About Creative Hertfordshire
Creative Hertfordshire
It is a free online resource that allows anyone within the creative business and arts community in Hertfordshire to showcase work, find available training and support, and network with others. It provides a one-stop-shop for creative people and organisations to find out about who is working creatively in the county. It is designed to encourage interactivity and networking and to help businesses find one another and work together.
Register with the site
If you’re a creative of any kind, be it an artist, producer, creative organisation, creative business or venue, you can create a profile page and showcase your work to others in Hertfordshire and beyond. There is absolutely no cost to do this. Simply click here to register and begin creating your profile.
Of course, you don’t have to publish content on the site to join. You can still interact with the creative community here, or even share a profile you like with your friends via social media.
Receive newsletter updates
To get updates from the site without joining, you can simply sign up for our newsletter, packed with the best creative content.
Key features of www.creativehertfordshire.com:
Here are a few key features of the site available to users:
We Welcome – join our Directory! Find profile pages for artists, organisations, creative individuals, businesses or venues, listed in a dynamic, searchable directory covering the whole of the Arts & Creative business community, from artists to festivals, web designers, poets, musicians, galleries, architects and theatre companies to name a few. Make sure your organisation is on here and also say if you have a space for hire, so people can contact you!
We Connect – find useful contacts that work across Hertfordshire and in particular districts or boroughs. There’s also a list of National Support Agencies worth knowing about. If we have missed anyone, please let us know.
We Promote – opportunities to develop your creative and cultural activity in Hertfordshire. This section helps you find essential funding, jobs, training and marketing opportunities. You can also see Creative Hertfordshire members who have venues and spaces for hire, whether that be studio space, commercial or community venues, galleries, theatre or creative making space.
We Share – news, case studies, insight and toolkits, and essential information on key topics. All identified and shared by the county’s cultural and creative community.
Newsletter – regular newsletters will be sent to registered users of the site, highlighting key additions to the site and opportunities for the network.
Make sure to click ‘receive newsletter’ in your account settings to make sure you’re signed up! The Creative Hertfordshire newsletter is a snapshot of news and opportunities around the county.
Herts Cultural Partnership
The Herts Cultural Partnership (HCP) provides some essential infrastructure to support the work of the wider cultural sector in Hertfordshire. HCP will be supported by organisations and networks with a keen interest in the success and growth of the county’s cultural sector.
The Herts Cultural Partnership (HCP) is hosted in the University of Hertfordshire (UH). UH staff will perform specific roles to support the co-ordination and promotion of the partnership. HCP work programmes will be shared by partners, not just be delivered by UH staff.
The Herts Cultural Partnership co-ordinates partnership projects including:
- Creative Hertfordshire
- The Herts Cultural Education Partnership
- Creating More
Mission:
Working strategically and collaboratively to improve the lives of the people of Hertfordshire, by using the power of cultural and creative activity to tackle inequality and disadvantage
Our collective mission is to create a dynamic and sustainable cultural sector that makes a positive impact on people’s lives by:
a) Supporting a vibrant and resilient economy – supporting the creative economy and to enabling Hertfordshire residents to access opportunities for sustainable employment.
b) Placemaking – exploring how to integrate arts, culture and heritage into high streets and community spaces to ensure Hertfordshire is a vibrant and engaging place to live, work, and visit.
c) Enhancing health and wellbeing – exploiting the ability for arts and culture to improve the mental and physical health of Hertfordshire residents.
d) Promoting inclusive communities – ensuring our cultural activity reflect and support Hertfordshire’s diverse population, promoting identity, belonging and inclusivity.
Hertfordshire Cultural Education Partnership (HCEP)
We aim to ensure all young people living and learning in Hertfordshire are accessing a varied and rewarding cultural life.
Supported led by the University of Hertfordshire, HCEP brings together partners who aspire to improve the lives of Hertfordshire’s children and young people through access to high quality arts and culture.
HCEP believes:
- Every young person has a right to a high quality creative and cultural education within and beyond the school day
- The impact of an excellent creative and cultural education is, individual well-being, employability & economic growth
- A sustainable offer requires strong partnerships and well-connected, cross-sector networks led by the education and cultural sectors
- Engagement in arts and culture helps children live healthy, creative lives developing both emotional resilience and physical well-being
Visit the HCEP site
Sign up to our half termly newsletter
We are excited to introduce you to our HCEP Newsletter! Here, you will find a broad spectrum of arts-related news and details of cultural activities, as well as a platform for termly communication of wider stories from our partners. We look forward to connecting with the creative community in Hertfordshire and working together to advocate for greater cultural inclusion and access for young people across the county.
