Meet The Team – Gavin Stride
Written by Amy Hall. You may have already met the Creative Island team, or even befriended them. A small but mighty core team of 6. It doesn’t come naturally to us to talk about ourselves, especially when there are so many incredible people doing incredible things across the Island. However, here’s just a small snippet […]
Rebel Business School – Isle of Wight report 2026
Written by Amy Hall. At the beginning of 2026, we invited creative freelancers, makers, artists, performers and early-stage founders, to a free programme of out-of-the box training, with Rebel Business School. Formerly known as Pop Up Business School, Rebel has supported over 45,000 people worldwide since 2012 to start and grow businesses – many of them […]
Isle of Wight Events Compass guiding event planners to positive change
Written by Amy Hall. Creative Island facilitated the creation of the ‘Events Compass’ after attending Oerol, Europe’s largest site-specific arts festival, which takes place on the Island of Terschelling, in the ecologically-sensitive Wadden Sea region of the northern Netherlands. The importance of this area reflects the ecological importance of the Isle of Wight and it […]
13 more heritage stories will come to light through the Past Futures Fund
Creative Island and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) are proud to announce the 13 community organisations selected for the second round of Past Futures today. This heritage fund, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, provides vital investment to celebrate, archive, and share the everyday stories and unique traditions that […]
We’re commissioning an artist for the Island’s smallest art gallery. Could it be you?
Please note that applications for this call-out are now closed. We are inviting artists to submit a short Expression of Interest for an upcoming installation in the Re:Box public art space in Ryde as part of CAN YOU HEAR US?, the six-week celebration of creativity and culture taking place across the Isle of Wight from […]
[CLOSED] We’re hiring for an Admin and Communications Assistant!
Please note that applications for this role are now closed. Thank you. Creative Island is looking for an part-time, temporary administrator and communications assistant to help support the organisation through a busy period with the delivery of CAN YOU HEAR US? To download a short project description, please click here. Position: Administration and Communications Assistant (P/time […]
Over 60 creatives attend the 2026 IW Creative Conference
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s IW Creative Industries Conference on 24th March 2026 – whether you were in the room at Building 41 or tuning in via the live stream. It was a brilliant day of honest conversation, practical insight and shared thinking about what it means to […]
Arts Council England backs ambitious Isle of Wight programme connecting artists, schools and communities
Creative Island, the Cultural Development Agency for the Isle of Wight, is delighted to announce the programme for CAN YOU HEAR US? a six-week Island-wide celebration of creativity and culture, supported by Arts Council England’s Place Partnership Fund and taking place between 11th September and 24th October 2026. Featuring film, craft, public art, music, theatre, […]
Artist Announcement for ‘Landed’
Creative Island and the Isle of Wight National Landscape are pleased to announce Trudie Wilson, Laura Hathaway and Hector MacInnes as the commissioned artists for Landed, part of CAN YOU HEAR US? a celebration of creativity and culture taking place in Autumn this year. We’re excited to be collaborating with the Isle of Wight National Landscape on this project, to […]
Isle of Wight Book Awards celebrate literary talent at annual prize-giving lunch
It’s a week of award-giving on the Isle of Wight! On Tuesday, the annual Isle of Wight Book Awards opened the Island’s Literary Festival this week with a prize-giving lunch at the Island Sailing Club in Cowes. The 2025 Awards welcomed any book published in 2024 that was either set on or about the Isle […]