About this programme:
Our Emerging Artist programme is back for 2026!
A free programme supported by The Arts Council, designed to support early career artists living or practising within Charnwood. Each session includes subjects such as: access support to develop artistic skills, developing applications for grants, peer mentoring, planning an exhibition, creating and developing a website, copyright issues and boosting confidence.
To make the programme open to more artists than ever before, we offer FREE specific sessions once a month, so that you can access any sessions that relate to your journey. A warm supportive welcome awaits!
2026 programme:
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Session 1: Peer Mentoring and FAQs
4th February 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by our CEO Shirley Novak
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Session 2: Connecting with your Audience - Part 1
11th March 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Kirsty France
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Session 3: Galleries, Exhibitions and Open Calls
8th April 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Kyhati Koria-Green, Lecturer, Artist and Curator of Participatory Arts
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Session 4: Social Media
13th May 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by our Office and Operations Manager, Charlotte Curran
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Session 5: Connecting with your Audience - Part 2
10th June 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Kirsty France
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Session 6: An Artist's Journey
1st July 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Artists TBC
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Session 7: Details coming soon...
9th September 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Session 8: Details coming soon...
14th October 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Session 9: Details coming soon...
11th November 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Session 10: Details coming soon...
9th December 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm
2025 programme:
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Session 10: Visions for 2026
Wednesday 10th December, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Sam Berry, Artist.
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Session 9: Music in Care Practice
Wednesday 5th November,, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by John Osbourne, Chair of Musicworks and Managing Director of JoCo Learning & Development Ltd.
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Session 8: Equality and Access
Wednesday 1st October, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Michèle Taylor, Director for Change, Ramps on the Moon.
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Session 7: Show and Tell
Wednesday 3rd September, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by our CEO Shirley Novak goes here
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Session 6: Exhibitions
Wednesday 2nd July, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Charlotte Curran, Office and Operations Manager, Charnwood Arts
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Session 5: Experimentation and Innovation in Your Art
Wednesday 11th June, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Sam Berry, Artist
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Session 4: Social Media
Wednesday 7th May, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Charlotte Curran, Office and Operations Manager, Charnwood Arts
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Session 3: Overcoming rejection, accepting praise and boosting confidence
Wednesday 9th April, 2:00pm-3:30pm
Hosted by Sam Wellington, Artist
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Session 2: Developing your Creative Practice - Funding Support
Thursday 13th March, 10:30am-12:30pm
Hosted by Seetal Kaur, Arts Council England, Relationship Manager, East Midlands
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Session 1: Introduction to the EA programme - Peer support and networking
Thursday 12th February, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Hosted by our CEO Shirley Novak