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SUMMARY:Festive Networking
DESCRIPTION:Festive Networking at Discover Bucks Museum\nMonday 9 December\, 1:00pm–3:30pmDiscover Bucks Museum\, Aylesbury \nJoin us for our end-of-year Festive Networking event — an afternoon designed to bring together creative individuals\, artists and cultural organisations from across Buckinghamshire. \nAs part of our Sector Development plans for 2025\, this gathering offers an opportunity to reconnect\, share updates\, explore new ideas and celebrate the work taking place across the county. Alongside open networking\, you’ll hear short presentations from local creatives and experience an immersive digital installation. \nProgramme Highlights\n\nSerena Marija (Sanctuary of Creation)An introduction to her immersive digital installation\, followed by Q&A.\nJames KenworthA project update on his latest Aylesbury-based work\, The Newham Plays for Bucks.\nLiezl De Wouters\, Dew DanceInsights into Come to the Water and an evolving collaboration with a local composer.\n\nIf you have a project update you’d like to share\, you’re very welcome to get in touch — additional contributors can be added to the programme. \nRunning Order\n\n11:00 – Speakers arrive and set up\n13:00–13:50 – Guest arrival\, installation viewing\, festive food and networking\n13:50–14:00 – Welcome from Bucks Culture\n14:00–14:20 – Serena Marija\n14:20–14:40 – James Kenworth\n14:40–15:00 – Liezl De Wouters\nFrom 15:00 – Networking continues with festive cocktails\, mocktails and seasonal treats\n\nJoin us for a warm and welcoming afternoon celebrating creativity\, collaboration and community spirit in Buckinghamshire. \nLocation: Discover Bucks Museum\, AylesburyBooking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festive-networking-tickets-1954803161879?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl \nFree Entry \n  \n 
URL:https://buckinghamshireculture.org/event/festive-networking-project-updates-and-successes/
LOCATION:Discover Bucks Museum\, 9 Church Street\, Aylesbury\, HP20 2QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Sector Development
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SUMMARY:International Women's Day 2026: 'Give To Gain'
DESCRIPTION:International Women’s Day 2026 theme is ‘Give To Gain’ \nWhen we give\, we gain. \nTogether\, let’s help forge gender equality through abundant giving. \nThe IWD 2026 Give To Gain Campaign encourages a mindset of generosity and collaboration. \nGive To Gain emphasizes the power of reciprocity and support. When people\, organizations\, and communities give generously\, opportunities and support for women increase. Giving is not a subtraction\, it’s intentional multiplication. When women thrive\, we all rise. \nWhether through donations\, knowledge\, resources\, infrastructure\, visibility\, advocacy\, education\, training\, mentoring\, or time\, contributing to women’s advancement helps create a more supportive and interconnected world. \nWhat will you Give to Gain gender equality? \nWe are delighted to be joined by Sarah Corbett\, founder of the Craftivist Collective \n\nBio; Sarah P Corbett is an award-winning activist\, author and Founding Director of the global Craftivist Collective. Born into an activist family in Everton: fourth most deprived ward in the UK. A professional campaigner most recently with Oxfam GB. Corbett founded the Craftivist Collective in 2009 to engage non-activists and influential target audiences globally to deliver what she coined ‘Gentle Protest’ tactics. Her pioneering work has directly helped change hearts\, minds\, policies and laws around the world. Corbett works with national charities such as Save the Children\, Mind and The Climate Coalition amongst others\, creates bespoke events for museums and and galleries such as Tate\, V&A\, Maker Faire USA as well as collaborates with unusual allies such as Secret Cinema to reach new and nervous audiences to activism. Her craftivism campaign with ShareAction directly led to Marks and Spencer paying the real Living Wage to 50\,000 staff – Corbett received The Economic Justice Campaigner of the Year Award for this from the Sheila McKechnie Foundation and became a lifelong Ashoka Fellow. WWF used Corbett’s 10-point manifesto to create their own successful craftivism campaign that led to a change in law to protect migrating birds. Corbett co-created the new Girlguiding Craftivism badge (2018)\, has exhibited in Stockholm (2015)\, Helsinki Design Week (2016) and with Designmuseum Denmark (2023-2024). Sarah was included in the Crafts Council 2018 ‘Power List’ and her TEDx speech ‘Activism Needs Introverts’ was chosen as a TED Talk Of The Day with over a 1.2million views so far. For her services in design activism and public engagement Goldsmiths\, University of London granted Corbett an Honorary Fellowship in July 2022. She is a Brother at the Art Workers Guild in 2023\, a trained Service Designer at The Royal College of Art and a member of Brian Eno’s Hard Art Collective. \n\n…and join us for \nLight Lunch (Vegan\, Vegetarian & Gluten free) \nA Craftivism inspired Zine-Making workshop \n13:00 – 16:00 \nFree to attend \nLink to book here
URL:https://buckinghamshireculture.org/event/international-womens-day-2026-give-to-gain/
LOCATION:The Elgiva Theatre\, Saint Mary's Way\, Chesham\, Buckinghamshire\, HP5 1HR
CATEGORIES:Sector Development
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SUMMARY:Open Weekend(s) 2026
DESCRIPTION:Open Weekends 2026 \nThis year sees us roll out Open Weekend across 3 (long) weekends to help promote creativity and culture in Bucks even further…and our theme this year is… \nRoots\, Rhythms & Rituals \n“Roots\, Rhythms & Rituals” celebrates the traditions that ground us\, the creative energy that moves us\, and the shared practices that bring us together. It invites everyone not just to observe culture\, but to take part — to share stories\, join in music and making\, and contribute their own voice. \nThis theme recognises culture as something lived and experienced: expressed through everyday rituals\, collective celebrations\, and creative acts passed from one generation to the next. Together\, we honour our roots\, move to new rhythms\, and create meaningful rituals for the future. \nDates \nWeekend 1: 14\, 15\, 16 Aug \nWeekend 2: 21\, 22\, 23 Aug \nWeekend 3: 28\, 29\, 30 Aug \nVenues & Libraries: \nIf you would like to register your interest for an event then we’d love to hear from you. Our wonderful Bucks Library teams have been kind enough to offer venue space on all Saturdays during the Open Weekend Events\, (15th\, 22nd and 29th August) Please indicate on your registration form if this is the case and we will contact those interested in making use of the libraries directly. \nMicro-grants will be available to fund for artists\, creatives or freelancers for your event as well as support for any access needs. \nFurther announcements on how to apply are due shortly\, so please watch this space. \nTo register your event\, please click here \nTo apply for a micro-grant – please click here \nDeadline to apply is 26th April 2026 \n 
URL:https://buckinghamshireculture.org/event/open-weekends-2026/
CATEGORIES:Open Weekend 2026
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