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BUILDING CREATIVE CAREERS OUTSIDE LONDON
Creating paid pathways, skills programmes, and national opportunities for early-career artists from working-class and marginalised backgrounds.
£120,000 paid to artists
2,000+ artists supported
100+ partners & venues
Championing the UK’s emerging artists from the North, since 2019
Why Short Supply Exists.
London‑centric
Unpaid pathways
Closed networks
Class barriers
Regional‑first
Paid opportunities
Open access
Lived‑experience led
Founded by Artists,
Built by Entrepreneurs
Short Supply was founded by Mollie Balshaw and Rebekah Balshaw — artists turned entrepreneurs who built the alternative they couldn’t find.
From working‑class backgrounds and based in Manchester, they saw how creative careers were shaped by unpaid labour, London‑centric networks, and closed doors. Instead of opting out, they designed a new route in.
"'Regional talent deserves national routes."'
Find out more about our
Flagship Programmes:
Regional work. Recognised nationally.
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