Collaborative development opportunities in this month's 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵:

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
Apply April 24 / Birmingham

𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗖 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
Apply April 30 / Doha / Switzerland

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗
Apply April 30 / Warwick

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A couple of great jobs featured in this month's 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 - subscribe to get jobs like these directly to your inbox:

𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham / Apply April 1

𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
Bloomsbury Festival
London / April 13

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𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧
April 15 / London

𝗖𝗢-𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦
April 16 / Manchester

𝗖𝗪𝗫 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
April 25 / Coventry

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 + 𝗔𝗜: 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘
April 30 / Manchester

𝗫𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥

Funding highlights from this month's Creative Economy Digest. Subscribe at: t.ly/cJ_2-

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
Launches April 14
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𝗕𝗙𝗜 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
Apply by June 3
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𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦: 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝟭
Apply by April 29

BEYOND Emerging Innovators is back.

We're developing our 2026 programme and want to hear from organisations who believe in the next generation of creative talent.

If you're passionate about innovation and the future of our creative economy, we'd love to connect. Contact josie@beyondstudio.info.

BEYOND is the UK's leading event for creative industries research and innovation. A multi-day programme designed to spark ideas and turn them into action.

Join us - take advantage of our Super Early Bird ticket. Access everything at BEYOND, at our lowest price. Ends this month.

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The April edition of Creative Economy Digest, published this morning, highlights the latest news and funding opportunities from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), including:

▶️ 𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗥𝗖 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦

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CoSTAR National Lab partner with Magnopus CoSTAR National Lab has today announced Magnopus, the experience technology company, as a new partner. Credit: Magnopus / Expo 2020 Dubai

We’re partnering with CoSTAR National Lab. UK innovators gain access to OKO, our spatial intelligence platform for building cross-reality experiences. Excited to see what the partnership brings! www.costarnetwork.co.uk/latest/magno...

‘Major policy breakthrough’ as culture is included in England’s devolution bill - Museums Association Amendment to give mayors new powers to champion the arts, heritage and creative industries

News | ‘Major policy breakthrough’ as culture is included in England’s devolution bill

Amendment to give mayors new powers to champion the arts, heritage and creative industries

Join us on Thursday 16th April, 1pm - 3pm at BOM for an Immersive Arts Bootcamp Showcase! Explore our talented cohort’s projects, join our industry panel and enjoy drinks and refreshments. RSVP here: bit.ly/4b0M0j5

Join us alongside Digital Futures & TIC Manchester for the next CreaTech Network event on Cultural Heritage, which will explore applications & ethical considerations of AI in digitised collections and heritage data.

🗓️30 April, 2.30pm - 5pm
📍Manchester Art Gallery, M2 3JL
🎟️ https://ow.ly/1xxR50Yr6Ox

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Today we’ve published our Response to the Independent Review of Arts Council England.

It sets out the actions we’ll take to address your feedback and the recommendations outlined in the Review.

Read our full Response 👇
https://bit.ly/4rZ6Zt0

Join the Centre for Cities' team! #hiring

We are looking for a highly organised person interested in being part of the fast-paced world of policy and research by supporting the Chief Executive and Head of Finance & Operations as well the events team👇

We're putting together the April edition of Creative Economy Digest. Do you have news or an upcoming event or job to share with our 20k subscriber base?

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A variety of #creativeindustries jobs for a Friday afternoon:

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗥
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲
www.cft.org.uk/jobs/trusts-...

𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥, 𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 (𝗠𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥)
𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆
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𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥, 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗔𝗕
𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻
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Just some of the funding calls featured in this month's Creative Economy Digest. Sign up to get these to your inbox: t.ly/m-izy

𝗨𝗞-𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗬
𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝟤𝟦

𝗕𝗙𝗜 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗
𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝟫

𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦
𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝟣

𝗨𝗪𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 𝟰 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗧𝗛
𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝟣𝟤

𝗬𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛

Join us alongside Digital Futures & TIC Manchester for the next CreaTech Network event on Cultural Heritage, which will explore applications & ethical considerations of AI in digitised collections and heritage data.

