Cultural Impact Award

Get Creative. Get Paid. Make your mark.  

What is CIA?

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has been awarded a Cultural Impact Award (CIA), a Mayor of London initiative. Between December 2025 and March 2027, Tramshed will be the Creative Programme Partner, and will be working two groups of young creatives to design 4 incredible brand-new art events! Known as Steering Boards, the participants will learn about and plan these events and helping to shape and produce this exciting new programme. These are paid positions building a real future in the creative industries.

What’s on?

As part of CIA we are currently running the IGNITE festival. This project has been brought to life by our creative steering board (which you can learn more about down below). IGNITE is a series of free celebrations, festivals and happenings created by 26 young people from across the borough of Greenwich.

For more information about what IGNITE is about visit our festival website here.

What’s coming up?

CULTURE JAM IN THE PARK

Culture Jam in the Park is a joyful day in the open air, where Greenwich’s cultures, flavours and sounds spill into one bright celebration. By day, families can wander through food stalls, music, storytelling and heritage zones, tasting, listening and discovering the rich mix of communities that make up the borough.

There are spaces for children, places to pause, and special access spaces for disabled and neurodiverse guests, so everyone can feel held by the day.

DATE: Saturday 19th September

TIME: 11 AM - 6 PM

LOCATION: Greenwich Park, General Wolfe Statue

Looking back on CIA this year

Igniting Creative Careers in the Royal Borough of Greenwich

This year we created two Steering Boards, one for 13-18 year olds and the second for 19-30 year olds. Both groups worked on the development and co-creation of the IGNITE event programme, which is a festival that will run across the borough.

This opportunity offered paid creative work, allowing the young people on board to gain valuable experience, skills, and industry connections with the acknowledgement from the programme that some young people currently have fewer routes into a creative career and encouraging them to apply.

What did we do?

Our Steering Boards met for 8 sessions at Tramshed between January and March 2026.

Also in February Steering Board members were able to take part in some amazing interactive sessions and workshops with a number of leading cultural organisations to learn new skills and connect with inspiring professionals.

19-30 Steering Board members were offered a minimum of 5 days' work experience each with some amazing cultural organisations, across weeks.

Steering Board members then were able to apply for 4 x paid roles as Emerging Producers helping to deliver the IGNITE programme’s festivals and events. 

Our Steering boards offered:

  • Real paid experience in creating high profile arts events 

  • Leadership skills and credits to boost your CV/creative portfolio 

  • Increased confidence in your creative ideas and communication skills – you'll be in the driving seat! 

  • Work experience and mentoring with some of UK's top cultural organisations 

  • Creative industry connections and networking opportunities  

  • A chance to apply for one of four longer term paid Emerging Producer roles, which will deliver this high-profile project at the end of the Steering Board process (19 to 30 group) 

Tramshed is the Creative Programming Partner for the Cultural Impact Award 2026/27. Created with the support of