Voicebox: Kickstart your career
What's the best pathway into the arts and media - a creative apprenticeship or a university course? How do I build my experience and contacts, and survive as a young professional? This Voicebox offers ideas about developing your creative career, providing you with insights and opinions from both professionals and peers.
We also have a careers section dedicated to helping you find inspiration on taking that next step!
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Opportunity
15 May 2018 – 22 May 2018We want your stories of getting into the arts!
View OpportunityWe are taking part in a national conversation around career advice in the arts, and want to hear your stories! Answer for the chance to win £30
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How-to Guide
10 May 2018How to… Stay calm during exam season
View How-to GuideExam season is upon us, and while there may be a temptation to just bury your head in books (or the sand), it is important to approach things methodically. We have five top tips to help you deal with the exam stress.
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Interview
10 May 2018Interview with Tom F. Fisher, animator
View InterviewWe talk to recent graduate Tom Fisher about being a freelance animator, his directing talents, his dyslexia, and advice he wish he had received when starting out!
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Event
9 June 2018What Next? CFT Apprentice Arts Network
View EventCurrent and recent creative arts apprentices across the South are invited to ask 'What Next?'
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Review
28 April 2018The Big Arts and Education Debate, Birmingham REP
View ReviewA diverse panel and audience alike were brought together to discuss the troubled state of arts education and the way to change its future
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Interview
26 April 2018Want my Job? from Jess Weiss, Press Officer for Brighton Fringe
View InterviewBrighton Fringe Festival is just around the corner, so we catch up with their Press Officer, Jess Weiss, to find out how you can get a job like hers.
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Event
9 May 2018WORKSHOP: HOW TO SELL YOURSELF AND GET THE JOB
View EventIt's one thing to write a solid CV or cover letter, but another to make your job application stand out between those of other candidates with similarly good CVs. How do you convince your dream employer that you're the ultimate fit? How do you sell yourself well and get that job?
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How-to Guide
17 April 2018Top tips for running an arts workshop
View How-to GuideWe hear from Genevieve Rudd, Youth Engagement Officer of Creative Collisions about how to run successful arts skills sharing workshops and what to do when it doesn't go to plan.
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Interview
17 April 2018Want my job? by comedian Suzi Ruffell
View InterviewWe speak to comedian Suzi Ruffell about getting into comedy, using arts as a platform for activism and her work with Alan Carr. Lauded as ‘a real stand up gem’ by The Guardian, this young independent woman celebrates her working-class roots with a sideways look at the world.
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News
17 April 2018Develop your creative practice with funds from Arts Council England
View NewsIf you want to focus on your practice but don't have the financial means to support yourself, there is a new funding programme for you.
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Interview
17 April 2018Interview with writer/performer Jackie Hagan - activism in the arts
View InterviewWe interview writer/performer Jackie Hagan about activism in the arts, diversity, inclusion and social engagement.
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Blog
22 March 2018A week working at the National Theatre Archive
View BlogReviewing my one-week experience in the Archives at NT Studio
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Opportunity
15 March 2018 – 24 March 2018Crafts Council Young People's Workshop @ The William Morris Gallery
View OpportunityAged 16 – 25 and interested in craft and making?
We’d like to invite you to help plan and deliver our next Young People’s workshop, which will be part of our Hey Clay! festival in a few weeks’ time. This is a great opportunity to build your experience and gain lots of transferable skills. It’s fantastic for CV building, and if anyone is working towards Arts Award the workshop can be used for arts leadership/arts skill share units in your portfolio.
Hey Clay! is our nationwide free festival of ceramics. Studios, art centres and galleries all open their doors for the weekend to run free, hands on clay workshops for the public throughout the UK. The festival runs from the 23rd to the 25th of March, and is part of the Get Creative festival.
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Blog
9 March 2018How volunteering helped me get a career in the arts
View BlogI started volunteering when I was 19 - which is 12 years ago - and I believe it's what sparked the start of my career in the arts. Find out more about how volunteering can help spark kick-start your career!
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News
7 March 2018Calling Arts Award Alumni!
View NewsIf you have previously achieved an Arts Award, then we are looking for you!
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News
7 March 2018Game journalists are overworked, and underpaid a new study finds
View NewsNearly 80% of journalists say they receive up to 10 pitches a day
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Feature
7 March 2018National Apprenticeship Week is the perfect time to plan your next step!
View FeatureMany organisations announce new apprenticeship schemes to mark the 11th annual celebration.
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Interview
26 January 2018What goes on at Time & Tide Museum, Creative Collisions project
View InterviewWe talk to the team at Time & Tide Museum about their Arts and Design Arts Award projects through Creative Collisions.
