Voicebox: Kickstart your career

I look into how AI is currently being used within the arts and how AI could potentially affect creative careers such as traditional painters; due to this new influx of modern technology in the art world, and the ever changing definition of art.

Turning your passion for filmmaking into a career requires creative development and core business skills. Jacob Lane shares the essential steps like honing your craft, budgeting, securing financing and networking to build a sustainable career.

Are you a Youth, aged 12-18; maybe about to start Duke of Edinburgh, and need some volunteering to fill one of the sections?

Welcome to West Midlands Active Youths, we are a Youth Care Organisation with multiple partners and MTB aspects.

Marketing and Communications Executive Helen Chelmicka writes about the oft-ignored world of hidden disabilities, how they can manifest in the workplace, and what employers should be doing to ensure employees feel included and able to thrive. 

Learn how to make your own collage in five simple steps

Understand more about fashion, entrepreneurship and styling in this short workshop

Come and join our Story Curators course for ages 11-16 and learn how exhibitions and installations are created - from first ideas to fully built!

Tuesdays from 4.30pm - 6.30pm

I interview Maliha on growing up around art, and her work working in events and putting together art exhibitions. We chat about her creative process when she makes her Islamic art, and the poem that inspired her to create an anthology of her own.

Vera speaks about the process of putting together the Last Frame Queer Festival last month, and her role in that as Festival Director. We also talk about Last Frame's film club, which is all year round, and their queer horror nights with Token Homo!

As a creative person you are well-placed to handle and adapt to the changing world of digital media, use it to your advantage, and showcase your skills

Feeling nervous about approaching someone new? Want to engage and be the funny/charming/inspiring person you know you are but are too scared to make the first move? We’ve all been there. Networking is a handy skill to have when it comes to arts careers.

No matter how confident you feel, a job interview tends to bring out the nerves. So, what can you do to reduce the stress you are feeling and ensure you build rapport during your interview?