Andrea Penna
Photography,
Salisbury
AndreapennA Photography offers Corporate, Event and Estate Photography services
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.
Find the perfect freelancer or supplier for your event
Find your next collaborator
Commission a creative for a project
Are you a local creative?
Join our directory!
Photography
Branding & Identity
Photography
Visual Arts
Alice Louisa
Photography,
Southampton
Alice Louisa (she/her) is a photographer and visual artist from Southampton. She has a strong background in creating impactful stories across her personal and professional work. She aims to amplify and empower voices of the under-represented and overlooked.
Acting / Performance / Presenting
Dance
Theatre
ZoieLogic Dance Theatre
Dance,
Southampton
We connect people through the power of movement! We challenge norms and defy expectations of who dance is for, where and how you experience it. We are the go-to experts in getting guys dancing, community activations and mass dance events - we believe anywhere can be a dance floor.
Entertainment
Music
Theatre
The Stage Door
Entertainment,
Southampton
Southampton's independent performance venue hosting live music, theatre, cabaret, burlesque, stand up comedy, musical theatre and much more. Also available for private hires.
Entertainment
Music
Music in the City
Music,
Southampton
We promote the great range of music in and around Southampton, celebrate its unique heritage, and unite everyone through music at a multi-venue festival in September.
Entertainment
Music
Jonathan Fashole-Luke
Music,
Southampton
I provide private events with professional musicians and DJs across all genres, supply entertainment for local venues and create events for members of the local community to become involved in music making. My specialty is performing live on piano although I also offer session recording services.
Theatre
Tangle
Theatre,
Southampton, Swindon, Southwest.
We are Tangle, a touring theatre company championing African and Caribbean artistic excellence. We connect communities around the UK producing groundbreaking theatre in transformative ways.
Advertising
Branding & Identity
Graphic Design
We Are Indi
Branding & Identity,
Southampton
Web design and development with a professional, personal service
Branding & Identity
Music
Writing
Vibrant Content (Founder: Filiz Taylan Yuzak)
Writing,
Winchester
I help small business owners and creatives to grow organically through content and social media marketing. I support them with content writing, social media consultancy, LinkedIn profile makeovers / trainings. With a background in journalism, I am an award-winning writer with 14 years of experience.
Advertising
Branding & Identity
Graphic Design
Andy Sheppard
Branding & Identity,
Southampton
Freelance Arts and Cultural Marketing Professional. Experience in Live Theatre, Performance, Museums and Attractions, Cultural Charity sector.
Acting / Performance / Presenting
Visual Arts
Writing
Jez Franck
Visual Arts,
Southampton
Artist, poet, and workshop facilitator creating Beautiful Garbage from the discarded and overlooked. Through mixed media, words, and community connection, Jez explores transformation, reclamation and the beauty in imperfection - inviting others to create, reflect & reclaim their own narratives.
Entertainment
Production & Events
Sound
Bunker178 (The Art House Southampton)
Production & Events,
Southampton
Post-apolocalypic performance pop-up, a mobile offshoot of The Art House Southampton, a venue that nestled in the centre of Southampton for 15 years before transforming into a moving entity. Bringing grassroots, folk and misfit acts from near and far.