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30 September 2015
Creativity vs Education: What have we learnt this month, class?
This month we have discussed the current state of creative education in the UK and it has proved itself to be rather lacking. From interviews with leading demonstrators to creative utopias, here is the best from September.
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29 September 2015
How to...make a great Arts Award portfolio
Want to know how to make your Arts Award portfolio as brilliant as you can? Here are our top tips to take it to the next level...
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28 September 2015
I don't go to school? A vlog by Agi K
We've featured Agi on Voice before, she has completed all of her Arts Award levels (by the age of 11!) and is taught from home. Who better to call on, as we come to the close of creative education month.
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28 September 2015
Want my job?...with Garth Jennings
Garth Jennings has worked in both film and publishing, directing such classics as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and signing a three book deal with Macmillan Children's books. This weekend, he could be found at Bath Children's Literature Festival...
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Latitude Festival
The Arts Award Youth Network smashed it again! 68 Discover Arts Award were completed at Latitude Festival!
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25 September 2015
Arts Award Discover Club at Elderflower Fields
This year the Arts Award Youth Network supported the achievement of 18 Discover Arts Awards onsite at Elderflower!
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25 September 2015
What goes on at...Brighton University Saturday Club
The National Art & Design Saturday Club offers young people aged 14–16 the chance to study art and design every Saturday morning at their local college or university for free. We caught up with Brighton Uni's Joanna Tolley to find out more...
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24 September 2015
Is higher education worth the cost?
Now that university fees and living costs have shot up, is higher education worth it?
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24 September 2015
Working the Fringe – Part 3: A Reflection
So it's been nearly 3 weeks since I left Scotland and the Fringe for yet another year.
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24 September 2015
National Art and Design Saturday Club
After doing my Arts Award, I was really interested in engaging in other areas of extracurricular arts activities.
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24 September 2015
National Art and Design Saturday Club Summer Show 2014
Thoughts on the private viewing of the National Art and Design Saturday Club summer show at Somerset House, a collaborative exhibition of students from 33 universities and colleges across the UK.
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24 September 2015
Insights from The Sorrell Foundation's Lady Frances Sorrell
Insights from Lady Frances Sorrell, one of the founders of the National Art&Design Saturday Club scheme.
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21 September 2015
Emmys 2015
This year's Emmy Awards ceremony was one of breaking records.
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21 September 2015
How to...make the most of your academic creativity
This month we have rather naughtily put creativity and education up against one another - but obviously in a dream world they would be best pals. So, how do you really make the most of both?
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18 September 2015
How to...Educate Yourself Creatively Outside School and University
Not getting enough creativity from your school or university? Worry not, there are many different options that can help you unleash your creative potential.
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16 September 2015
Technical Creativity: Using Practical Skills in the Arts
Can technical skill and creative freedom really both be found in the same place?
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16 September 2015
The Danish Girl: do trans roles belong to trans actors?
Last week, the first international trailer of the new film from Tom Hooper, the Oscar-machine director of The King's Speech and Les Misérables was released. His latest treat, The Danish Girl, is about one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery.
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14 September 2015
Can young people fully understand the importance of arts in our current system?
Arts education is not effective in demonstrating the value of the arts to young people.