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October 2025

BOOST 2025/26: Free OutdoorArtsUK Membership for Global Majority and Disabled Individuals

2025-11-19T11:46:23+00:00

Boost Programme is a free 12-month membership to OutdoorArtsUK for Disabled and Global Majority individuals or organisations that have leaders with these protected characteristics. Boost is designed to support OAUK’s ambition to Read More >

BOOST 2025/26: Free OutdoorArtsUK Membership for Global Majority and Disabled Individuals2025-11-19T11:46:23+00:00

S&DR200 Festival Celebrates with Large Scale Outdoor Events

2025-10-24T12:55:44+01:00

Stockton and Darlington celebrated the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway at S&DR200 Festival with a series of free large-scale outdoor spectacles, events, exhibitions and new art commissions in the public Read More >

S&DR200 Festival Celebrates with Large Scale Outdoor Events2025-10-24T12:55:44+01:00

Climate Action and Outdoor Arts: Reflections from the GDIF Climate Gathering

2025-10-16T16:36:10+01:00

Somewhat ironically, under the flight path of London City Airport, OutdoorArtsUK, FESTIVAL.ORG and Arts Council England brought together artists, producers, and sector leaders for Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Climate Gathering in Thamesmead. The Read More >

Climate Action and Outdoor Arts: Reflections from the GDIF Climate Gathering2025-10-16T16:36:10+01:00

Walk the Plank Wins Tender for Rotherham Children’s Capital of Culture Closing Ceremony

2025-11-10T16:38:11+00:00

Outdoor arts specialist Walk the Plank has won a competitive pitch to deliver the closing ceremony for Rotherham’s year as the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture. The South Yorkshire borough made history in Read More >

Walk the Plank Wins Tender for Rotherham Children’s Capital of Culture Closing Ceremony2025-11-10T16:38:11+00:00

September 2025

Change On Our Streets: National Conference 2026 Early Bird Announcement

2025-10-22T10:33:04+01:00

Get ready for Change on our Streets! We're excited to announce that the National Conference is coming to Cambridge on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th February 2026 with generous support from the City Read More >

Change On Our Streets: National Conference 2026 Early Bird Announcement2025-10-22T10:33:04+01:00

Announcing Winter Webinars October – November 2025

2025-11-20T11:07:57+00:00

We are delighted to announce a new series of Winter Webinars for October and November 2025. This year, we're covering Trans & Non Binary awareness, networking skills, environmental touring and excluded communities, and Read More >

Announcing Winter Webinars October – November 20252025-11-20T11:07:57+00:00

Arts Council England Reopens National Lottery Project Grants (Under £30k)

2025-10-06T16:29:06+01:00

The Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants programme has now reopened for applications to the £30,000 and under strand. The guidance and application questions remain unchanged, but applications will now be made Read More >

Arts Council England Reopens National Lottery Project Grants (Under £30k)2025-10-06T16:29:06+01:00

The Stage Columnist Lyn Gardner’s advocacy piece for Outdoor Arts

2026-04-01T14:40:59+01:00

To reflect on this year’s Greenwich+Docklands Festival, The Stage columnist Lyn Gardner wrote an article on the value of taking the arts to outdoor spaces. “Something different happens when you take theatre outside Read More >

The Stage Columnist Lyn Gardner’s advocacy piece for Outdoor Arts2026-04-01T14:40:59+01:00

International Collaboration in Outdoor Arts: Lessons from SIRF 2025

2025-10-02T11:49:43+01:00

At Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) 2025, OutdoorArtsUK co-organised a panel on International Collaboration with XTRAX. The session was chaired by our Associate Director Samantha Nurse as part of her assignment for leadership Read More >

International Collaboration in Outdoor Arts: Lessons from SIRF 20252025-10-02T11:49:43+01:00

August 2025

Major Events Inquiry – making the case for Outdoor Arts

2025-09-24T15:43:05+01:00

"Organisers and facilitators of major sporting and cultural events are invited to give evidence to a new inquiry from MPs examining the challenges faced by the industry and how the sector can tap Read More >

Major Events Inquiry – making the case for Outdoor Arts2025-09-24T15:43:05+01:00
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