Advice and Information: for artists

This section of the site is intended to provide artists, the general public and those with an interest in employing artists with useful information and advice.

From here you can:

find out about getting funding for all aspects of the arts
find out why volunteering in the arts can be so rewarding
look at the issues involved with employing an artist
get help with developing your artistic business professionally

Arts officers in Derbyshire

Contact your Derbyshire Arts Development Officer.

Derbyshire literature development

Find out about activities for readers and writers in Derbyshire.

Arts Award

Find out about Arts Award, a new scheme that values, celebrates and rewards the views, artistic practice and leadership of young people who get involved in the arts.

Featured blogs

Here are some of artsderbyshire's favourite artsblogs. If you know of others, please let us know by emailing: editor@artsderbyshire.org.uk.

Artscounselling: Mark Robinson of Arts Council England shares his thoughts on arts policy and development - and an entertaining array of related concerns!
Guardian Culture Blogs: Cover everything from music to books to festivals.