Performing Arts Archives

Learn: Arena Production Assistant Placement

Open until:

27 Sep 2026

Are you looking for an opportunity to gain some work experience? Would you like to see what it’s like to...

Social: Free Creative Trip to Portsmouth

Open until:

10 Sep 2026

Join us for a free trip across the water for a fun creative day out! We're heading to Portsmouth to...

Brief: Perform at the first Brave Island Festival

Open until:

9 Oct 2026

On Saturday 10th October, Brave Island is hosting its very own Festival. But it's not really about us, it's all...

A photograph showing people sat around a line of tables. They are taking part in a drawing workshop at Ventnor Fringe

Brief: Brave Island Festival Commissions

Open until:

19 Sep 2026

Would you like to take part in the very first Brave Island Festival? We're launching Platform, a set of £150...

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Now closed

Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Sonnie, a young man, DJs behind the decks on stage at Strings Bar & Venue

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Now closed

Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Learn: Family Fringe Assistant Placement

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Are you looking for an opportunity to gain some work experience? Would you like to see what it’s like to...

Kyra, a young lady with long dark hair sat on a stool holding a guitar in front of a microphone on a stand.

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Now closed

Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Now closed

Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Brief: Perform at Record Store Day

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Do you make original music and want to perform it live? On Record Store Day, Ventnor Exchange hosts a day...

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

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Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Social: Free Tickets & Travel to The Mayflower

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Looking to beat those January blues? We've got a limited number of spaces to visit The Mayflower in Southampton to...

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

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Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Learn: Visit London for TheatreCraft Event

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Interested in a career in theatre? We’ve organised a special free visit to TheatreCraft in London, an annual event which...

Learn: Coffee & Chat with Actor & Screenwriter Joe Bone

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Join Isle of Wight actor and screenwriter Joe Bone (Baby Reindeer, The Vanishing, Beyond Paradise) for an open and honest...

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

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Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

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Learn: Coffee & Chat with Brave Island & IWCN

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Need a creative boost? Come and chat with the Brave Island and IW Creative Network team! With a wealth of...

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

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Tell us about your creative practice and we’ll give you £100! Each month we choose a ‘Young Creative of the...

Brief: Help Shape New Space for Island Creatives

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Brave Island is lucky to have been given the opportunity to help shape the future of a building in Ventnor...

A workshop taking place in a small-medium sized theatre. All participants are seated on stage around a binaural microphone in the shape of a humanoid head.

Learn: Free Immersive Audio Masterclass

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We've teamed up with production company DARKFIELD along with the Island's largest arts festival, Ventnor Fringe, to secure some free...

Industry: Performing Arts

Learn: Arena Production Assistant Placement

27 Sep 2026

Social: Free Creative Trip to Portsmouth

10 Sep 2026

Brief: Perform at the first Brave Island Festival

9 Oct 2026

Brief: Brave Island Festival Commissions

19 Sep 2026

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Learn: Family Fringe Assistant Placement

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Brief: Perform at Record Store Day

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Social: Free Tickets & Travel to The Mayflower

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Learn: Visit London for TheatreCraft Event

Learn: Coffee & Chat with Actor & Screenwriter Joe Bone

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Learn: Coffee & Chat with Brave Island & IWCN

Fund: Young Creative of the Month

Brief: Help Shape New Space for Island Creatives

Learn: Free Immersive Audio Masterclass