Filmed prior to government restrictions over social distancing.
Creatives We Are is the largest community-led collaboration ever launched by any city as a way of engaging, inspiring and connecting its Creative Community.
Birmingham We Are and The Birmingham Contemporary Art Gallery are delighted to be leading on this major initiative and will continue to form, support and grow many wonderful and productive collaborations.
As well as leading a collaborative push that will benefit all creatives, the Creatives We Are programme of initiatives supports a massive drive to generate over £10 million in social value for Birmingham and the Midlands.
If you are a creative, register here. If you are looking to partner with us and promote your business as a supporter of creativity across the city and region, watch this space.
Sarah, Jonathan and Albert launch Creatives We Are.
At Creatives We Are, we’ve got something for everyone.
Whether you consider yourself to be creative or not, we help “bring out the Creative in all of us”.
Creativity and Wellness
A series of workshops and tools (online and offline) designed and delivered by our growing network of creative consultants and therapists. Watch this space for details on future pitches run both online and at The Birmingham Contemporary Art Gallery.
On the Edge of Art
First to run in ‘The Creative Edge’ series of community collaborations bringing out the creative in all of us is On the Edge of Art. Connect here to find out more and get involved
See more details...Creatives Online
Whether it’s creative ideas you’re after or you’re just interested in joining in on a creative social, we’re building a list of all the online events run by creatives across Birmingham and the region. Watch this space.
Pitch Creative
Regular opportunities for Creatives to pitch their ideas or their amazing skills to those with the potential, the funding and the resources to change lives. Run on-line and off-line, take a look here and see what’s coming up.
Contact us for further details on all our partner and sponsorship opportunities. Should you have a Creative initiative you are thinking of running or have a venture you would like to discuss with us, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Creatives We Are is all about collaborations and partnerships in the pursuit of shared goals and shared passions. Here are just 4 of the many initiatives run in collaboration in our drive to deliver over £10m in social value.
Birmingham Gems
In the largest community collaboration ever attempted by any city, we are mapping and tracking all that is great about Birmingham.
This digital space maintained with the help of community will continue to grow as a reference point for both visitors and residents to maximise their Birmingham experience by engaging with more places, more passions and most importantly, more people. View in development site here.
Art and Culture Trail
Imagine a trail of the city’s wonderful art and culture, with content supplied by community, mapped for ease of access and employing the latest technology such as virtual reality for maximum effect and reach.
That’s exactly what is being built in conjunction with the work being carried out in mapping and tracking our Birmingham Gems.
This totally unique collaboration involves over 100 different organisations and more than 1,000 people with creative passion across the community.
Architecture and Us
Architecture And Us is the place to go to see the very best of Birmingham’s architecture. From the classics to the modern builds, we’re mapping them all, providing visitors and people who work and live in the city with a fantastic showcase of great architecture.
The site offers the huge number of creatives a place to engage and access an array of tools for sharing their passion for architecture.
View the site below and connect with us for more information on how to get involved.
It’s Your Build
It’s Your Build is a digital platform for showcasing Birmingham’s construction sector and its built environment and offers the huge number of creatives a place to engage and access an array of tools for sharing their passion for what is being built in the city.
Everything’s mapped from the application to the final build with content provided by and shared by people who love what’s going up in Birmingham.
View the sites below and connect with us for more information on how to get involved.
Photographers share the passion! Share yours!
Covid-19 just can’t stop people sharing their love for their City. Whether from their archive or from their restricted daily walk, we’re carrying on sharing all the great images of the City and its neighbourhoods.
Our first video in the Creatives We Are series was a huge success and now we invite anyone to send us their photos taken in or out of the City Centre. It can be of your favourite green and open spaces, an example of Birmingham’s great history or heritage, an example of modern or classic architecture, or a magical moment down along the canal.
A number of photos will then be selected for inclusion in one of our videos and following the restrictions we will be laying on an exhibition of all photography at The Birmingham Contemporary Art Gallery with some very special awards from some very special people who love Birmingham as much as we do.
Contact us for further details on all our partner and sponsorship opportunities. Should you have a Creative initiative you are thinking of running or have a venture you would like to discuss with us, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
At Creatives We Are, we just love to involve people in pushing their creativity outside boundaries that often just do not exist. Our competitions are a great example of this.
‘Lockdown’ photography (Midlands) competition with UB40
Creatives We Are, in association with UB40, has been running a Lockdown Photography Competition throughout May and June. The Competition is now closed to entries.
Winners of the competition will have the opportunity to exhibit their work at The Birmingham Contemporary Art Gallery later in the year and we will be compiling a second video of the winning entries with music from UB40.
An online gallery of photography entered is coming soon.
Contact us for further details on all our plans for competitions including many great sponsorship opportunities. Should you have an idea for a competition and wish to use our connections, our contacts, our digital reach and, of course, our wonderful gallery, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Our collective online following across a growing family of FreeTimePays communities and across twitter, instagram and youtube channels is well over 100,000.
Here is a selection of links to accounts you may be interested in following.