On a year-round mission to improve access to the arts for all. 🎪 https://nnfestival.org.uk/https://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3m2oqcrplp22gHave your say on culture’s role in shaping a sustainable future 📢 🔗 https://nnfestival.org.uk/culture-drives-impact.../ Artists and culture workers across Norfolk and Suffolk are invited to inform a bold new strategy: Culture Drives Impact: Environment and Place for Norfolk & Suffolk Culture Board.08 Oct 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oqcrplp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3m27sikk75k2lCREATIVE SCHOOLS | Spaces & Places⁠ ⁠ Artist-in-school residencies provide unique creative and cultural experiences for children and young people & help to develop the skills of teachers & artists across East Anglia.⁠ https://nnfestival.org.uk/schools-and-communities/02 Oct 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27sikk75k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3m24qhdrnnc2xCREATIVE SCHOOLS | From the Dunes 🚨CALL OUT🚨⁠ ⁠ FREE Creative-Writing Workshops⁠ ⁠ We are looking to offer East Norfolk based secondary schools the opportunity to take part in From the Dunes: a free creative writing workshop for students from Key Stage 3 and above. https://nnfestival.org.uk/schools-and-communities/creative-schools/from-the-dunes/01 Oct 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24qhdrnnc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lzgrjls62c2gSTORIES | Idrîsî Ensemble “total game-changer. This is no escapist nostalgia but a living, exploratory art of real power.”⁠⁠ ⁠ Founder, Thomas Fournil joined us to talk all things Idrîsî Ensemble. ⁠ ⁠ Read the full interview in the STORIES section of our website.⁠ https://nnfestival.org.uk/stories/get-to-know-idrisi-ensemble/22 Sep 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgrjls62c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lyv7uoimy22uCREATIVE BURSARIES | 2025 Shout out to last year's wonderful bursary recipients and all of the diverse projects they produced! Could you be our next cohort? 💰️We are offering 16 bursaries of £2500!⁠💰 📅Deadline: 31 October 2025⁠ https://nnfestival.org.uk/schools-and-communities/creative-leaders/15 Sep 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyv7uoimy22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lykzxqouek2o🚨 OPPORTUNITY | WE ARE HIRING⁠ ⁠ ✹ Head of Festival Connect & Create ✹⁠ A Norfolk & Norwich Festival initiative to improve the creative and cultural lives of children and young people and their communities in East Anglia Deadline: 10am, 20/10/25 https://nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/11 Sep 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykzxqouek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lxttgze2ak2hCREATIVE BURSARIES | YOUNG CREATIVES⁠ ⁠ Aged 18-25? Looking to make a difference in your community, kickstart your creative career and drive social change? We are offering 8 bursaries of £2500!⁠ ⁠ https://nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/🔗⁠ ⁠ 📍Based in East Anglia⁠ 📅Deadline: 31 October 💡Q&A 7, 14 October⁠02 Sep 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxttgze2ak2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lxttcrqzmc2hCREATIVE BURSARIES | ARTISTS⁠ ⁠ Looking to progress your socially engaged practice with children, young people? We are offering 8 bursaries of £2500!⁠ ⁠ 📍Based in East Anglia⁠ 📅Deadline: 31 October 💡Q&A 30 September, 7 October⁠ ⁠ nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vac... ⁠ Supported by Chadwicks Wealth02 Sep 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxttcrqzmc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lxhd4n7pfs2k🚨 OPPORTUNITY | Artist Commission⁠ ⁠ Your Town, My Town, Our Town⁠ ⁠ We are looking for a socially engaged artist/s to work in Swaffham over 18 months. The artist/s can work across any artform but must work closely with the children & young people ⁠ Fee: £18,000 ⁠ ⁠ https://nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/28 Aug 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhd4n7pfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lxclkpyamc2jSTORIES | Sasha Scott⁠ ⁠ London based Composer ​Sasha Scott talks about her experience creating new work, NIGHT OWL which was premiered for 12 Ensemble at Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2025.⁠ ⁠Read the full interview and watch the premier of NIGHT OWL here... https://nnfestival.org.uk/stories/get-to-know-sasha-scott/26 Aug 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxclkpyamc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3ltwddyko7k2rLast week we visited Sara Moreira as she delivered one of her bursary funded workshops at Magic Acorns Through singing, instruments, colour, dance, & play, 0–3 were given the opportunity to experiment in the space, discovering their voices through the sounds & rhythm of the Afro-Portuguese songs.⁠14 Jul 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwddyko7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lt2s3lxp3s2eCREATIVE PLACES | The Edge of The Land⁠ ⁠ Artist & lifeboat crew member, Kate Munro worked with children to explore themes of local maritime culture & the notion of rescue. The results transformed into kites, flown & exhibited at Cromer Artspace for Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2025. ⁠03 Jul 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2s3lxp3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lstljj3zs22tARTIST IN RESIDENCE | Sean Shibe During our 2025 Festival, Set against the backdrop of painting, The Paston Treasure, Artist in Residence Sean Shibe performed a series of intimate concerts named, Lute Episodes at @norwichcastle.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pl6sqh3zkE30 Jun 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstljj3zs22thttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lslwa7qcqk2qFESTIVAL CONNECT & CREATE | People always ask us...’what do you do for the rest of the year?’ And it’s true that the Festival takes a long time to put together but we also run a year-round programme of engagement! 📚Creative schools 🏘️Creative Places 🎨Creative Leaders27 Jun 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslwa7qcqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nnfest.bsky.social/post/3lslw4najjs2zHello Blue sky! we're looking forward to sharing our work with you all.27 Jun 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:mchsyit5ulii2rfcxcmatxmf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslw4najjs2z