MarketPlace – Creative People & Places

What to Expect: 

The MarketPlace’s current project is FenCreators, a brand new programme of creative workshops on your doorstep in three Fenland locations: Chatteris, Whittlesey and Wisbech. These are 15 weeks of free, inspiring workshops, from sewing to filmmaking and more. Enjoy a welcoming, sociable atmosphere that fosters new friendships and community connections.

The workshops are open to people age 18 and above and cater to all skill levels, from complete beginners to enthusiasts. The team hope people go to as many sessions as possible, but you can just sign up for ones you are interested in as well. Regular participants will have the opportunity to shape the programme, exhibit their work locally, and help run creative activities at local events.

FenCreators can be booked through their website which gives details of when and where each event will be held. They are facilitated by professional artists and the MarketPlace team. You can find out more by clicking here.

They provide all materials for creative activities so participants can just turn up and get involved. They aim to make all of the events as accessible as possible.

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MarketPlace embraces the unusual and unique rural landscapes of the Fenland region of Cambridgeshire and the Forest Heath area of West Suffolk.

They work with communities giving them an equal role at the heart of decision making about the type of arts events they want to see in the places where they live.

As an ‘action research’ project, everything they do is about questioning, reflecting and analysing how the arts are being used, experienced and what effect they have in our region.

Creative People and Places is about more people taking the lead in shaping, creating and taking part in arts and culture experiences in the places where they live. There are 33 projects across England, each located in a place where people are least likely to engage with arts and culture. The Creative People and Places programme is initiated and funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery.