Honour a volunteer’s outstanding contribution to your arts / heritage organisation or festival and recognise the invaluable impact they make through the ACED Volunteer of the Year Award 2025. Nominating is easy. Just submit up to 250 words about your volunteer and...
General News
March News
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Poltimore House for our Winter ACED Network meeting. We enjoyed a fascinating insight into Poltimore House and its history s well as presentations from the Digital Culture Network and Creative UK. Recap of Winter ACED Network...
East Devon museums to benefit from grants for digital equipment
ACED is pleased to announce that the following East Devon museums will benefit from grants totalling £2,800 to provide much-needed digital equipment: Axminster Heritage Centre Exmouth Museum & Heritage Centre Ottery St Mary Heritage Museum Seaton Museum Sidmouth...
February news – new sculpture unveiled
Do you believe that creativity can change the world? We do! This is also at the heart of Creative UK’s mission. Discover more about Creative UK's national projects and how the Create Growth Programme can support you as a Devon creative business at our ACED Network...
January News
Happy New Year! Engaging in arts & culture enhances our quality of life and boosts productivity according to a recent government-commissioned review: read the article. Other news highlights: New recipients of Creative East Devon Fund announced. Start the New Year...
December news – cultural map launch
We are delighted to share the new East Devon Cultural Map which has grown out of the East Devon tourism and cultural strategies. It aims to mutually benefit and grow the creative and visitor economies. Look out for the printed leaflets currently being distributed...
Overwintering project – inspired by bird migrations to the Exe estuary
Anne-Marie Culhane, ACED Climate Change Champion, from Tidelines has led the Overwintering project working with Sarah Owen and Emma Welton inspired by the precious estuary habitat and its seasonal migratory birds at the darkest time of year. The project is supported...
November – new training, funding and artist opportunities
Check out our November news: Thank you to everyone who attended our latest ACED network meeting in Sidmouth. Please save the date of 12 February 2025 for our next meeting at Poltimore House. Our ACED Directory now has 200 members! Please take a look there for contacts...
October – news, grants and artist opportunities
We look forward to seeing you at the next ACED network meeting this October. Don't forget to sign up to our next fundraising workshops in Corporate Sponsorship and Individual Giving – all run by experts from the arts and culture sector. Last chance to apply to be an...
Applications are open for ACED Volunteer of the Year Award
Honour a volunteer’s outstanding contribution to your arts / heritage organisation or festival and recognise the invaluable impact they make through the ACED Volunteer of the Year Award 2025. Nominating is easy. Just submit up to 250 words about your volunteer and...
March News
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Poltimore House for our Winter ACED Network meeting. We enjoyed a fascinating insight into Poltimore House and its history s well as presentations from the Digital Culture Network and Creative UK. Recap of Winter ACED Network...
East Devon museums to benefit from grants for digital equipment
ACED is pleased to announce that the following East Devon museums will benefit from grants totalling £2,800 to provide much-needed digital equipment: Axminster Heritage Centre Exmouth Museum & Heritage Centre Ottery St Mary Heritage Museum Seaton Museum Sidmouth...
February news – new sculpture unveiled
Do you believe that creativity can change the world? We do! This is also at the heart of Creative UK’s mission. Discover more about Creative UK's national projects and how the Create Growth Programme can support you as a Devon creative business at our ACED Network...
January News
Happy New Year! Engaging in arts & culture enhances our quality of life and boosts productivity according to a recent government-commissioned review: read the article. Other news highlights: New recipients of Creative East Devon Fund announced. Start the New Year...
December news – cultural map launch
We are delighted to share the new East Devon Cultural Map which has grown out of the East Devon tourism and cultural strategies. It aims to mutually benefit and grow the creative and visitor economies. Look out for the printed leaflets currently being distributed...
Overwintering project – inspired by bird migrations to the Exe estuary
Anne-Marie Culhane, ACED Climate Change Champion, from Tidelines has led the Overwintering project working with Sarah Owen and Emma Welton inspired by the precious estuary habitat and its seasonal migratory birds at the darkest time of year. The project is supported...
November – new training, funding and artist opportunities
Check out our November news: Thank you to everyone who attended our latest ACED network meeting in Sidmouth. Please save the date of 12 February 2025 for our next meeting at Poltimore House. Our ACED Directory now has 200 members! Please take a look there for contacts...
October – news, grants and artist opportunities
We look forward to seeing you at the next ACED network meeting this October. Don't forget to sign up to our next fundraising workshops in Corporate Sponsorship and Individual Giving – all run by experts from the arts and culture sector. Last chance to apply to be an...
September – new training, funding and events
This autumn we’re pleased to offer more free training opportunities. Based on your requests, we are running sessions in Social Media advertising, Fundraising in Corporate Sponsorship and Individual Giving – all run by experts from the arts and culture sector. We hope...