The Cultural Development Agency for the Isle of Wight

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Ventnor Keep Fit Ladies Carnival Float 1981 - showing many women in fancy dress

Opportunity

Strengthening community arts: Micro-grants available for Isle of Wight cultural initiatives

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Opportunity

CAN YOU HEAR US? Leadership Programme

Audience view from the IWCEP Conference.

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Our Creative Future: A shared vision for culture in Hampshire and The Solent

two women looking at art on a gallery wall during open studios event

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Registration for Isle of Wight Open Studios opens this week: Don’t miss the deadlines

A tabletop covered with different zines

Career Development

Young creatives invited to submit work for Brave Island’s new quarterly zine

four young people in a meeting with coffee cups and laptops

Opportunity

Discover Past Futures grant opportunities at upcoming drop-in session

Damaged negative capturing a dramatic high tide in the Bay with someone walking close to the railings and being covered in waves

Heritage

Centenary of James Dore: Celebrating the prolific Victorian and Edwardian photographer

Young people in a field taking photographs

Heritage

New public art commissions celebrate the Isle of Wight’s unique landscape

yellow and orange embroidery threads

Opportunity

Past Futures: Funding secured for six organisations – Round Two opens

Night time shot of the gallery with windows backlight and street scene beyond

Career Development

Re:Box calls out for artists to exhibit in Ryde’s tiniest gallery

Frog in a pond

Education

Free online webinar helps Isle of Wight educators connect curriculum with nature recovery

Blue and yellow mural on brick wall

Opportunity

Bay Visions initiative supports local artists with mural commissions across the Shanklin, Lake and Sandown Bay Area

dark scene showing corona typewriter on desk with old worn books

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Isle of Wight Book Awards celebrate literary talent at annual prize-giving lunch

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Brave Island’s Isle of Wight Young Artist Award winners announced

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Ventnor Exchange secures £20,000 from National Rural Funding Programme

orange typewriter on desk

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Isle of Wight Poet Laureate Programme set to launch in January 2026: Get involved

Judges at the opening event announcing the winners

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Isle of Wight Young Artist Award opens applications for another year

The two winning pieces at Quay Arts' West Gallery

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Quay Arts announces winners of 2025 ‘SOFT’ Exhibition

audience members at CEP meeting at quay arts

Education

Join the CEP networking meeting for cultural education opportunities

immersive technology VR headset surrounded by neon lights

Career Development

Explore, experiment, expand: Funding tiers for immersive arts on the Isle of Wight

Displays at the Wight Music Experience Museum

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Isle of Wight opens doors to musical heritage at new Newport museum

Artist painting circles of colour on cartridge paper

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Islanders invited to contribute to Isle of Wight’s global biosphere showcase

Two roller skating acrobats on a small circular stage with one spinning the other around by holding onto their wrist and ankle

News

Ventnor Fringe Festival launches new Guarantee Fund to secure future

3d modelling and animation of an orange VW Beetle car

Career Development

Free Skills Bootcamps offer training in AI and 3D design for Island creatives

Portrait of Alys Scott Hawkins looking into the camera smiling

Opportunity

1:1 advisory sessions for IW Creative Network members: Don’t miss the deadline

Student voice visualised through cymatic experiment

Education

Student voices brought to life in new Quay Arts exhibition

Y3 dramatising the sections of the rainforest

Education

Isle of Wight schools transform learning through creative residency programme

Audience watching Free Fringe acts on the bandstand in Ventnor

Event

Ventnor Fringe Festival 2025 wraps up with record-breaking success

Fringe bunting at Ventnor Fringe Festival - hanging above people on benches in the park

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Ventnor Fringe Festival returns with over 120 performances across diverse genres

Drone landscape picture of the Isle of Wight. Lush greenery and a small, orange striped circus tent.

News

Join the team – we’re hiring for a Communications Lead for Can You Hear Us?

The Cultural Development Agency for the Isle of Wight

Building 41, Newport Road, Cowes
Isle of Wight PO31 8BX

The Island Collection t/a Creative Island
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