Stand Up For Diversity Sudbury!

Come along to this networking event with a difference.

You are invited to an evening of three-minute mini-talks and short shout-outs, bringing together those who want to champion diversity in Sudbury. Make new connections, explore the transformative power of creativity, and collectively celebrate diverse voices involved in the arts and in our communities.

Organised by Essex Cultural Diversity Project in partnership with Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury Arts Centre and Quay Theatre.

• Thursday 5 March 2026 6.30-8.30pm
• Gainsborough’s House, 46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EU
• Places are limited so booking is essential https://su4d-sudbury.eventbrite.co.uk

On the same day…

Sudbury Artist Salon
Calling all Creatives in Sudbury!

Are you a creative practitioner or professional working in, or wanting to work in, diversity? You are invited to this free workshop and networking opportunities for creative practitioners and community organisers. Read more at Sudbury Artist Salon

Guest Speakers

TriggerBliss, multi-creative, and our compere for the evening
Voices of Sudbury Arts Centre with Alli Burke
Bradley Charles aka Sirena Hart, artist and drag performer
Ellisha Soanes, Co-Director Aspire Black Suffolk
Eve Lin, fashion researcher, educator, and multi-disciplinary practitioner
Gulshan Kayembe, Suffolk High Sheriff 2025-2026
Kabir Hussain, artist
Milly Gaskin, Dementia Project Development Officer, Leading Lives
Rebekah Wallace, artist
Ryan Bogle, Quay Theatre
Simon Keep, musician, educator, researcher and sound designer, founder of CLIP
Tom Hobden, Creative Director, dance artist and film maker

more info about our speakers coming soon!

This event is organised by Essex Cultural Diversity Project in partnership with Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury Arts Centre and Quay Theatre. The Stand Up for Diversity series of events was first initiated in close partnership with Essex Book Festival in 2016.