Creative directory
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The Culture Connects directory is a free creative resource open to anyone involved in the creative industries across Hampshire, designed to help you showcase your skills, connect meaningfully, and discover opportunities.
The Culture Connects directory is a free creative resource open to anyone involved in the creative industries across Hampshire, designed to help you showcase your skills, connect meaningfully, and discover opportunities.
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Jobs and commissions
New Forest Creative Commissions
- New Forest
Culture Connects
16.01.2026
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16.01.2026
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Individual
Helen Wallbridge – Hampshire Community Heritage & Wellbeing
- Eastleigh |
- Hampshire |
- New Forest
I am a community archaeologist & wellbeing facilitator.
I love to discover and tell untold stories from the past & to help people discover history & engage in cultural heritage. I help heritage organisations with community engagement, co-creation, education, outreach & interpretation. I offer public historical walks and talks.
I am passionate about the role heritage can play in wellbeing & communities. I enjoy taking heritage into care settings & groups, with through reminiscence & object handling. I have completed the Green Dementia Care programme am looking forward to offering Elders of the Woods sessions very soon. In community venues, I run Arts, Crafts & Archaeology workshops & work with social prescribers.
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Jobs and commissions
Bringing Union Yard, Aldershot, to life
- Aldershot
Kate Shrewsday, Culture Connects
05.11.2025
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28.11.2025
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Damian Kelly Basher
- Hampshire |
- New Forest |
- Winchester
Damian is the Hampshire Poet 2024-26. He works with arts organisations, councils, schools, museums and community groups to get people to connect & have fun performing and writing poetry. He also does commissions and residencies. Damian is an experienced spoken word poet. He’s performed at events and festivals around the UK (Royal Albert Hall, Edingburgh Fringe, Brighton Fringe, WOMAD) and The British School in Rome. ” With written and spoken word, images and performance I explore how we live now: with each other, the more-than-human world and our changing climate.
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Event
Winchester Cultural Network Group – November 2025
- Winchester
Emalene Hickman
12.11.2025
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12.11.2025
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Training
Generate Skills – GDPR Protecting Your Data Without Losing Sleep
- Gosport
Hampshire Cultural Trust
03.12.2025
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03.12.2025
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Individual
Sophie Robinson
- Hampshire |
- Havant |
- Petersfield
Hello! I’m a creative family and brand photographer making uplifting images to build connection. A former architect with 17 years’ photographic experience, my approach is inclusive and collaborative. My work helps to captivate and convert audiences for like-minded clients by reflecting their values and bringing creations to life. I carry out portraits & headshots; behind-the-scenes & lifestyle content; event coverage; and spatial or product photography. My portfolio includes work with designers, performers, makers, sustainable brands and entrepreneurs.
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Funding
Generate Grants
- Gosport
Hampshire Cultural Trust
01.10.2025
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07.11.2025
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Training
Generate Skills – Getting Started with TikTok & Instagram
- Gosport
Hampshire Cultural Trust
04.11.2025
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04.11.2025
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Training
Generate Skills – Community Engagement Essentials
- Gosport
Hampshire Cultural Trust
23.10.2025
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23.10.2025
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Training
Generate Skills – Intro to AI
- Gosport
Hampshire Cultural Trust
22.10.2025
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22.10.2025
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Individual
Alys Scott-Hawkins
- Eastleigh |
- Hampshire |
- National
I’m an artist based in Southampton, and I work freelance as a specialist in Artist Support, helping other creative people with their work.
Drawing on my 20+ years experience as an animation director, creative business owner, university lecturer, and work with local and national arts organisations, I provide one-to-one advice and support with:
finding opportunities and building networks
planning a project or activity
feedback on your work
making an application for funding
managing work-life balance
I also run workshops, deliver training and host panel discussions events and crit groups, and I provide access support for funding applications. I’m happy to meet in-person or online.
Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to know more.
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Space
Aldershot Contemporary
- Aldershot |
- Alton |
- Farnborough
Aldershot Contemporary
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Jobs and commissions
Animating Farnborough Craft Fair: DEADLINE EXTENDED
- Farnborough
Kate Shrewsday, Culture Connects
15.09.2025
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17.10.2025
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Organisation
Chapel Arts Studios
- Andover |
- Hampshire |
- National
Chapel Arts Studios (CAS) is a socially engaged contemporary visual arts charity based in Andover, Hampshire. We are one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations (NPO). We believe that in a disconnected community with lack of access to cultural opportunities for all, we create a home of connections and possibilities through art. By being part of the cultural transformation of Andover and championing inclusion and creative potential in the wider region, we inspire our communities and nurture creatives, transforming lives. We are home to a network of associate artists, of all ages and career stages.
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Space
Training Room, meeting rooms and hot desking
- Aldershot
Aldershot Enterprise Centre
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Organisation
The Diving Museum
- Gosport
The Diving Museum is located in No2 Battery Stokes Bay Road Gosport. The museum is undergoing a redevelopment to repair and improve the building making more of it accessible to the public. The plans include new displays which will tell 3 stories: the history of diving, the history of No2 Battery, and the story of Stokes Bay.
Until May 2025 the museum had been managed and operated solely by volunteers. Following funding and as part of the redevelopment it now has a small museum team of employed staff.
The museum will reopen in 2026 and offer events, activities, and an education programme.
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Panda-monium
- Hampshire |
- New Forest |
- Winchester
Panda-monium are Hampshire’s leading panda-harmonium duo. They work with arts organisations and community groups. Their shows are always fun, friendly and appeal to people from all backgrounds, ages and cultures.
“Panda-monium is stress-relief at its finest and leaves everyone happy. Not just to be recommended, but prescribed” – Matt West, Director Artful Scribe.
