Advice and information

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
  • Inspire Creativity pages visit the Inspire Creativity pages that provide a space where teachers and pupils can interact, share ideas and gain inspiration, all in an effort to make learning become more fun, creative and effective for everyone. 

*NEW* Festival Online Toolkit

Derbyshire County Council, on behalf of Derbyshire Arts Partnership, commissioned this Festivals Toolkit, which provides a wide range of information and guidance for all festivals for effectively managing an event.

Create your own minisite

artsderbyshire provides registered users with free space on the artsderbyshire website. These ‘minisites’ are for artists, creative practitioners, arts organisations, clubs and societies. You’ll get your own suite of webpages with information about your activities, projects and events. We've created a special  minisites tutorial [Word doc 1.1MB] to take you through creating your own webspace step by step

Article of the month

Derbyshire Scribes

Christine Plant tells us about how the Derbyshire Scribes came about and their latest compeition.
Created: 07/07/08

Arts Officers in Derbyshire

Derbyshire Arts Officers

Find out who to talk to you  in your area about the arts.

  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.   
Created: 19/10/06  Revised: 22/10/06

Derby Arts Strategy Launched

Strategy for 2008 - 2013 now available
Created: 10/06/08