New ambition for creative arts and cultural education in Lincolnshire
Creative and cultural education in Lincolnshire is said to be entering a new era with the launch of The Culture Collider — an ambitious county-wide initiative led by Lincolnshire Music Service and powered by a dynamic network of community and cultural partners.
Formerly known as Lincolnshire’s Cultural Education Partnership (LCEP), The Culture Collider represents a renewed collective commitment to sparking creativity, deepening collaboration, and expanding cultural opportunities for children, young people, and families across the county.
Jennifer McKie, Head of Lincolnshire Music Service, described the launch as a pivotal moment: “This is a really exciting time to be launching this commitment, as it comes alongside the government’s curriculum review and the re-assessment of enrichment within schools’ curriculum planning and delivery.”
Drawing inspiration from CERN’s world-famous Large Hadron Collider, the initiative adopts the same underlying idea: increasing the frequency and impact of ‘collisions’ between young people and high-quality cultural experiences.
Rob Pitman, Culture Collider Lead Producer, explained: “The goal is to increase the volume and frequency of collisions that occur between children, young people and families with high-quality arts and cultural opportunities and events — of which there are many in Lincolnshire! Part of our work is raising the profile of what already exists, but we’re also creating a strategic, co-ordinated approach to developing even more for the future.”
The launch introduces a county-wide series of ‘Collider Conversations’ — open, in-person round-table sessions held throughout April and May in cultural venues across all seven Lincolnshire districts.
These conversations are designed to:
• Build a clearer picture of existing creative and cultural activity
• Strengthen collaboration between cultural organisations, educators, and community leaders
• Shape the long-term design, funding, and delivery of an enriched cultural offer for children and young people
Rob Pitman emphasised: “Greater alignment between the creative supply across Lincolnshire, alongside working with schools and communities to increase demand, is a key focus of this initial phase. We want to see greater investment, stronger collaboration, and a shared vision that gives funders confidence in the impact this work will have. The Culture Collider is a great way to inspire these conversations.”
The Culture Collider is now inviting artists, cultural organisations, teachers, educators, youth leaders, and creative practitioners to play an active role in shaping this exciting next chapter.
All Collider Conversations will run from 10am–1pm in cultural venues across Lincolnshire’s seven districts.
To participate, learn more, or add your voice to this new movement, please follow the links below to register for your local Collider Conversation.
BOSTON – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985828902705?aff=oddtdtcreator
LINCOLN – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985829324968?aff=oddtdtcreator
NORTH KESTEVEN – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985830922747?aff=oddtdtcreator
WEST LINDSEY – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985833515502?aff=oddtdtcreator
SOUTH HOLLAND – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985833606775?aff=oddtdtcreator
SOUTH KESTEVEN – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985831916720?aff=oddtdtcreator
EAST LINDSEY – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985832764255?aff=oddtdtcreator
For more information or to informally discuss the Culture Collider initiative, contact Rob Pitman via email: [email protected] or [email protected]