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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29 July 2020
Studio 2 - John Charles Exhibition
John Charles exhibition and latest commission reveal
Held at studio 2 Liverpool
Written by Danni Skelding
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27 July 2020
John Charles - Exhibition Review
Review of John Charles solo exhibition
Written by Danni Skelding
26.07.20
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3 September 2020
Creating Art with Molly Macleod: Artist workshops with Voice
Learn about graphic scores and turning sounds in to images with multidisciplinary artist Molly Macleod. Explore more free skills share workshops in the Artist Workshops with Voice series.
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8 July 2020
Do Arts Subjects in Schools Matter?
For a long time we have been fed the narrative that arts subjects don't belong in schools. So I decided to dig a little bit deeper. Why do people feel this way about these subjects? And is there any substantial evidence to support their views?
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11 July 2020
Opening Doors - Creative Careers Q&A
Meet the Creatives. Discover their Jouneys. Start your Future.
A Q&A webinar with artists from across the creative industries.
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30 July 2020
Approaching character from actor Akash Prasad: Artist workshops with Voice
Get an introduction to how to approach building character from actor, producer and writer Akash Prasad. Explore more free skills share workshops in the Artist Workshops with Voice series.
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26 June 2020
Celebrating 15 years of Arts Award
2020 marks the 15th year since Arts Award launched! Can you believe Arts Award has been helping young people achieve their artistic desires for 15 years?! Let's find out what others are doing to celebrate.
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16 July 2020
Introduction to poetry with Theresa Lola: Artist workshops with Voice
Get an introduction to writing poetry with Young People’s Laureate for London Theresa Lola. Explore more free skills share workshops in the Artist Workshops with Voice series.
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9 July 2020
Choreographing for film with Margo Roe: Artist Workshops with Voice
Writer/ Director/ Choreographer Margo Roe explores how to create choreography for the camera and how to bridge the gap between narrative and movement. Explore more free skills share workshops in the Artist Workshops with Voice series.
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10 June 2020
LOOKOUT: Creative Careers podcast
New six-part series invites experts from across the creative industries to inspire young people
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13 May 2020
How to: Be eco-friendly on a budget
A hot topic at the moment, and for good reason, but how can you save the world when you’re trying to save your bank balance?
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3 February 2020
NEW FACTORY ACADEMY CREATIVE VENUE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIPS BEGIN
As National Apprenticeship Week begins MIF tells us about their Creative Venue Technician apprentices at arts organisations across Manchester in a new scheme through The Factory Academy.
National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 3 to 9 Feb 2020
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29 January 2020
Interview with Rem Conway
Rem discusses his trajectory into the arts, the lack of diversity within creative industries, and his decision to set up his own organisation to tackle this
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27 January 2020
Five common challenges with being a freelancer or small business and how to overcome them
Starting up as a freelancer or small business is an exciting times, but there are a number of issues you might run into. We've pulled out five of the most common, and have hints on how to overcome them.
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16 January 2020
There is no one way into a creative career you love
Melanie Shee, Partnership Manager for Creative & Cultural Skills and freelance advisor, educator and assessor, took a long and convoluted route to the work she loves today, and is an example of how there is no one path.
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9 January 2020
Blog Tips From A Blog Novice
Writing my own blog, I control the process, and the content. And safe to say, working on a school magazine held a lot less pressure. Writing/editing blog posts for a professional fashion company is a little different! Here are some tips and tricks!
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22 December 2019
Interview With Sandrine Monin
I sat down to chat with French choreographer, dancer and teacher Sandrine Monin about the creation of her newest work; ‘The Shopkeeper’.
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21 November 2019
Discover! Creative Careers Week launch event
Sam Nead and Idriss Assoumanou attended the launch event for Discover! Creative Careers Week. Here's what they found...