The Lab is a pilot scheme, designed to offer a group of creatives money, time and space to learn about different approaches to creative work and business, and explore how they can make the creative sector a fairer place to work. It has been designed as part of Fair Creative Economies (FaCE), a research project exploring how the creative industries could be better organised for people and planet.

We’ve designed the scheme because we know that many creatives want to change the way they work. They want to move away from models motivated by profit and towards structures and processes that put people and planet first. The problem is, it’s hard to know where to start.

That’s why we’ve been with working creatives across Bristol and Bath to find out what creative freelancers, businesses, collectives and groups need to become more inclusive, more democratic, and ready for a low-carbon future, what’s standing in their way, and what kind of scheme might help them move forward with their ambitions for change.

We’re supporting 6 creative teams to explore new ways of working, organising, and developing that are led by their values. The Lab is structured around a three-month scheme of collective learning, workshops, networking, and peer-support, coupled with a grant of up to £4k.

More about our teams coming soon!