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Southampton
Creative Directory

Find services, skills and talent in one convenient place.

Southampton is a city brimming with creativity, imagination and entrepreneurial spirit. This new directory will be a powerful resource for everything creative – from seeing what’s out there to commissioning work and services.

Southampton Creative Directory by Southampton Forward launched in February 2024 to signpost and showcase the breadth of local talent working in the creative and cultural industries.

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  • Creative Discipline

  • Specialism/Services

Immersive Technology
Visual Arts

Propulsion Games

Immersive Technology, 

Southampton

Propulsion Games is an indie game development studio. We love working on titles that harness the magic of local co-operating gaming; whether it's for PC, PDF, paper, or a combination of those!

Photography
Visual Arts

Solent Creatives

Visual Arts, 

Southampton

We are Solent University’s student-powered creative agency. We connect businesses with our creative talent, utilising student skills to offer a range of creative services. Students gain real-world, paid experience and businesses get to work with future creative talent.

Branding & Identity
Graphic Design
Visual Arts

Nathan Evans Illustration & Murals

Visual Arts, 

Southampton

I am an Illustrator and Mural Artist with a background in traditional graffiti and Graphic Design. I specialise in lettering and typographical works and have a particular focus on how I can utilise the design of words to connect to a public audience and evoke a positive emotional response.

Advertising
Branding & Identity
Writing

IJ Communications

Branding & Identity, 

Southampton

IJ Communications is an award-winning consultancy offering strategic communications and PR personalised to your needs. Gain straight-talking, honest communications advice to elevate your business’ profile and gain, regional, national and international exposure.

Interior Design
Photography
Visual Arts

de Garis Designs Art Gallery

Visual Arts, 

Botley High Street Southampton

de Garis Designs Art Gallery offers a wide range of art solutions for commercial projects, such as hotels, offices, hospitals and residences, with offices based in Botley Hampshire UK. We have over 200+pieces of modern contemporary art.

Dance
Entertainment
Theatre

Chris Arscott

Entertainment, 

Southampton

ELEVATING & EVOLVING THE ARTISTRY OF CHIROPRACTIC

Advertising
Video/TV/Film Production
Visual Arts

Jo Bartlett-Hubbard

Video/TV/Film Production, 

Romsey

Powerful films, sensitively made.

Advertising
Crafters & Makers
Graphic Design

Andrew Béga

Advertising, 

Hampshire

Traditional signwriter and gilder creating bespoke hand-painted signage, gilded glass artwork and decorative finishes.

Acting / Performance / Presenting
Visual Arts

Southampton Cultural Education Partnership

Acting / Performance / Presenting, 

Southampton

The Southampton Cultural Education Partnership (SCEP) is a consortium of diverse organisations working together, hosted by the University of Southampton, to nurture creative and cultural education for all children and young people in the City.

Advertising
Branding & Identity
Graphic Design

Carswell Gould

Branding & Identity, 

Southampton

Where marketing connects. Our team of integrated marketing specialists deliver targeted activations and embedded services at the intersection of brand, PR, tech and creative,

Production & Events
Video/TV/Film Production

D&T Videography

Video/TV/Film Production, 

Southampton

We are a family run filming and production company based in Southampton. We carry out many types of filmwork from weddings, through to the creation of promotional films. We are also fully qualified drone operators able to create stunning aerial imagery.

Production & Events
Visual Arts

Lucie Smith

Visual Arts, 

Eastleigh, Hampshire

Artist, educator & producer working across a broad range of mediums including sculpture, painting, drawing, photography & film. 2+ years teaching experience leading workshops, clubs, 1:1 & group lessons. 3+ years producing, coordinating & assisting arts & heritage orgs locally & internationally.