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9 January 2021
2020: A Year In Review
Saskia is back on the Voice Extra podcast to run through the big events of 2020
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7 January 2021
Origami Shrimp
A stop-motion video of how to make an origami shrimp
origami is a fun thing you can do anywhere you just need a piece of paper.
The art of paper folding was probably made before paper was invented, they used cloth and leather to make origami.
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7 January 2021
How to actually stick to your New Year’s resolution
Give yourself a promising start to 2021
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4 January 2021
How to make a Kandi Cuff Bracelet
For the skill share section of my Arts Award, I chose to show how to make a type of jewellery called Kandi.
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31 December 2020
The Art of Leadership Unit 2: Part A
What is leadership and what makes a good leader?
"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves." Eleanor Roosevelt.
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30 December 2020
Ways to celebrate New Year (without drinking)
The team offer up a few ways to celebrate the new year without questionable levels of alcohol!
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26 December 2020
The Year in Books
Sadhana reflects on a turbulent year with a look back at the books that helped her get through it.
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23 December 2020
Beautifully British: the merging of cultures
Celebrating both Chanukah and Christmas
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23 December 2020
2020: in books
Some good books for each of the not-so-good months of 2020!
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22 December 2020
The changing Covid-19 testing experience
We briefly capture the experiences of Covid-19 testing that our Contributors have undergone to see how the process has progressed during the pandemic.
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21 December 2020
Christmas carols unwrapped
A welcome sound during the run up to Christmas, but where did they come from?
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19 December 2020
Pandemic art and creativity
A personal reflection about how artists get inspired to create in a context of restrictions and global alarm, and what those artistic expressions might look like once the pandemic is over.
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19 December 2020
Things to look forward to in 2021
Forget about 2020, we're all about the future! Here are some of the things coming up in 2021 that we're excited to experience...
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16 December 2020
Where will the arts be in 2025?
In the final hangout session co-led by UK New Artists and Voice Magazine, we asked what the arts will look like in 2025. The answer – perhaps unsurprisingly – is complex.
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14 December 2020
Celebrating Arts Award Alumni, Arts Award 15th Birthday
Arts Award has been supporting the development of creativity and leadership skills for all young people for 15 years. Arts Award has championed creativity, nurtured talent and offered insights into the arts world, together with a taste of creative careers. Across the UK there are over 4,000 centres and an impressive 563,973 awards achieved. That's a LOT of Gold, Silver, Bronze, Explore and Discover Arts Awards over the years!
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14 December 2020
The decent Christmas films to enjoy this year
Christmas films can be very hit or miss – too much cheese and they become insufferable, not enough cheese and (much like real life) it becomes bleak. The Contributors have put their heads together to try and find films that perfectly straddle that oh so fine line.
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12 December 2020
Ali Smith's Seasonal Quartets
Matteo makes his podcast debut to discuss Ali Smith's experimental quartet of novels.
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9 December 2020
Christmas on President Street
We thought we’d give a little insight into a typical “Aussie Christmas” and the differences here - because we love our UK peeps and you’re maybe up for some fine reading to pass the time in your UK lockdown.