About this programme:
Our Emerging Artist programme is back!
We know that creativity plays a significant role in identity development. It allows individuals to explore and express their personal values, beliefs, and emotions and through Breathe Create activities, people can discover their passions, experiment with different roles, and articulate their unique perspectives.
Designed to support early career artists living or practicing within Charnwood. Each session will include subjects such as: access support to develop artistic skills, develop 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 will be offering specific sessions once a month, so that you can access the sessions that relate to your journey.
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: Social Media
11th March 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
Hosted by Charlotte Curran, Office and Operations Manager, Charnwood Arts
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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: Details coming soon...
13th May 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
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Session 5: Details coming soon...
10th June 2026 1:00pm-2:30pm
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Session 6: Details coming soon...
1st July 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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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