Another aspect of the finale weekend we love is the THE MOTHERSHIP PROJECT which was devised by Essex Book Festival and UK/Chinese charity The Mothers’ Bridge of Love: Culture for Children, to build new friendships between children living in Essex and China.

To celebrate Essex Book Festival, this month’s Ignite Chelmsford meet-up focused on the theme of Distributed Storytelling, which saw a range of local creatives come together at Foyles Bookstore to listen to our two guest speakers on the night.

Backnang in Germany has been twinned with Chelmsford since 1990. In 2020 we will share our 30th Anniversary. This is at a time where the world sees many divisions, so we believe messages of love, sharing and unity are important — especially during the Christmas holidays.

My name is Carmel Green. I am a local Chelmsford artist and, like so many other local free-thinking creatives, I want to create positive change in the world.

The focus of August’s “Ignite Chelmsford” meet-up was “Art for Everyone”. For someone who has been known to utter the words “I can’t draw”, this might not have been a promising title.

Hi, I'm Candy Joyce (aka Flipping Zombies) I'm a freelance designer, illustrator and toy maker.

On Thursday 12th July, locals with an interest in the creative, cultural and heritage industries came together at Acanteen to Ignite Chelmsford. This month’s theme, The Power of Music, followed a celebration event held by the Chelmsford Arts and Cultural Festival, who shared the success of their events and thanked sponsors and supporters.

I'm Lynn Excell and I do a multitude of things! I'm a visual artist, but I also write, take photos, crochet and embroider and I'm always looking for new things to stimulate my imagination.

There’s a problem with our comic characters, and it all comes down to their bodies.

My name is Hayley Wells and I’m an illustrator and designer making prints, cards, and small press publications.

On Thursday 14th June, Ignite Chelmsford descended on The Transition for The Magic of Festivals.

For the last six years, if you happen to have been passing through or around High Chelmer shopping centre or the Civic Theatre in central Chelmsford during mid-July, you may well have been pulled up sharp by some impressive fine art or performance gracing your lunchtime stroll.

Sunburst Festival is, at its very heart, a celebration of community.

On Wednesday 9th May, the Cramphorn Studio played host to over 80 creative minds celebrating the launch of Ignite Chelmsford, the city’s new cultural form. Opening the meet-up was new Front of House manager at Chelmsford Theatres, Amy Worsdale, who introduced the local brewery team now supplying the theatres’ bar with their unique products...

What will arts and culture look like in Chelmsford in 2040? This was the question posed to stakeholders in the local creative economy over two workshops at the Civic Centre on 10th April 2018...