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Discover the latest exhibition in Sidmouth’s iconic red telephone boxes, now transformed into vibrant art spaces. We invite you to explore “THE POWER OF PLACE/WHERE I SIT,” featuring a captivating collection of prose and poetry inspired by the East Devon landscape. This twin installation showcases narratives from the @word_kitchen ‘s anthology, highlighting the experiences of both seasoned authors and budding poets. Join The Word Kitchen at this year’s @sidseafest on Saturday, 16th May, to obtain your copy of the anthology, POWER OF PLACE, and celebrate the creative spirit of our community 💛 @aced.east.devon @sidmouth.library #sidmouthoasiscafe #sidmouthcollege @exetercityoflit

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🎉 Congratulations to the successful recipients of our Creative East Devon Fund. 🎭 The new fund will provide a lifeline to 9 East Devon culture organisations and creatives to help fund their cultural project, festival or event. 💰 Total funding amounted to £19,810 👉 @opendoorexmouth : Community Arts Project during Exmouth Arts Weekend 👉 @sidmouthjazz : Education and Skills Programme 👉 @budleighmusicfestival : Music for All workshops and performances 👉 @sideshorecommunity : Print, Reuse, Rethink, a collaborative, artist-led environmental education initiative 👉 @eastdevonsoul : East Devon Soul Festival 2026 👉 @exmouthtowncouncil : Contemporary dance @exmouthfestival 👉 @sidmouthfolkfestival : Bridging the Gap. Free, inclusive workshops in music, dance, crafts and storytelling 👉 @swacart : art workshops for students and staff at East Devon primary schools. 👉 @doubleelephantprintworkshop : Featheredness creative project connecting local communities with bird communities of the Lower Otter Estuary through film, sound, creative writing and printmaking. 🔗 Find out more via link in bio 📸 Sidmouth Folk Festival © @kb_pho_vid #artsandcultureeastdevon #creativeeastdevonfund @kb_pho_vi d

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📢 May news 🎊 We are pleased to announce the new recipients of the latest round of our Creative East Devon Fund. ✍️ Don't forget to submit your nominations for ACED Volunteer of the Year 2026 by the deadline of 7 May. Other news: 👉Register for the next ACED Network Meeting 👉 May highlights 👉New artist opportunities 👉Latest training and funding opportunities 🔗 Read our May news - see link in bio 📸 photo credit: © Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival

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12 days ago

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✍️ Don't forget to get your applications in for ACED Volunteer of the Year! ⏰ Deadline: Thursday 7 May 🙋Honour your volunteer’s outstanding contribution to your arts / heritage organisation or festival and recognise the invaluable impact they make. 👉Open to East Devon residents who perform a volunteer role benefiting the arts and culture sector in East Devon. 🔗More details - see link in bio #volunteerweek #volunteering #volunteers #artsandcultureeastdevon #heritagevolunteering #volunteerappreciation

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27 days ago

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⏰ Artist mentoring - deadline approaching! Artists - don't forget to submit your applications for Curator Bank. ⁠Curator Bank offers artists one-to-one meetings with curators based in organisations across the South West who generously give their time in-kind. ⁠Artists are matched with curators who can offer the support identified, and have relevant areas of interest and experience. You can see the full list of curators on @visualartssw website: .uk/ ⁠📅Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2026.⁠ 🔗 ⁠To find out more, visit link in @visualartssw bio. #curatorbank #vasw #visualartssw

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1 month ago

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You're invited to meet 'The People of Power'! 📆 Thurs 18 April, 6pm 📍 @kennaway_house sidmouth 👋 Meet artist @pollymeyrickart who will explain why she was so inspired by these people of power. 📽️ Watch FREE film featuring the inspiring stories of the people in the portraits. Enjoy FREE Energy exhibition: ➡️ Discover how Sidmouth organisations and businesses tapped into funding to save on their energy costs. 💰 Find out how much they spent and how much they are saving. ➡️ Free advice on retrofitting, avoiding fuel poverty, and top tips on keeping warm and saving money. ➡️ Sign up for a FREE thermal imaging service which will show you where your home is losing heat and money. ☕ Refreshments available and pay bar This project was partly funded through ACED's Creative East Devon Fund

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🤞 ACED wishes Sidmouth and Exmouth the best of luck in their UK Town of Culture bids. 🏛️ @exmouthtowncouncil and Sidmouth are amongst the applicants to be the UK's first Town of Culture. 🎉 This is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate and share the unique stories of our towns, and the local arts and culture enjoyed by residents and visitors from far and wide. ⏰ A shortlist for the UK Town of Culture competition will be announced in the spring, and the winner will be announced in early 2027. @eastdevondistrictcouncil

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🎉East Devon Festival Fund A new fund has opened today to support festivals across East Devon. 💰 Grants of up to £2,000 ✍️ Applications must support promotional and marketing activity targeting audiences from outside the district to visit East Devon 👉 The grants will help contribute to the local economy and promote East Devon as a vibrant cultural destination. ⏰ Deadline: Thursday 30 April, 5pm. 🔗 More info and apply - see link in bio

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📢 April news ✍️ Applications are open for this year’s ACED Volunteer of the Year. We are also delighted to share a new funding opportunity for East Devon Festivals. Other news: 👉 Register the Summer ACED Network Meeting 👉 Add your culture events to the East Devon Excellence directory 👉New artist opportunities 👉Latest training and funding opportunities 🔗 Read our April news - see link in bio 📸 photo credit: © Moby Hill, Swimmers

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Some images from the Shellfish Equinox celebrating mussels & oysters of the Exe: singing & sounding, art & creativity, science, heritage, regeneration, water quality, film, restoration, economy, community, local food. "Interweaving heritage, nature and arts to support local community is powerful, this was an empowering day!" – participant "The feeling of community. Sharing a common aim to build a more ecologically sound present and future. Diverse people stepping up, wanting to be involved in making a difference" – participant "I feel like I've just been in outer space" - participant (Living with Oyster films) thanks to everyone involved! :-) Creative East Devon Fund & Ingham Fisheries @lou_insta_art @soundwalksexeter @olivefitzgerald_ @indiehansford #exeestuary #devonwildlife #lympstone #restoration #waterquality #shellfish More on Tidelines.uk/blog/ photos @theadoraphotos @jennysteerphotographer

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🏆ACED Volunteer of the Year 2026 🙋Honour your volunteer’s outstanding contribution to your arts / heritage organisation or festival and recognise the invaluable impact they make. 📝Nominating is easy. Just submit up to 250 words about your volunteer and three words to describe them. 👉Open to East Devon residents who perform a volunteer role benefiting the arts and culture sector in East Devon. ⏰Deadline: 7 May, 5pm. 🔗More details - see link in bio #volunteerweek #volunteering #volunteers #artsandcultureeastdevon #heritagevolunteering #volunteerappreciation 📸 photo credit Emily Appleton

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We are thrilled to have received so many applications to this round of the Creative East Devon Fund. The Fund is now closed. 📅Successful recipients will be notified by the beginning of April. 🎥Take a look at the inspiring projects from recent recipients of the fund. 🔗 To watch our film, see link in bio or follow this link https://youtu.be/UcfuGlBO0yQ?si=K5cEW81tdYuV2-wj #creativeeastdevonfund #artsandcultureeastdevon

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