Forging Connections to Arts & Culture for Every Young Person

Sheffield is a city of creatives, of makers. 

Every child or young person here deserves the same access to creative expression, no matter their background.

Create Sheffield increases, improves and equalises cultural opportunities for young people.

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Connecting Creatives Networking events
Sep 16
Connecting Creatives Networking events

Create Sheffield’s Regular Networking Event for creatives working with children & young people - all welcome!

Latest Opportunities

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Storyweaving: Free Creative Workshops
Storyweaving: Free Creative Workshops

Free creative workshops - learn techniques including photography, weaving, stitching and sun-prints to explore and celebrate the woods and water.

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BFI Film Academy courses in Film Programming and Archive and Curation
BFI Film Academy courses in Film Programming and Archive and Curation

Applications are open for the 2026 BFI Film Academy Residential in Film Archive & Curation and 2026 BFI Film Academy: Film Programming Specialist Course. Deadline Friday 16th January/Friday 28th February.

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FREE Come and Sing/Play Rehearsals This January for Young Musicians
FREE Come and Sing/Play Rehearsals This January for Young Musicians

Sheffield Music Hub are thrilled to announce that their FREE Come and Sing/Play rehearsals are back this January!

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National Year of Reading
National Year of Reading

The National Year of Reading 2026 is a campaign to address the steep decline in reading amongst children, young people and adults.

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Sheffield Blitz Exhibition - National Emergency Services Museum
Sheffield Blitz Exhibition - National Emergency Services Museum

Step back in time and experience Sheffield’s wartime story through the eyes of those who lived it. This new permanent Blitz exhibition will bring to life the personal experiences of ordinary people during WWII, from the children who played their part to the brave emergency services who risked everything.

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Making Our Own Table symposium: African Theatre and Performance in the UK - Utopia Theatre
Making Our Own Table symposium: African Theatre and Performance in the UK - Utopia Theatre

Join us at Utopia's new symposium-style event, where you can be a part of an inspiring exchange amongst local, regional and international creatives and academics. 2nd February.

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Latest News

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Discover Creative Careers Sheffield 2025: The Start of Something Bigger
Discover Creative Careers Sheffield 2025: The Start of Something Bigger

Over 350 young people and 79 creative professionals came together for Discover Creative Careers Sheffield, an event series curated by Create Sheffield all about inspiring the next generation into creative careers.

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When teachers connect with local heritage, pupils flourish!
When teachers connect with local heritage, pupils flourish!

Schoolchildren and teachers across the city have been working with the Historic England Heritage Schools programme to celebrate Sheffield's heritage, in Know Your Place, a project led by Create Sheffield.

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Create Sheffield 2024 Highlights
Create Sheffield 2024 Highlights

As the year draws to a close we wanted to take a moment to pause and reflect on the past 12 months, share a few highlights and take a glance forward into 2025. 

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Sheffield’s New Growth Plan
Sheffield’s New Growth Plan

A few weeks ago, Kate Josephs and Meredith Teasdale presented Sheffield’s new Growth Plan to a large group of headteachers at Learn Sheffield.

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Cultural Learning Alliance Report Card 2024
Cultural Learning Alliance Report Card 2024

Cultural Learning Alliance Annual Report Card 2024

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Sheffield Culture Strategy 2024 - Complete the Survey and Help Build the Strategy!
Sheffield Culture Strategy 2024 - Complete the Survey and Help Build the Strategy!

Sheffield Culture Strategy 2024: help co-create a new vision for creativity in the city

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