RiverLight Festival

RiverLight Festival Sleaford's award winning FREE arts festival Sleaford will be brought to life through a celebration of culture and creativity this October.

RiverLight 2023 promises to be a spectacular festival, celebrating and welcoming people back to the high street, showcasing our wonderful local community. The festival will take place across Sleaford town centre during the afternoon and evening of Sat 21 October. Look out for fringe events in the run up to the event. RiverLight has been organised By Hub-Sleaford in partnership with North Kesteven

District Council and this project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The festival is supported by Sleaford Town Council and many local partners.

A great opportunity for artists at Hub-Sleaford
23/01/2026

A great opportunity for artists at Hub-Sleaford

Calling all Artists!

Hub Sleaford and Sleaford Museum are inviting artists to take part in Common Ground: Sleaford’s Shared Stories; a dual-site exhibition and engagement programme exploring local heritage through new perspectives. 8 Jul–8 Nov 2026

We’re looking for artists who want to work with museum collections, local communities and lived experience, asking: who and what has been historically excluded from local heritage and cultural spaces, and how can we actively change that?

Two opportunities available (apply for one or both):

↪️Three Commissions for New Work
✨Artist fee £3,000
✨Materials/production budget £1000
✨Travel & accomodation up to £1000

↪️Three Artist Residencies.
✨Artist Fee £1,500
✨Residency materials £200
✨Travel & accomodation £500

Get your applications in by 23 Feb 2026

🔗See the full artist pack and how to apply here:
https://hub-sleaford.org.uk/news/artist-call-out

This project has been made possible by the Art Fund Reimagine programme, with support from Lincoln Museum and Usher Gallery who are supporting an artist commission.

📸 Threshold commission by William Lindley for RiverLight Festival 2024 Photo: Emilie Nunn

What a year ✨
01/01/2026

What a year ✨

06/10/2025
It was the Friday before RiverLight and what better way to kick off the weekend than for the team to go to the Ceilidh w...
17/07/2025

It was the Friday before RiverLight and what better way to kick off the weekend than for the team to go to the Ceilidh with 54 North Ceilidhs at St George's Academy A great time had by all, even in the heat!

📸 Faye Parker

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