Welcome to the home for Chelmsford’s creative community. A place to connect with fellow creative people, and collaborate with others that can enrich your work. A place to seek support and inspiration from one another. A place that can ignite a passion for Chelmsford’s creative identity and future.
Ignite Chelmsford has been connecting people from all backgrounds, sectors, and organisations since 2017. Our mission is to give our city a shared voice and a strong creative community. We have launched this website to bring together this collaborative work and to grow it.
Events
Our events are hosted in the city as well as online. Attend our monthly socials and regular creative events to enjoy a relaxed, place to meet and share ideas, helping ideas to grow and take hold. Our online, monthly Hub events are an ideal platform to promote what you are doing and call out for collaboration.
Every 2nd Thursday of the month Ignite holds an in person get together. A relaxed environment to meet people in Chelmsford, have a friendly chat and hear talks on inspiring […]
Ignite Social
Artists at the Meadows, Unit 32, The Meadows Shopping Centre, 42-47 High St, Chelmsford CM2 6FD
Member Directory
Our growing Member Directory contains a wealth of amazing people connecting, creating, collaborating, seeking support and inspiration. All with the same goal of igniting a passion for Chelmsford’s creative ambitions.
If you work, aspire to work, volunteer, or study in the creative industries in Chelmsford, sign up now.
The Hub
The Hub is a collaborative, multi-sector group that focuses on delivering creative activities and events throughout Chelmsford. It’s where our creative community can touch base, compare notes, share skills and resources, and support each-other’s work.
The Hub meets online every third Thursday and is an open event to everyone.
Member Directory.
Our growing Member Directory contains a wealth of amazing people connecting, creating, collaborating, seeking support and inspiration. All with the same goal of igniting a passion for Chelmsford’s creative ambitions.
If you work, aspire to work, volunteer, or study in the creative industries in Chelmsford, sign up now.
The Hub.
The hub is a collaborative, multi-sector group that focuses on delivering creative activities and events throughout Chelmsford.
Blog
Stay updated on what’s new with Ignite and our members. From breaking news to case studies, sharing best practice to lessons learned. The Blog is open to submissions.
Blog.
Stay updated on what’s new with Ignite.
Hylands Stables Studios – Available Now
Shout Out to Makers, Artists, and Designers! Exciting News! 2 prime ground floor studios have become available at Hylands Estate – stunning spaces nestled in the charming Stables. Why You’ll Love It: Exclusive Ground-Floor Spaces: Enjoy working and selling in our...
Member of the Month: Kirsty Cornell
Each month, Nikki Wilson interviews an Ignite Member, asking five simple questions, to find out what creativity means to them, and how they see culture and creativity, and its potential, in Chelmsford. This month Nikki talks to Kirsty Cornell. How would you describe...
Making Time for Creativity
As a lifelong procrastinator, it has taken me a while to write this blog. Do you know what the hardest part was? Just actually, properly starting. Often I tell myself that creative tasks will take too long, or I’m too tired, or I’m too busy – and, yes, sometimes those...