Applications for the Lighthouse Young Creatives 2025-26 open Tuesday 22 July 2025!

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What is Lighthouse Young Creatives?

Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) is a six-month programme for 16-25-year-olds in Brighton and Hove that gives you the tools you need to kick-start your creative career. LYC is about pursuing your interests and ideas for your own creative project and supports you with mentorship, creative masterclasses, business sessions, and opportunities to curate events. We cover photography, video and filmmaking, music, VR and design, with dedicated mentors to help you bring your ideas to life. You’ll have access to equipment and a £200 budget for your project costs.

When does the programme run?

October 2025 - April 2026. Every Wednesday 12.30 - 4.30 pm

Where does the programme run?

Central Brighton

Why?

LYC is an opportunity to explore your creativity and start your path towards a creative career. Meet other young creatives, collaborate, learn the skills you want and get your project made, all with support from mentors and industry professionals.

How?

If you’re interested, attend a taster session to learn more or check out our FAQs here.

Eligibility:

LYC is about increasing access to the creative industries. Our eligibility criteria exists to make sure we’re helping to do that for people who face barriers to access.

These barriers might include, but are not limited to:

• Low income and/or from a low income or working class household

• Struggling to engage with formal education or training

• Unemployment or under-employment

• Unstable housing

• Drug or alcohol misuse

• Gender

• Disabilities

• Ethnicity

• Neurodiversity

• Care leavers

• Young carers

• Other identified barriers

Sounds like it’s for you? Apply below!

Still have questions? Come to one of our free taster sessions in August and meet the mentors, the LYC team and ask any questions you may have. Book your space below.

Applications for the Lighthouse Young Creatives 2025-26 cohort:

Open: Tuesday 22 July 2025.

Deadline: Tuesday 9 September 2025, 12.00 pm, midday. Unfortunately we are not able to consider late applications.

Join us for a taster session to find out more about Lighthouse Young Creatives in August 2025! Full details coming soon