New Forest
The New Forest is an area of outstanding natural beauty and is home to a diverse collective of arts and cultural organisations, from museums and galleries to music and theatre companies.
Folio
Folio is a collective of professional arts and cultural organisations based in the New Forest. Folio exists to seek out and grasp opportunities only open through collaboration. Spanning museums, galleries, theatre and music, the Folio organisations cover a broad spectrum of artistic and cultural fields.
Culture Connects is supporting development of the wider Folio partnership, which includes Hampshire Cultural Trust venues Forest Arts Centre and Rockbourne Roman Villa.
Culture in Common
In 2019, Folio, along with New Forest District Council, the New Forest National Park Authority, and Energise Me, applied to Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places fund to deliver Culture in Common.
“Creative People and Places is about more people taking the lead in choosing, creating and taking part in arts and culture experiences in the places where they live.”
Meet your cultural development manager: Laura Bullivant
Laura has worked at Hampshire Cultural Trust since 2012. She has held a number of roles each focusing on community engagement, cultural programming and social impact through cross-sector partnerships. Laura joined the cultural development team in October 2024 and is focused on supporting the development of Folio, the New Forest’s creative cultural network.