Peterborough Culture Forum is commissioning 3 artists, creatives or activists connected to Peterborough or Cambridgeshire to host 3 Culture Forum sessions between June 2025 – March 2026. These commissions are an opportunity to develop your facilitation skills, build your network, and strengthen your leadership portfolio.

 

We will provide you with:

  • Training in facilitation skills from an external provider (value approximately £450).

  • Support in planning and delivering your sessions.

  • A budget for catering, consumables, venue hire, and external speakers / trainings.

  • A delivery fee of £850 per commission.

You will:

  • Attend the training session in late April 2025, and reflect on applying the learning.

  • Work with Jumped Up Theatre and the Peterborough Cultural Alliance (PCA) to plan and deliver your sessions.

  • Deliver 3 sessions.

  • Attend at least one other Peterborough Culture Forum session.

  • Connect with the commissioning partners (Jumped Up and the PCA) and other hosts; sharing contacts, support and reflections.

  • Advocate to others in your network to participate in the Peterborough Culture Forum and in other opportunities provided by the PCA.

 

The monthly Culture Forum sessions are a mix of:

  • In-person sessions (such as at Peterborough Museum) or online.

  • Free flow networking sessions, socials, training and professional development, or themed around a hot topic or shared concern / challenge.

  • Lunch-time and evening sessions

  • People – anyone who identifies as an artist or creative, leading or working for an arts, heritage or cultural organisation or community group, as a community leader, or as an advocate for arts, heritage or culture, are welcome to attend.

More information about the Culture Forum is available on the Jumped Up website and relevant blog posts:

 

What we are looking for:

  • Peterborough or Cambridgeshire linked creatives or activists (who live and/or work in the area) who are either new to leadership, or can evidence that this a timely opportunity to develop their skills and profile as a leader.

  • Candidates who can demonstrate an interest in supporting the needs of other cultural practitioners, and are curious in facilitating interesting conversations and opportunities which will create change for others.

  • We are keen to hear from candidates who reflect sections of the community who are under-represented in the leadership of the cultural sector, i.e. young people (i.e. aged 18 - 25), Global Majority and migrant populations, people who identify as Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent, and those who have lived experience of socio-economic disadvantage.

 

How to Apply:

Please submit a CV and an Expression of Interest to Sarah via email by Monday 10 March.

The Expression of Interest can be in the form of a document (2 A4 pages maximum) or a video (5 minutes maximum with Zoom quality).

The Expression of Interest should outline why you are interested in the commission, your skills and experience that are relevant to the opportunity, and what you would like to get out of the opportunity.

There will be an information session from 1:00pm - 2:00pm on Tuesday 18 February; please contact Sarah via email to sign up, or for any other queries.