Get Involved
There are lots of ways you can get involved…
Advisory Group – open to residents in the Staffordshire Moorlands with no experience of working in arts and culture. Email hello@outsidearts.org for more information.
Youth Advisory Group – for 14-18 year olds from the Staffordshire Moorlands. Email hello@outsidearts.org if you’re interested in coming along to see what it’s all about.
Steering Groups for:
The Leek Polish Connection – keep up to date with the project by joining The Leek Polish Connection Facebook group.
The Festival of Brilliant – help shape next year’s festival! Find out about the steering group and how you could be part of it at Biddulph Library on Tuesday 22nd October, 6pm. Book your place here. If you can’t make the event but you’d like to know more, email hello@outsidearts.org
Pride in the Moorlands
Do you have any ideas for a future Pride event for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025? Join the Pride in the Moorlands Facebook group or email us at hello@outsidearts.org
Creative Moorlands
Winter Meet – Friday 17th January 2025, 10am-12pm at Leek Building Society Conference Room, Strangman Street, Leek, ST13 5DQ
Join us for our fourth Creative Moorlands get together, a place for artists and creatives across the Moorlands to gather, share information about what they’re working on, build new networks, find out about funding opportunities, share resources, and find ways to support and inspire one another. This is a chance to meet other creatives from across the Moorlands, and to get updates from the OUTSIDE team and the local council team about their upcoming plans. Book your free tickets here.
Join the Creative Moorlands group on Facebook here.
1-2-1 Sessions with the OUTSIDE team
As part of our support for the cultural sector in the Moorlands we are offering 1-2-1 sessions via Zoom. You can book a 1-2-1 with the Director of OUTSIDE Sarah Bird. Occasionally the Chair of the OUTSIDE board Susan Clarke or our Operations Manager Katie Aldous may also be available.
These sessions are free to creatives across the Moorlands. They can be used to explore ideas or seek advice, if you are creating an event, looking for fundraising advice, developing your creative practice, building partnerships and new networks, or looking for information on organisational management, business or just fancy a catch up and chat about the cultural sector, please book a session.
Dates for next sessions to be released soon.
Work Placements
Looking for a placement, work experience (formal or informal) or an internship?
OUTSIDE offer a flexible approach to work experience, skills development and placements. There are a range of different opportunities available including digital marketing, business administration, events management, community arts and fundraising.
We welcome a conversation with individuals or educational establishments about what that experience could look like.
Looking for an experience to support your studies, career or just to try something new?
Get in touch, email katie.aldous@outsidearts.org
Volunteer
We believe everyone has a creative streak, it just needs to be unearthed and stimulated to flourish. If OUTSIDE sounds like something you’d like to get involved with, we’d love to hear from you. Please fill in this form to register your interest in volunteering opportunities or email volunteer@outsidearts.org
Sign up to our volunteer newsletter here
Partner with us
If you’re an artist or organisation based in the Staffordshire Moorlands and interested in getting involved with OUTSIDE, please email hello@outsidearts.org
Keep in touch
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Support us
We’re in the Staffordshire Moorlands Community Lottery which means you can support OUTSIDE and be in the draw to win up to £25,000. Tickets cost just £1 a week and 60% goes to local good causes in our community. Buy tickets and support us here.
Donation option coming soon!