Creativity Pays Campaign


The aim of the Creativity Pays campaign is to highlight how crucial creative skills are for the economy, our communities and our wellbeing. The campaign showcases creative businesses and careers and connects the community to support local makers and creatives. It also aims to encourage others to develop skills to support the future of the creative industries sector. 

Whether you’re an existing creative industries professional or are just starting your creative adventure, we’d love to get you involved. We’d like to connect you with others in the industry and community as well as showcase your business. We’d also like to use your experience to highlight how Creativity Pays in Derbyshire. There are a few ways you could get involved: 

-  Sign up for future Creativity Pays networking events and to keep up to date with campaign news 

-  List your organisation in our online directory of local artists, creatives, makers and organisations.  

Complete the form below to get involved.  

You can also  

  • Share your story. Tell us how you developed your creative practice or why creativity pays for you by being a case study for the campaign. Email Lisa on camel@chesterfield.ac.uk. 

  • Share how creativity pays for you on social media using #creativitypaysderbyshire  

Creativity Pays News: 

Chesterfield College pledges to support and connect the local creative sector to grow 

During a recent roundtable discussion, which was part of the college’s Creativity Pays campaign, a group of local creatives talked about how they could work together as a community to develop skills and create collaboration opportunities to help build the sector locally. They also explored ways to improve the perception of careers in the creative industries. Find out what was spoken about over on the Chesterfield College website