CREATIVES NOW
A Community-led Arts & Culture Centre for Social Change
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BURSARIES FOR 16-25s | FILM POETRY MUSIC: This bursary project supports young creatives aged 16 to 25 to
collaborate with composer Pete Whitfield, poet Oliver James Lomax, and filmmaker Jan Koblanski on two poetry films set in Little Lever and to produce related work. Find out more here.
ACT NOW (Summer 2026): Free theatre workshops for 12–18 year olds—explore set design, verbatim and community theatre. Enquiries: creativesnowbolton@gmail.com. Register here.
COMMUNITY CANVAS: Weekly social art sessions for 50+ led by local artists. Thursday mornings. Book here.
CONGOLESE WOMEN'S GROUP: Social sewing sessions. Friendship, sewing skills, English language development. Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays.
Our Summer '26 project, with Divided Culture Co., explores what belonging, identity, and community mean to young people across the town.
OPEN DOORS (Summer 2026): Open Doors is a youth project in Bolton and Salford exploring how young people experience and access local cultural spaces.
MAKING ROOM: US community co-creation project in Ohio with Ingenuity Cleveland. Part of Ear to the Ground’s glocal programme, connecting communities in post-industrial towns and cities through participatory arts, shared making and cultural exchange between the UK and the US.
BURSARIES FOR 16-25s | FILM POETRY MUSIC: This bursary invites young creatives aged 16 to 25 to apply for a unique opportunity to collaborate with composer Pete Whitfield, poet Oliver James Lomax, and filmmaker Jan Koblanski on two poetry films set in Little Lever. Apply here.
ACT NOW (Summer 2026): Free theatre workshops for 12–18 year olds—explore set design, verbatim and community theatre. Enquiries: creativesnowbolton@gmail.com. Register here.
COMMUNITY CANVAS: Weekly social art sessions for 50+ led by local artists. Thursday mornings. Book here.
OPEN CALL | BELONGING IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT: We are seeking work that explores how we belong through culture, resistance and representation for exhibition this Summer. All forms considered. Submit work to creativesnowbolton@gmail.com by 30.05.25
WHAT’S ON
OPEN
current project
DOORS
exploring how young people experience and access local cultural spaces
BOLTON X SALFORD
ABOUT CN
Visit CN
The Market Place
Upper Ground Floor
Bolton
BL1 2AL
Mon-Fri project-specific
Saturday 9:30AM – 3PM
Creatives Now is a community-led arts collective in Bolton, empowering people to co-create bold, community-driven projects that shape the town’s cultural landscape.
A space for intergenerational collaboration and community learning.
Founded by local artists and cultural leaders with a vision for change, Creatives Now empowers the community to take the lead in shaping their town’s creative future. Through workshops, residencies and public projects, Creatives Now supports Boltonians to explore identity, visibility and community through the arts.
What sets Creatives Now apart is its genuine commitment to co-creation. Community members don't just take part, they lead. Whether devising theatre, curating exhibitions, or transforming public spaces, participants are mentored by professional artists and supported to realise their ideas at a high standard.
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