Working at Creative Arts East

We value: COLLABORATION – AMBITION – EVERYONE

Our Vision: Artistically vibrant, connected and healthy rural communities

Our Mission: To increase people’s enjoyment, skills and health through the power of the arts

Creative Arts East is an arts and community development charity committed to bringing the very best arts and cultural activities to rural and under-engaged audiences across Norfolk, Suffolk and the wider south-eastern region. Through diverse funding and income streams, and with 25 years’ experience in this field, we have built and enhanced our rural touring offer to include live performance and cinema, alongside an enviable portfolio of participatory projects. Annually our work partners over 100 rural community groups and reaches some 40,000 ticket buyers and participants.

Company number: 2960157
Charity number: 1040321

Creative Arts East is governed by a Board of Trustees and holds Investors in People status.

Our aims

• To inspire people to expand their individual creativity and broaden their cultural horizons
• To empower adults and young people to join together to enrich their communities
• To enhance the wellbeing of individuals within rural and disadvantaged communities
• To raise the skills and/or aspirations of rurally isolated and disadvantaged individuals and communities
• To be a highly efficient, innovative and effective organisation

Our investors

Creative Arts East is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (2015-2022). We receive annual investment from Norfolk County Council and multiple local authorities across Norfolk and Suffolk. Presently our project funders include Youth Music, Esmée Fairbairn and Spirit of 2012. In 2019-20 the charity had a turnover of £550,492 generated through a mix of restricted and unrestricted public funding and smaller amounts of earned income.

For further information visit www.creativeartseast.co.uk