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Organisation
Sustainable Conservation Trust
- Hampshire
We’re the Sustainable Conservation Trust (SCT) – a not-for-profit team of architects, artists, and placemakers reusing historic buildings through creative collaboration and technology. From forts and slaughterhouses to alleyways and pop-ups, we bring forgotten spaces back to life with community at the heart. Our base at the Old Pay Office in Historic Dockyard is a living lab for residencies, skills workshops, and test projects. We welcome creatives of all kinds to join us in reimagining heritage – as a platform, not a museum piece. If you’re a local maker, artist, designer, photographer, coder, or storyteller and think heritage is more than bricks and plaques – let’s talk.
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Organisation
Energise Me
- Hampshire
Energise Me is a charity that champions physical activity for all in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are working hard to make it easier for everyone to move more. Our goal is to create a happier, healthier and stronger future for local people. We won’t rest until everyone has the confidence, support and opportunity to be active on their own terms. Physical activity transforms lives. Our work is helping people to reduce their risk of major illnesses and depression. With your help, we are enabling communities to thrive. But we still have a long way to go. We are one of 42 Active Partnerships who work with partners to create an active nation.
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Individual
Susmita Bhattacharya
- Eastleigh |
- Hampshire |
- Winchester
My debut novel, The Normal State of Mind (Parthian, 2015) was long listed for the Mumbai Association of Moving Images (MAMI) Word to Screen Prize. Table Manners (Dahlia Books, 2018) won the Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection in 2019. My short stories have been featured on BBC Radio 4.
I develop and deliver writing workshops for various art galleries and organisations around Hampshire and beyond. I teach creative writing at University of Winchester and am a trustee of The Winchester Poetry Festival. I’ve also developed ands teach a short story course for Professional Writing Academy.
I’m co-founder of Write Beyond Borders, a transnational mentoring project writers from South Asia and its diaspora.
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Training
Risk Assessment in the Creative, Cultural & Heritage Sector
- Hampshire
Artswork
18.11.2025
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Individual
Catherine Leonard
- Hampshire |
- Winchester
I work for INTO, the International National Trusts Organisation, to protect cultural heritage and promote sustainable development globally. With a background in heritage advocacy and international collaboration, I bring a passion for connecting people and places. Living in Hampshire, I’m inspired by its rich cultural landscape and committed to ensuring that creativity and heritage are accessible, inclusive, future-facing (and occasionally muddy).
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Organisation
Flip Computing Ltd
- Hampshire |
- Winchester
Flip Computing is an inclusion-first technology education company for all ages with a focus on creative technology. We create and review technical curriculums for primary school through to industry professionals. We have worked with Unity and the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. We provide consultancy on making technology education resources and tools inclusive and accessible.
We’re the creators of Flock XR a browser-based 3D coding and creativity tool for young people aged 9-14+. Flock XR (eXtended Reality) allows young people to expressive themselves creatively and develop forward-facing skills for careers in creative and tech industries. Flock XR is free to use and has received funding from NLnet Foundation and the UK Game Fund.
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Individual
James Perrett
- Petersfield
I have been involved in the music business for over 35 years as a studio engineer and later specialising more in restoring and mastering recordings. I work for both individual artists and record labels. I have a strong interest in helping to promote music and also helping people with music technology – particularly as a moderator on the Sound On Sound forum.
I also have an electronic engineering and computing background which helps me to make sense of much of the new technology that it constantly emerging.
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Individual
Simon Peter Green
- Andover
I am a photographer passionate about social documentary, environmental portraiture, and visual sociology.
I try to place ethics at the core of my practice, often working in socially engaged ways and via partner negotiation and collaboration.
Previously I was a firefighter for 24 years, and then transitioned to event production, working globally with renowned clients like Duke Dumont, Wu-Tang Clan, Pusha T and many others.
After leaving the touring life, I earned a BA and MFA in photography (with distinction) at the University for the Creative Arts and now here I am doing what I love.
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Organisation
Army Flying Museum
- Andover
Immerse yourself in the fascinating story of British Army flying by visiting a hidden gem. The Army Flying Museum sits adjacent to the Army Air Corps Airfield at Middle Wallop, just 10 minutes from Andover. The Museum houses the impressive journey of British soldiers in the air from the pioneering days of balloons and kites to the Glider Pilot Regiment landing at Arnhem, right through to modern helicopter operations. Visitors are frequently surprised at the volume of artefacts, medals, fixed wing and rotary aircraft. Imaginative displays with a clever use of interactives provide for fascinating insight into the history of British Army aviation. The Museum offers a packed event programme and free activities for children at school holidays
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Individual
Rebecca Lyon
- Basingstoke |
- Hampshire |
- Winchester
I am a children’s playwright, poet and community creative writing facilitator. With fifteen years experience working in the sector, I have had multiple plays for primary school age children to perform published and have had works for children and families commissioned from theatres and arts organisations. My playwrighting focus is on inclusive history that is curriculum-adjacent or locally relevant and I’m particularly passionate about amplifying the stories of marginalised women and girls from the past. I work with schools and in the community delivering a range of bespoke workshops to young people, families and to those living with dementia and their carers.
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Space
Spaces to hire for meetings, training, conferences, groups, and celebrations
- Gosport
Rowner Community Trust
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Funding
Jerwood Art Fund Commissions
- Hampshire
Art Fund
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Funding
Supporting Communities Grant
- Aldershot |
- Farnborough
Rushmoor Borough Council
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Funding
Capacity Builder
- Hampshire
Museum Development South West
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Funding
Supporting grassroots music
- Hampshire
Arts Council England
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Space
Tower Auditorium Theatre
- Winchester
Kings' School Sports and Community Centre
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Space
Planetarium
- Winchester
Winchester Science Centre
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Space
The Nutshell
- Winchester
Discarded Nut
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