We catch up with author Jon about his new book and Arts Award experience!

Multi-award winning writer and director Rob Savage talks about his profession, and the impact Arts Award had on his career...

3D Animator Nathan Wilkes talks about films, superheroes, and how Arts Award helped him get to where he is today.

Arts Award achiever Emily tells us how her experience of running projects for her Gold has developed her career...

Jake Smith studied Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull, graduating with first-class honours. He began his career at Hull Truck Theatre and was a founding member of Assemble Fest, a large-scale theatre festival that launched following Hull's win of the City of Culture campaign. He is currently the Trainee Director in residence at Chichester Festival Theatre, one of the UK's flagship theatres with an international reputation for producing work of the highest quality, ranging from large scale musicals to distinguished dramas.

The second day of Affinity Festival arrived and I was super excited for what would come.

The Affinity festival itself was a huge success, lots of people came and the performers and workshops went amazingly!

This is where you show off your wonderful work so get it going it from the off. Document everything as you go – or you'll miss out best bits! Your portfolio may come in handy for college or job interviews, so make sure you're proud! Take a look at Tom's Gold portfolio or Dan's Gold Blog or Corina's Bronze work experience blog.

Find them, talk to them, work with them - get inspired across the arts. Great place to start is reading Voice interviews …and you'll find some artists already love Arts Award, check poet Holly McNIsh

Keep It Simple Stupid! Challenge yourself to do one creative thing - don't make life too complicated. Check out Voice's How to guides for straight-talking help.

Choose an arts activity you really enjoy and you'll love doing your award too. Arts Award lets you decide what you do, so now's the time to get into some crazy art form no-one's heard of but you think is great. Maybe it's time to give yarn-bombing a go?

Review of Steenbeckett exhibition at the MAC in Birmingham.