MyCreativeEdge: The Creative Showcase for Europe’s Northern Edge is a website which showcases the work of businesses and freelancers working in the creative industries sector in Mid-Sweden, North East Iceland, Northern Finland, South East of Northern Ireland and the West of Ireland.
Our aim is to increase international business for creatives working in the five regions and to increase connections and collaboration across Europe’s Northern Edge. Anyone working in the creative sector in these regions can create a free Profile on MyCreativeEdge to showcase their work.
Here, you’ll discover what’s unique about the creativity on the edge of Europe.
Creative Sectors
On MyCreativeEdge, you’ll find Profiles of creative work which is at the crossroads of arts, business and technology. The sectors covered are:
Creative Places
MyCreativeEdge.eu features Profiles of creative work drawn from five regions across Europe’s Northern Edge
- Mid-Sweden
- North East Iceland
- Northern Finland
- South East of Northern Ireland
- West of Ireland
In addition to Profiles of creative people and businesses, you can also find out about shared working spaces and creative trails across the five regions.
Creative Ideas
Looking for some creative inspiration? Check out the MyCreativeEdge Deep in Thought blog posts on all things creative, InProfile stories of people working in the region and our social sphere, pulling in ideas from our members’ social media activity.
If you want to add your voice, register to upload blog posts and events.
Funding of MyCreativeEdge.eu
MyCreativeEdge.eu is operated under a creative momentum project. The project is co-funded through the EU Northern Periphery & Arctic Programme (NPA) which aims to increase economic activity and co-operation across the regions of Europe’s northern periphery.
The organisations running MyCreativeEdge and a creative momentum project are…
- Western Development Commission, Ireland
- Whitaker Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
- Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Northern Ireland on behalf of the SEED group which also includes Ards & North Down Borough Council and Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
- Technichus Mid-Sweden Ltd, Sweden
- Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- North East Iceland Cultural Council, Iceland
Each of these organisations is the contact point for MyCreativeEdge in their own region. Check out this video to find out more about these organisations and their regions:
The Western Development Commission in Ireland is the organisation responsible for the overall design and operation of the MyCreativeEdge website.
