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9 February 2018
What goes on at BBC Ten Pieces
We catch up with Chloe Shrimpton, Project Manager for BBC Ten Pieces, about their nationwide events, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, online creative resources for Arts Award and a 4-meter high gnome puppet!
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8 February 2018
Interview with Alison Wheeler, MBE - Suffolk Libraries CEO
Suffolk Libraries chief executive talks to Voice about the importance of reading, her career, and offers advice to young people
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23 January 2018 – 5 February 2018
East Midlands Arts Award Expo - a Call for performers
If you're an Arts Award participant or achiever from the East Midlands we want to hear from you! Apply to be at a showcase on 13th March 2018.
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15 January 2018
Top 5 inspirational artists to look out for in 2018
A rundown of my favourite inspirational artists of all time, from Renaissance to Instagram fame.
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5 January 2018
Top 10 Fiction Books of 2017
We look at the best books to hit the shelves in the past 12 months
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24 December 2017
How to use Canva to create brilliant images for your project
Canva is a creative online program that you can use to create any graphic you need - a film poster, a book cover, Facebook cover images, and even logo designs. It’s very easy to use, so it’s great if you’re a graphic design novice!
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20 December 2017 – 20 March 2018
Young Associates 2018
Applications for the Young Associates Team are now open for 2018!
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14 December 2017
My Childrens book
For my silver arts award my final piece was a children's book I both wrote and illustrated.
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7 December 2017
How to form and communicate an opinion from Rants N Bants
To help us explore the best ways to form and express an opinion we got in touch with one of the most opinionated people around: Rants N Bants.
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24 October 2017
Can you read too much into art?
If you've ever been the person blankly looking at your textbook puzzling how to connect a dying lamb to the death of innocence, you're in the right place.
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13 October 2017
Creatively mental
Why is mental illness sometimes linked with artistic creativity? Can mental imbalance be a positive force?
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12 October 2017
#HelloYellow: Poem, A Note to the Nightbird
Hello.
This is my first post. I just signed up to do my Arts Award Gold, and the induction today inspired me so much I couldn't resist the opportunity to delve straight in with this. It's in response to the #HelloYellow campaign for World Mental Health Day. I'd like to think of it as a message to myself.
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3 October 2017
Exploring Stories
An exciting workshop at Exeter Library for children and families! Come get involve creating and exploring new and exciting stories through drama and craft activities! For ages 5-11, younger siblings and parents welcome to stay and get stuck in!
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29 September 2017
My final pieces for my Gold Arts Award, specialising in Poetry and Glass Art
I am an internationally published poet and a budding glass artist. What my objective was for my final project for my Gold Arts Award, was to express my emotions more openly in my poetry.
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13 September 2017
Man Booker 2017: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
With several awards already in the bag, could Whitehead's The Underground Railroad be a shoo-in for the Man Booker?
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13 September 2017
Man Booker 2017: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Shamsie poses tough competition with this touching retelling of a Greek myth.
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13 September 2017
Man Booker 2017: Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
A review of Sebastian Barry's award-winning Days Without End.
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28 August 2017
Anne Frank House
A few square metres of timelessness in central Amsterdam, it's a transcendental experience that many put into words. Here's my go.