ACE Midlands

Your national development agency for creativity & culture.
Awarding funds from @dcms and @TNLUK.

Cover photo © Graeme Braidwood

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

📢 We’re investing in 170 arts and cultural organisations in the Midlands for the next three years, giving more people in more places access to fantastic creative and cultural experiences where they live.

🗞️ More info! 👇

[City Music Service @StokeCMS]

On Stoke-on-Trent Day we are excited to announce the SOT100 Songbook 🎶 coming soon 👀 👇 🤩 #sotday @SoTCityCouncil @StokeLearning @tmpartnership @stokeculture @StokeCreates @ace_midlands

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

Museum Transformation Programme guidance is now live!

This new fund for museums, addressing long-term challenges and building sustainable and secure operating models fit for the future

Applications open on 1 September.

Read the guidance 👉 https://t.co/JJjrAO75Bs

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

💼 Opportunity

New Creative People and Places organisation Coalville CAN are looking for a Programme Director for their Changing Places project, based in North West Leicestershire.

Find out more and apply 👇
https://t.co/TH7kH2YdcH

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

When Amy was growing up, her family were often told what she wouldn’t be able to do. But Bamboozle Theatre believed in her potential.

Now 22, Amy’s book has inspired their latest production.

Read about how inclusive theatre helped Amy find her voice 👇
https://t.co/xeI0V6pzRv

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

📢 Opportunity

Leicester-based NPO, Aakash Odedra Company are seeking a Chair of the Board.

The role will involve supporting the strategic direction of this internationally recognised dance company & helping shape its future growth.

Find out more 👇

https://t.co/AAF7H7Q2Q1

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

Are you an emerging artist, creative practitioner, or aspiring producer? Check out China Plate's The Optimists!

Sessions across the West Midlands, from 13 Jun - 1 Aug will provide insight on producing, funding, touring & promoting your work & more
👇
https://t.co/ttrbtL1zJD

[World Book Night UK @WorldBookNight]

Happy #WorldBookNight!
We hope you'll be joining us for the #ReadingHour from 7-8pm tonight - whether you’re reading, listening, or sharing a book, it all counts.

Let us know how you'll be celebrating in the comments 👇️

#NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026 @Go_All_In_2026

[Birmingham Opera Company @BirminghamOpera]

Scroll out of the doom and into the room!
RE-WIRE 28,29,30 April.
Six Lives. Three Stages. One City.
https://t.co/Ec7uVvXrft
All Tix from £5. Cabaret Style. Unreserved Seating. #ForumDigbeth

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

Derbyshire Makes has revealed its 2026 programme!

Experience live performances, workshops, exhibitions and community-led activities in this countywide celebration of creativity.

Find out more here 👇
https://t.co/KXgAX2X8LC

#ACEsupported thanks to @lottogoodcauses

[Nottingham Playhouse @NottmPlayhouse]

🎉 WINNER 🎉
We are thrilled that #Punch has been named Best New Play at the @CCTheatreUK

Commissioned by Adam Penford, written by James Graham and designed by Anna Fleischle, #Punch has been on an extraordinary journey. From its world premiere in 2024 at Nottingham Playhouse to a sell-out at the Young Vic and then simultaneous runs in the West End and on Broadway, this powerful play has moved people to tears and initiated much needed conversations.

With thanks to the brilliant creatives, cast and London producers KPPL Productions, Mark Gordon Pictures and Eilene Davidson Productions in association with the Young Vic Theatre and Nica Burns.

Our deepest thanks to Joan Scourfield, David Hodgkinson and Jacob Dunne for allowing us the privilege of sharing their story.
Punch is dedicated to James Hodgkinson and all victims of one-punch.

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

Today we’ve published our Response to the Independent Review of Arts Council England.

It sets out the actions we’ll take to address your feedback and the recommendations outlined in the Review.

Read our full Response 👇
https://t.co/njQmI0aXWj

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

Congratulations to @warkslibraries, who are the Midlands winner for 'Library of the Year' at the British Book Awards 👏

Find out more 👇
https://t.co/yshIdhLNRr

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

📰The Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) has secured new funding from @WestMids_CA and UK Shared Prosperity Fund to redevelop its gift shop and retail offer, with a brand-new space launching in March 2026.

https://t.co/XKLYYowERn

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

Introducing the Go All In campaign, which is all about helping people of every ability discover a love of reading! 📖

Our interim Director of Literature, James Urquhart, shares more about why this matters and how we’re getting involved: https://t.co/syPj5IgXLv

#Literature

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

Paid Opportunity 💼
@cvanetwork are looking for an experienced Research Lead to support on a new Creative Workspaces report for Birmingham.

Application Deadline - 11 March 2026

Find out more:
https://t.co/D0p0peILfe

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

Congratulations to local artist @JASONWILSHERMIL, who today has received his MBE 🎉

His fantastic works have travelled around the world, all rooted in his Yorkshire background and Lincolnshire home.

@ace_thenorth

[SO Festival @SOFestival]

Vacancy for Assistant Producer: SO Festival 2026

Join the team behind SO Festival 2026 and play a key role in bringing one of the region’s most vibrant outdoor arts festivals to life.

Find out more here https://t.co/etM9L7rJA6

[Punch Records @punchrecords]

Amazing day of panels @ntiaofficial @UK_Music talking about Night Time issues in the music industry 💪🏿

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

📢 Opportunity

CVAN WM (Contemporary Visual Arts Network West Midlands) are looking for an experienced Research Lead to shape and deliver Creative Workspaces: A Research Project & Action-led Report for Birmingham

Find out more👇
https://t.co/y627wLMUPK

[ACE Midlands @ace_midlands]

🎭️ A new Yoruba adaptation of Macbeth opens tonight at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. Crown of Blood is a set in 19th-Century Yorubaland. Produced by Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres, this adaptation combines storytelling, music and movement.
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https://t.co/CjsJN4HAzC