Arts development
We support a wide range of arts opportunities for local people of all ages, in all sorts of areas, including writing, dance, visual arts, drama, music, participatory arts, and crafts. We also provide a range of grant support.
Contact the Arts Team
Contact local Arts or Leisure Development Officers at the district, borough and city councils.
Derbyshire Arts Partnership (opens in a new window) is the forum for joint working on arts development between local authorities in Derbyshire, to drive the development of arts across Derbyshire.
Our many projects include artsderbyshire, creative industries development, artist marketing grants, arts and health work, dance development, Derbyshire Arts Development Group, Live and Local, and associated projects Derbyshire Open Arts, Festival's Online Toolkit, Derbyshire Film and Threads.
For more information about any of these see the projects (opens in a new window) section of artsderbyshire.
artsderbyshire (opens in a new window) is the hub for arts activities and news across Derbyshire and Derby City, including a directory of Derbyshire artists and arts organisations, What's On and Artist newsletters, opportunities, activities, festivals, links, advice and resources.
Creative Derbyshire (opens in a new window) provides information for creative businesses in the county, including training courses, business advice and business news.