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Curious Minds: Curious Creatives Network

Do you work within cultural education? Are you looking for a vibrant and inclusive freelance creatives network to connect with? We meet once a month. Join us!

Join the Curious Creatives Network for inspiration, learning and connection. These network sessions are free and take place online over Zoom once a month.

Our network is all about embracing diversity and inclusive practices, bringing together a wide range of creatives working in the cultural education space. Each month we hold a space for engaging discussions and networking opportunities. We often feature speakers who share their valuable experiences and practices in the creative and education sector. From trauma-informed practice to empowering youth, our topics cover a broad spectrum to enrich your knowledge and skills.

We welcome your input on the topics we cover. This is a participant-led group, and we’re always eager to hear from you about the areas you’d like us to explore.

The sessions are informal and interactive, with an opportunity to network and find out more about each others work.

Who is the Network for?

This network is for anyone with an interest and commitment to creating high quality work for, by and with children and young people. You may be an artist, creative, teacher, producer, programme manager, director, policy maker, freelancer or part of an organisation.

We are aiming to build a diverse network of professionals from across the cultural and education sectors.

Coming up

Thursday 28 November: Natasha Ryan, Education Manager at The Poetry Society

12pm – 1.15pm, Online
The Poetry Society, the UK’s leading poetry organisation. It has an extensive education programme, including work in formal educational settings such as schools and colleges, and informal work with poets of all ages. Before joining The Poetry Society, Natasha completed a PhD in French nineteenth-century poetry.

Thursday 19th December: End of year Networking

12pm – 1.15pm, Online
Join us for an end of year networking event! An opportunity to celebrate and share some of your achievements from 2024 and look forward to 2025.

Thursday 30 January: Diane Morgan, Arts & Culture Consultant and Producer

12pm – 1.15pm, Online

Diane is passionate about people, places, organisations, and big ideas. She creatively approaches helping arts and cultural organisations to be more adaptive, more resilient, to innovate and to change more lives. Her projects often focus on diversity, inclusion and young people.

Diane has worked with Leeds Playhouse, the National Theatre, De La Warr Pavilion, Create Music, Charleston Trust, Kensington and Chelsea Council, Two Temple Place, Theatre by the Lake and Wysing Arts Centre.