October, and Autumn, has come so quickly! There’s some great opportunities happening over the next couple of weeks. Please read on for information about upcoming events, including big things for the Cultural Compact –
From The Cultural Compact –
I’m delighted to announce our next Culture Network event is happening at Lighthouse Poole on Thursday 22nd October. This time, we’re teaming up with Your Shout to facilitate an an evening of inspiring talks on ‘Journeys’ from Global Majority creative leaders, with time for attendees to meet new people, hear different perspectives and be part of the conversation shaping our creative community.
Join us at Lighthouse from 5.30-8.00pm on Thursday 22nd October. As with previous Culture Network events, tickets are free and bookable via THIS LINK. We are offering our £30 freelancer fee through the ballot here. The panel will be announced later this week.
BID WRITER WANTED
We’re looking for an experienced Arts Council Bid Writer to support us with an upcoming Under £30k application for an exciting, compact-supported project in Bournemouth. Please contact Rohan Gotobed via email if interested as soon as possible, by Friday 9th October.
WEBSITE DIRECTORY
Our Website now features an artist directory for organisations and freelancers living and working across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole. We hope it will be a useful long-lasting tool to connect artists from different disciplines. If you’d like to join, then please submit a listing here.
From BEAF –
We are excited to invite you to the launch of Bournemouth Education Arts Foundation! Thursday 8 October, 5.30pm-7.30pm | All free, all welcome
Wickham Works, Wickham Road, Pokesdown, Bournemouth BH7 6JX
Join us at one of Boscombe’s hidden gems, opening specially for our launch event. This is the very space where our story began, and we now welcome you to enjoy a showcase of our incredible journey with a premiere screening featuring our groundbreaking Outsiders Project.
Come and explore the Boscombe Arts Trail! Sat 10 and Sun 11 October, 12pm-5pm | All free, all welcome
Explore our artist studios, get to know resident artists, and discover incredible artwork created from our Access BEAF project across two exhibitions.
From The Script’s the Thing –
Save the date for this year’s Script’s the Thing Festival, hosted at Dorchester Arts on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October. With over eighty short plays, as well as talks and workshops, this will be a fantastic opportunity for writers and performing artists to meet and connect with others from across the UK.
From Pavilion Dance South West –
Please see here for a vacancy at PDSW. They’re looking for a venue supervisor. This frontline customer role is part of the Venue team responsible for providing a warm welcome to artists, creatives, all visitors, and staff. You will be a hub for our busy building, providing a first port-of-call for information whilst acting as the day-to-day operational lead for the building and supporting and motivating the team.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 2 November 2026
From DreamScreen Productions
StoryTellers is a new weekend creative writing class for young people aged 11–18, run by local screenwriters Richard Bellamy and Suha Al Khalifa of DreamScreen Productions. Students will learn to develop characters, stories and dialogue for scripts, then collaborate on an original audio drama to record.
The two-hour classes will take place at Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth and cost £25 per session. Full details and sign-up are at storytellers.
From Outside In:
Outside In are recruiting for an artist co-facilitator for our monthly art group, Make Art: Bournemouth. We are looking for artists who have some experience of facilitation and who want to grow their skills further. Please could you share this information with anyone you think might be interested to apply?
They will be working alongside artist facilitator Stuart Milburn to support a growing creative community in Bournemouth, for artists who face barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance and isolation.
For more information and how to apply, please visit our website:
https://outsidein.org.uk/news/make-art-bournemouth-facilitator/
The deadline is 5pm on 11th October.
That’s all folks! Many thanks for reading and submitting your info as always. Our next newsletter will be out at the beginning of November, so please send us your events and opportunities by Friday 30th October.
Photo credited to Jayne Jackson