Our Creative Future: A shared vision for culture in Hampshire and The Solent
Join creatives, practitioners, arts and heritage partners, policy and decision makers from across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton for a time of sharing and agenda setting at a pivotal moment for our region. This event is a chance for our creative community to come together and better understand the potential opportunities within […]
Ollie Bennett – Carpenter
Since 2019, Isle Create has been asking 30 thought provoking questions to artists, makers and creatives from all corners of the Island. Master-craftsman Ollie Bennett describes how he got into his profession as a carpenter on the Isle of Wight. The film itself has been produced by Skinny Mammoth Media, responsible for both visuals and […]
Caroline Underwood – Artist
Since 2019, Isle Create has been asking 30 thought provoking questions to artists, makers and creatives from all corners of the Island. This is Caroline Underwood’s creative process in producing her landscape artwork, specifically how the Island influences her and the physical journey she took as inspiration for her exhibition: ‘Bearings’ at Quay Arts back […]
John Cattle – Professional Skateboarder
This interview is with the wonderful John Cattle, on his experience in creating his Island-based business, “John Cattle’s Skateboarding Club” which teaches both young and old to skateboard, plus the development of his own skateboarding brand “Wight Trash”. This interview was originally filmed in 2019. The film itself has been produced by Skinny Mammoth Media, […]
Sarah Murphy – Body Piercer
Sarah Murphy, from Pin Up Girls Piercing Boutique, describes how she got into her profession as a body piercer on the Isle of Wight back in 2019. This film is a snippet of a longer interview coming soon. The film itself has been produced by Skinny Mammoth Media, responsible for both visuals and music alike. […]
Luke Johnson – Film Score Composer
Musician Luke Johnson describes how he got into his profession as a film score composer on the Isle of Wight. The film itself has been produced by Skinny Mammoth Media in 2019. Skinny Mammoth are responsible for both visuals and music alike. Season 2, in collaboration with Creative Island, is coming soon.
Ventnor
Creative Island is committed to convening a series of local conversations with the cultural community of each town on the Isle of Wight. The ambition is to speak about and listen to the particular challenges and opportunities that we all face, to explore collaborative opportunities, share information and network with others. One of the 6 […]
Charity Garnett
Charity is an NHS nurse and trainee councillor, climate activist and community organiser. She has a strong interest in using creativity in all its forms to bring people together across differences, especially inter-generational contact. She is a ‘Wild Beach’ leader and passionate about how we can work with nature to support wellbeing, creativity, and belonging. […]
Curators’ Choice
A new project digitally showcasing artefacts from museums on the Isle of Wight.
Join the team – we’re hiring for a Communications Lead for Can You Hear Us?
Creative Island is looking for an experienced Communications Lead for the Place Partnership for the Isle of Wight. Can You Hear Us? is a £700,000 multi strand programme of activity, working across the Island with a range of delivery partners to champion all that the Island is as a place to live, work and flourish. […]