As part of Creative Careers Month in November 2025, Peterborough Cultural Alliance put a spotlight on a talented pool of artists including actors, visual artists, designers, and musicians.
The Creative Spotlight series shines a light on creative career pathways and the diversity of roles within the creative industries, focusing on people who work locally in Peterborough. Local role models have generously shared their own journeys into creative work, the key skills they’ve developed and some inspiring and practical top tips.
Since November, as part of Peterborough Cultural Alliance’ Creative Careers programme, Spotlights have been published online, shared through social media and at careers fairs and industry insight days to raise awareness of roles and pathways in this important industry. The Creative Careers Programme has been about platforming creative role models, as well as recognising the young creative talent in Peterborough. We have worked in partnership to create new, inspiring opportunities for young people to discover creative industries, have positive experiences exploring creative roles and skills, as well as paid opportunities for young people in further and higher education to work on real-world creative briefs.
Insider top tips from our Creative Spotlight series included:
- Connect with others and ask for advice
- Share your creative work with others
- Don’t be afraid of hearing ‘no’
- Be persistent
- Advocate for yourself
- Proactively contact venues and organisers
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