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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Blog
26 May 2021University graduates and the “What Next?" conundrum
View BlogFrom nursery rhymes to higher education, we are constantly advancing to the succeeding stage of our lives, but as you age these steps become more uncertain and fuelled with doubt. Leaving us with the daunting question - what's next?
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Blog
24 May 20215 Useful Tips on How to Make Your Website More Accessible
View Blog5 useful tips on how to make your website more accessible that I learned from the Accessibility Session by Hex Productions, hosted on May 5th, 2021.
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Interview
13 May 2021Music theory app Sonid and its developer Martijn Ensing
View Interview“My main reason for developing Sonid was to hand my students a simple way to learn and practice music theory in their own time and space.”
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News
21 April 2021H&M offers free suit rental for job interviews
View NewsWith their initiative One/Second/Suit, clothing retailer H&M are now offering a 24-hour free men’s suit rental for job interviews.
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News
1 March 2021Discover! Creative Careers Week 2021
View NewsGet involved with Discover! Creative Careers week from 1 - 5 March to unlock all that the creative industries have to offer!
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Interview
26 February 2021Where are they now? with Ceri Davies: Arts Award 15th birthday
View InterviewCeri Davies completed her Silver Arts Award in 2012 and went on to become a disability rights campaigner, setting up her own community interest company, More Mascots Please. Find out more about what Ceri's been up to in this video interview.
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How-to Guide
8 February 2021How to get involved with the creative industries
View How-to GuideA guide to help you navigate your journey into the creative industries.
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Blog
3 February 2021Five Greater Manchester Artists Selected for MIF21 Creative Fellowships
View BlogManchester International Festival (MIF) has offered five Greater Manchester artists the opportunity to go behind the scenes of this year's Festival.
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News
2 February 2021Kids in Museums launches Museum Careers Quiz
View NewsThe quiz is the latest in a series of resources to help young people discover careers in museums
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Interview
15 January 2021Interview with Evlon De Souza Fellow of Trinity College London and alumni
View InterviewWe catch up with 26-year-old Evlon De Souza, Fellow of Trinity College London, Grade 7 piano player, the youngest Speech and Drama examiner and one of only two Indian examiners!
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How-to Guide
14 January 2021How to be a self-employed (freelance) creative
View How-to GuideEmrys answers a few questions about being self employed. There's advice about doing tax returns, getting work and what insurance types mean. And answers to several other questions. So if you're starting out in the big bad world of work or becoming a self employed individual for the first time - this article is to help you get going and through your first tax return.
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Event
15 January 2021Instaviews with Ava Klass Friday 15 Jan at 5pm
View EventAva Klass, 13-year-old music prodigy and Myleene Klass' daughter will be joining us for our first Instaviews of the new year.
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Interview
4 January 2021Where are they now? with Sapphire Urwick: Arts Award 15th birthday
View InterviewSapphire Urwick achieved her Bronze Arts Award 15 years ago, in Arts Award’s first year in operation! Since then she’s set up a theatre company and worked as an educator and trainer, read on...
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Case Study
21 December 2020Jamie Reid, Gold Arts Award
View Case StudyJamie Reid shared his experience of completing Gold Arts Award during the challenges of 2020 lockdown. He says of his Arts Award: "Overall I found it an enjoyable experience as I was able to explore the arts industry in greater depth than I had previously."
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Case Study
21 December 2020Maddie Hinchliff, Gold Arts Award
View Case StudyMaddie Hinchliff shares her Gold Arts Award journey with us. She explored musical theatre at The King’s School in Worcester and has completed her Bronze, Silver and Gold, and impressively, completed her Gold during lockdown 2020.
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Case Study
21 December 2020Amy Carter, Gold Arts Award
View Case StudyAmy Carter has completed her Gold Arts Award over 2020 battling the issues of lockdown and having to complete a portfolio online. Find out about how Amy handled these challenges and what she did for her Arts Award.
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Interview
18 December 2020Where are they now? with Becky Lawn, Arts Award 15th birthday
View InterviewBecky works as a social scientist in public health and lives in Vancouver, but she still remembers the benefits of doing an Arts Award in 2008, when she was 16 years old. We catch up with Becky to celebrate Arts Award 15th birthday.
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Interview
14 December 2020Where are they now? with Hattie Hignell, Arts Award 15th birthday
View InterviewHattie Hignell did her Gold Arts Award around 8 years ago and now works as a Senior Print Artist for a children's retailer. We catch up with Hattie to celebrate Arts Award 15th birthday.
