Rotherham Creative Network

Rotherham Creative Network is here to develop and showcase the creative sector in Rotherham and across the region. Meet other creatives, share your skills and collaborate. Show and discuss your work, announce your events, or ask for help or advice. Whether you’re an artist, a graphic designer, a writer, a musician or a maker, become part of a growing and supportive creative community.

Everybody is welcome to join our Facebook Community, or get in touch with the RCN team directly below!

Upcoming Rotherham Creative Network events

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    Monthly Meet Up

    Thu 29th June 2023
    5:30-7:30pm

    Rotherham Creative Network socials are an opportunity and an excuse to get out of the house, meet other creatives, relax and leave feeling inspired and informed. Free tea and coffee. See you there!

  • Monthly Meet Up

    Thu 29th June 2023
    5:30-7:30pm

    Rotherham Creative Network socials are an opportunity and an excuse to get out of the house, meet other creatives, relax and leave feeling inspired and informed. Free tea and coffee. See you there!

  • Rotherham Creative Network Forum

    Sat 10th June 2023
    4:30-5:15pm
    All Saints Square, Rotherham

    As part of the 2023 WOW Rotherham festival, Rotherham Creative Network will bring together a panel of speakers representing women, girls, trans and non-binary people who are working in the creative industries across Rotherham and South Yorkshire to discuss their work, their contributions to the sector and their own personal journeys.

    We hope to inspire and excite while also creating a safe space for our communities to come together and have their say. Our host Vicky Hilton will facilitate conversations with some of Rotherham's creative leaders. The panel will include:

    Host: Vicky Hilton – Founder and Creative Director of Artful Make It Happen

    Speaker: Claire Thornley – Founder of Eleven Design

    Speaker: Tanveer Mustafa – Co Founder of Nayi Zindagi and women’s coach

    Speaker: Terezia Rostas – Founder of Care for Young Roma Peoples Future

    Speaker: Georgia Bell – Society

  • Monthly Meet Up

    Thu 25th May 2023
    5:30-7:30pm

    Rotherham Creative Network socials are an opportunity and an excuse to get out of the house, meet other creatives, relax and leave feeling inspired and informed. Free tea and coffee. See you there!

  • Panel Event and Monthly Meet Up

    Weds 26th April 2023
    5:30-7:30pm
    Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham

    A panel event on networking in South Yorkshire followed by a Q&A session. Guests to be confirmed. Plus the second of our regular socials!

    Hosted by Clifton Park Museum. Check back for more details nearer the date.

    Clifton Park Museum map reference

  • Monthly Meet Up

    Thurs 30th March 2023
    5:30-7:30pm

    Come along and join us at our first ‘in person’ meet up of the year. In fact its our first social since the pandemic stopped us in our tracks back in 2021.

    Rotherham Creative Network socials are an opportunity and an excuse to get out of the house, meet other creatives, relax and leave feeling inspired and informed. 

    Hosted by our lovely friends at The Bridge Inn/The Hive. This is a free event and no need to book, just turn up and be social. Free tea and coffee.

    We look forward to seeing you!

    The Bridge Inn map reference

  • Monthly Meet Up

    Mon 13th March 2023
    7-8pm

    Join us online with guest speakers from Opus and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) plus a Q&A session.

Previous meet ups

If you can’t make it to one of our meet ups, whenever we can we will provide recordings, links or useful information here so you don’t miss out.

January 2023

Our first meeting since lockdown! A virtual meeting featuring guests FLUX Rotherham. FLUX outlined their programme including current and future opportunities for creatives, and ways in which they can support you and your creativity. Click the video to watch it.

FLUX Rotherham website

Creative opportunities

Check back here for updates about creative opportunities with the Rotherham Creative Network.