Burnley 2027 Year of Culture

Burnley Leisure & Culture is recruiting 30 Culture Makers – a brand-new team, who will help shape and deliver Burnley’s Year of Culture in 2027. We are going on a journey of discovery to see how culture happens or what it looks like in other places. We will connect Culture Makers to artists to commission and explore new cultural work to take place on their doorstep in 2026.

We’re looking for people who live in or care about these areas:

• Bank Hall & Fulledge
• Barclay Hills & Trinity
• Rose Hill & Burnley Wood
• Brunshaw & Brownside
• Padiham
• Rural Burnley

Culture Makers will:

• Meet regularly in small neighbourhood groups and at borough-wide gatherings
• Work alongside artists and community partners to co-design cultural activity
• Access a commissioning pot of funding to bring an artist into their community and create a project that reflects local voices and priorities
• Go on cultural visits to other towns and festivals for inspiration
• Represent their neighbourhood on a borough-wide advisory panel feeding into Burnley 2027

No previous experience in arts or culture is needed – just enthusiasm, commitment, and a passion for Burnley. Training, mentoring, and all expenses are provided. This is a chance for existing Burnley volunteers to add something new to their journey, connect with others across the borough, and see their own ideas and projects come to life with real resources behind them.


How to apply?
Applications are open now until: WEDNESDAY 15TH OCTOBER.
Online: https://linkly.link/2F2YM
In person: Mechanics Theatre Box Office, Manchester Road, Burnley.


We’d really appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity with your volunteers and community networks. Poster attached – Access and reformatting available upon request.


Thank you for helping us make sure Burnley’s Year of Culture is shaped by the people who live here.