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Blog
5 November 2015Get Gold by reaching out
View BlogOutreach programmes and 'making art accessible' are not about belittling it, relying on 'amateur' work, or squeezing it into strange places.
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Blog
5 November 2015Get Gold with literature
View BlogLiterature isn't always the first art form that comes to mind for many. But wow is that a mistake. I personally enjoy reading a good book - it's just finding the time. It can certainly be more fulfilling than watching the film equivalent.
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Review
3 November 2015Bugsy Malone by Granit
View ReviewNightingale Class from Cambridge School went to the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith to see Bugsy Malone.
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Blog
2 November 2015Music and Me - a love letter
View BlogMe and music go back a long, long way. But recently...let's just say things are a bit complicated. Here's what happened:
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Interview
30 October 2015Arts Award Off The Shelf: Laura Dockrill
View InterviewArts Award Voice's deputy editor Tom interviews Laura Dockrill about how she decided to get into writing, and the authors that inspired her to follow her dream career. This video will be useful if you are completing the Arts Award Part C Inspiration section of your Bronze portfolio.
Tom also talks to Emma Jones from the Ministry of Stories about the ways in which they support young people taking their Arts Award to find their own inspiration.
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Review
27 October 2015What's Happening for the Young - Subjectivity UK
View ReviewAs part of the What's Happening for the Young Festival that took place at the Southbank Centre this weekend, Subjectivity UK held a talk entitled "Crime and Punishment Vs. the Youth". This discussion incorporated performance and specialist speakers to look at issues inspired by an article from the UN Convention.
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Blog
24 October 2015Volunteering at festivals: my experience at Durham Book Festival
View BlogGetting involved in festivals can be a great way of getting experience in the industry and getting access to events, as I found out reviewing and volunteering at this year's Durham Book Festival.
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Feature
12 October 2015Competition Brief: SSF reviewing on Arts Award Voice
View FeatureStarting today, primary, secondary and sixth form students are being given the chance to enter reviews of Shakespeare School Festival (SSF) performances to a special competition on Voice!
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Interview
5 October 2015Arts Award movers and shakers: Diana Walton
View InterviewDiana has been around since the first shoots of Arts Award grew in the West Midlands in 2000 and has helped the award to flourish over the years
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Feature
2 October 2015March's theme is…Literature
View FeatureThis month we're teaming up with Bath Literature Festival, and delving into the world of lit.
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Interview
2 October 2015What goes on at...Bath Festivals
View InterviewWe're teaming up with Bath Festivals for March's literature month. Bath Literature Festival - running until March 8th - is just a part of this. We caught up with learning and participation leader, Hazel Plowman to find out more...
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Interview
2 October 2015Backstage with...Bath Festival's Judith Robinson
View InterviewThis month we're teaming up with Bath Festivals to bring you news and opinions from the festival, and the wider world of lit. Here, we meet festival Literature Producer, Judith Robinson.
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How-to Guide
2 October 2015How to...win a novel award
View How-to GuideThis weekend, I headed to How To Win a Novel Award, a talk at Bath Literature Festival. Here are the key highlights from the discussion to help any aspiring writers pitch their work just right...
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Review
2 October 2015Around the world in ten books
View ReviewA fun and enlightening end to a weekend at Bath Festivals, Scott Peck and Ann Morgan picked their top ten books from around the world.
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Feature
2 October 2015Inside Bath Literature Festival's Young Writers Lab: Yves Morris
View FeatureAt Bath Literature Festival's Young Writers Lab, students created alternate realities for the city of Bath, imagining new landscapes and futures at 'The Chancery of the Lost and Found'. Here, Yves Morris shares a section of his creative writing...
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How-to Guide
1 October 201510 tips for getting going with Arts Award
View How-to GuideIt's Start Your Arts Award Day! Here are our top tips for getting going with Arts Award...
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Review
30 September 2015Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler at Bath Children's Literature Festival
View ReviewDanny Wallace is a natural fit as a children's author, achieving that nigh on impossible adult trait of speaking to children as equals.
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Feature
30 September 2015Creativity vs Education: What have we learnt this month, class?
View FeatureThis 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.
