Voicebox: Cost of living crisis
Artists are an adaptive species, responding to contemporary events by transitioning into new mediums, locations, and creative habits. For the past two years, early-career creatives have adapted their practice, lifestyles, and ambitions to continue pursuing artistic goals in the face of economic uncertainty.
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1 February 2024
The Full Monty Review: A Euphoric Celebration of Humanity
Six unlikely comrades swap dead-end job centres, custodial battles and suicide for a red curtain, a sparkly police uniform and a blue silk thong…
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2 November 2023
Cost-of-Living Adaptation: Lauren Johnson, writer
The financial strain of the UK’s cost-of-living crisis encouraged Lauren to go in search of a new life 3,000 miles away from her home
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26 October 2023
Cost-of-Living Adaptation: Warren Reilly, fashion designer
Warren Reilly explores the highs and lows of being an independent creative in London during the cost-of-living crisis
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19 October 2023
Cost-of-Living Adaptation: Amy Clewlow, illustrator
Amy explores the trials and tribulations of finding her place in a more budget conscious creative industry.
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12 October 2023
Cost-of-Living Adaptation: Magellan Dissanayaka, writer and novelist
From university to first publication amidst the cost-of-living crisis