🗓️30 April, 2.30pm - 5pm
📍Manchester Art Gallery, M2 3JL
🎟️ https://ow.ly/1xxR50Yr6Ox

Museum Events Manager | The British Museum Application deadline: 9am on Monday, 23 March 2026

The British Museum is looking for an exceptional Events Manager with experience in museum, heritage and/or arts environments to join the Events team and play a central role in planning and delivering world‑class Museum-hosted and external events #museumjobs

Artistic Director and Manager - Arts Professional Lead The Light, County Durham’s new cultural landmark—shaping its vision, programmes and visitor experience from launch to create an inspiring, inclusive destination.

Don't miss: Artistic Director and Manager, Durham County Council, Durham. Salary: £47,181 - 51,536. #artsjobs

Senior Officer, Capital Investment (COO72) Overall Purpose of the roleArts Council England delivers a range of capital investment programmes which contribute to the outcomes of Let’s Create, our 10-year strategy. Capital Investment Programmes ...

We’re hiring! 📣

Join us as Senior Officer, Capital Investment and help design, assess and deliver major capital programmes supporting the cultural sector.

Apply by 27 Mar
https://bit.ly/4liZoE5

Three great development opportunities for early-stage filmmakers and digital artists..

𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛: 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗔𝗕
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟭, 𝟭𝟮 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟬 / 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗨𝗞 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟯 / 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗕𝗖

𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧: 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟭 / 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹

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The March edition of Creative Economy Digest highlights some key funding opportunities from Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC):

▶️ 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦: lnkd.in/e2u5gRxa

▶️ 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦: t.ly/mZSfA

▶️ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧: t.ly/zaO03

▶️ 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 t.ly/d-49S

The March edition of Creative Economy Digest highlights some key funding opportunities from Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC):

▶️ 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦: lnkd.in/e2u5gRxa

▶️ 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦: t.ly/mZSfA

▶️ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧: t.ly/zaO03

▶️ 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦 t.ly/d-49S

Introducing BEYOND Emerging Innovators The BEYOND Emerging Innovators programme celebrates early-career talent from across the UK's creative research community, spotlighting individuals forging ne...

We launched BEYOND Emerging Innovators in 2025 to celebrate early-career talent from across the UK’s creative research community.

See what it's all about in our new film, captured at: @beyondconference.org

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUW5...

New training programme from XR Stories supports creative technology skills development - XR Stories A training programme from XR Stories for people in York and North Yorkshire to develop skills in creative technology.

Our free Extending XR training programme is aimed at people in York and North Yorkshire who'd like to develop new skills in creative technology. Running at venues in Harrogate, Malton, Richmond, Scarborough, Skipton, Whitby and York from March 2026, find out more 👉 xrstories.co.uk/new-training...

BEYOND 2026 reconvenes at MediaCity,l on 23-25 November! Join us at the UK’s leading conference for R&D in the creative industries.

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Super Early Bird tickets available now for a limited time at beyondconference.org

Our March content deadline is tomorrow! Get your submissions in for the next edition of the Creative Economy Digest, out next week.

Our February edition went out to 20k readers across the sector.

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Text reads ‘25/26 Northern Directors. A shadowing and mentoring programme for new directors in the North’. Text sits on background of colourful stripes.

It’s your final call. That Northern Directors application won’t send itself, and we really want to see it! 🚀

We’re teaming up with the BBC and Clerkenwell Films to give two emerging short-form directors a paid shadowing and mentoring placement on a TV production. https://bit.ly/fhn-nd

Installation Manager Outdoor Art | Southbank Centre Application deadline: March 08, 2026

Southbank Centre is currently looking for an Installation Manager Outdoor Art to join the Hayward Gallery team on a part time permanent contract #galleryjobs #artsjobs

Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions. 18 March 2026. Barbican Centre, London. Image shows people gathering to discuss in a gallery space

1 month to go | Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 🎨

Join us to examine how museums’ changing understanding of their role in broader society is affecting approaches to exhibition design – from sustainability and decolonisation to co-production and community engagement: https://ow.ly/ufjW50YhHFI