists, creatives and partners from across County Durham for an interactive event exploring the future of culture in our county.
Stay for the whole event, or pop in for as long as you can. This event is designed as a collaborative gathering focused on listening, reflection and shared ideas about the future of culture in County Durham.
The afternoon will centre around participation and conversations, giving attendees the opportunity to contribute your experiences, ideas and ambitions for the cultural sector in our county. -
Cultivate Commissions Open Call
The 2026 Cultivate Commissions are now open for applications. 20 commission opportunities available, to each facilitate a creative project working with an identified community group.
Cultivate Commissions provide space for creative practitioners, across any discipline, to work closely with a community or group(s), taking time to listen, build relationships, and understand local needs. We want to support artists in developing their own experience and skills, working alongside communities.
Each commission offers £3,900 alongside a programme of activity to support awarded practitioners to implement, document and celebrate their project
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Generator x ITL event
An exciting opportunity to connect with music-industry creatives and learn about Generator and County Durham's Into the Light initiative.
Are you a musician, artist, producer, freelancer, or student looking for guidance on growing your career?
This month’s FREE Generator session, in collaboration with Into the Light, will be a chance to connect with music-industry creatives and learn more about Generator and Into the Light. -
Spotlight: The Creative Future We're Building
What does County Durham’s creative future look like? This event was an opportunity to be part of our collective vision for culture and the arts in our county.
Where: Durham Town Hall, Durham Market Place.
When: Wednesday, July 8