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Access case study: The Historic Dockyard Chatham

In 2024 Creative Medway supported a sector working group to develop a new Access Toolkit to support local venues and events makers. Since then, we have been catching up with

Medway: Five Years of Cultural Transformation

2025 marked the midpoint of the Creative Medway Cultural Strategy, and five years since the foundation of Creative Medway. We asked Medway Council's Head of Culture, Heritage &

Celebrating Medway’s Leaders in Culture and Diversity

At Creative Medway, Supporting Diverse Creatives was one of our core priorities in 2025, shaped directly by the sector’s own voices...

New creative health commissions announced for Medway

Over the last year, Medway’s Creative Health Place Partnership Programme, has been supporting artists to develop their skills and support...

Creative Medway 2025 Priorities Update!

To start the new year, we are announcing three new focus priorities

What’s in store for 2025? Creative Medway priorities for the year ahead.

To start the new year, we are announcing three new focus priorities

What a year! A look back at 2024.

2024 was a big year for Medway and our cultural community as we marked 40 years

Creative Medway priorities 2024 – what we achieved!

Every year Creative Medway sets new priorities based on challenges and opportunities suggested by Medway’s

New accessibility resources launched to support Medway venues and events makers

Over the last year Creative Medway have supported a working group of creative practitioners and organisations from

A Digital Future for Medway: Unleashing the Power of Creative Technology

Docking Station, a £13.2M project,  aims to reshape the Kent and Medway’s digital future.

Medway Culture Fest 24 highlights: Medway River Lit 2024

Medway River Lit brings a stellar line up of internationally renowned authors and

Riots and public disorder: guidance

Dear colleagues and partners, Like all of you we have been saddened by the recent scenes of violence across the...

Launch of new Kent and Medway creative sector sustainability pledge

Over the last year Creative Medway have supported a working group of creative practitioners

Medway cultural figureheads awarded honorary degrees as part of Medway Culture Fest 24

Last week Medway’s three universities announced honorary degrees for seven figures who have made

A summer of family fun in Medway as part of Medway Culture Fest 24!

This weekend Chatham Carnival and bOing! kick off a packed summer of family fun and cultural activities for children in...

Creative Medway 2023/2024 priorities update!

Every year Creative Medway hosts a get together for everyone interested in creativity and culture in Medway.  The agenda is...

Major new creative health programme announced for Medway

Creative Medway is pleased to be part of a consortium of local creative, health and public sector organisations

Your opportunity to take part in Medway Culture Fest 24

If you’ve spotted us in the news over the last few weeks, you’ll know that Creative Medway is inviting locals...

Supporting Creative Careers in Medway – call out!

The Creative Medway Cultural Strategy is all about supporting new opportunities for everyone to get more involved in creativity in...

Meet the new Creative Medway board

Following elections over the Summer, Creative Medway is proud to announce its new board who will lead the organisation and...

Acts of Radical Imagination 4: Electric Medway 

Ahead of next month’s Electric Medway Festival we sat down with Creative Director Kevin Grist to understand how Electric Medway...

Kent and Medway Creative Sector Environmental Sustainability Day – Reflections and Next Steps

Earlier this year Creative Medway partnered with Creative Kent to invite creative practitioners and organisations across the county to a...

Acts of Radical Imagination 3: AΦE & A+E Lab

‘As trailblazers in our sector, we want to rethink live performances…our mission is to create high-quality productions and experiences that...

Medway Culture Fest 24 – An invitation to the creative sector in Medway.

Creative Medway is delighted to be a lead partner for Medway Culture Fest 24, Medway’s year-long programme of cultural events...

Acts of Radical Imagination 2: Medway Fashion Week

Creative Medway was delighted to support and endorse the third iteration of Medway Fashion Week which culminated on Saturday 1st...

Acts of Radical Imagination 1: Lucid Creates

‘BY TURNING GREY DULL BUILDINGS INTO BRIGHT, COLOURFUL BEACONS OF HOPE – WE WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF...

New Medway School of Arts launched by MidKent College

Here at Creative Medway, we were delighted to be able to join our colleagues at MidKent College, Gillingham campus on...

Collaboration… it’s not just for Christmas!

As most of us try to carve out some rest time by getting as close as we can to the...

Celebrating the Sankofa Awards 2022 with Medway African and Caribbean Association 

Diverse, inclusive, collaborative and engaged, we celebrate the strength of our communities and the creativity of all our residents.  Our...

Welcome to our new website!

We are really excited to reach this milestone in the process of growing and shaping Creative Medway. We are launching...