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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12 July 2019
Arts Education - Re: "Academic subjects are more important than the arts"
Some reflections on the way in which music education is conceived and the many issues that they present.
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28 June 2019
Getting qualified in the arts
There are so many ways to get qualified in the arts, it might be a bit overwhelming to know where to start. We've broken down the most common routes into the creative sector, but even this list isn't exhaustive!
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6 June 2019
Interview With Gianluca Vincentini, Artistic Director of Möbius Dance
I sat down with professional dancer and Artistic Director of Möbius Dance, Gianluca Vincentini, to talk about his work, professional experience and advice to future dance artists.
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7 May 2019
WebinArt Workshop: The World's Simplest Marketing Plan by Martha Moger
Martha Moger is a freelance copywriter and brand storyteller
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26 April 2019
Announcing new subsidised training in youth voice
Upstart Projects, the charity who run our popular online magazine and the Arts Award Alumni Network are pleased to offer unique training on embedding youth voice thanks to a grant from the Social Investment Business.
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23 April 2019
What does the cultural workforce look like in 2019?
Recently the Creative & Cultural Skills Council released a report on their latest Workforce Data research. There’s lots to play with and explore, but here’s a few interesting points….
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8 April 2019
How I feel inspired
I spend a lot of time writing music (which is perhaps no surprise!), and when I'm not writing music I'm usually in the studio trying to bring my vision to life. While you can't force yourself to be inspired, I want to share with you those things that I do to help me when I'm suffering with a good old bout of writers block....
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13 March 2019 – 29 March 2019
Spirit of 2012's Youth Advisory Panel
Spirit of 2012 is searching for young people aged 18-28 based in Wales, the Midlands and the North of England with an interest in arts, culture and/ or volunteering to join our Spirit of 2012 Youth Advisory Panel (YAP)
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27 November 2018
TheatreCraft 2018: How to build a career in theatre
Starting from the bottom now they’re here. A panel of industry professionals from TheatreCraft’s 2018 careers fair open up about their first steps in theatre
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27 November 2018 – 7 December 2018
Film and High-end TV Trainee Finder 2019/20
Since its launch, ScreenSkill’s Trainee Finder has helped place trainees on feature films and high-end TV shows across the UK. This winter, Trainee Finder is recruiting for its 2019-20 intake of trainees, offering paid opportunities for work placements across the UK in either film or high-end TV drama.
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12 November 2018
Interview with Edward Bains, documentary filmmaker
Journalism and documentary filmmaking student at the University of Sussex talks about his latest project that explores the changes to LGBT venues in the UK
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17 October 2018
Top 3 tips for boosting your productivity
Following a seminar at PLASA show (Professional Lighting and Sound Association), we invited Liz Hardwick, co-founder of DigiEnable, to write up her top tips for being more productive.
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16 October 2018
Interview with organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece Prose
We catch up with organic-acoustic-hip-hop three-piece, Prose, about making music and world tour amibitions!
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16 October 2018
What goes on at Project.INC?
We catch up with Lisa, Director of Project.INC., who promote and provide Inclusive, Creative Learning for 11-19-year-olds. They deliver access sessions to learners who need extra support in exploring Art, Design and Creativity.
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10 October 2018
Forget the elephants, this is why you should take a gap year
A message to school leavers; don’t rush, choose the gap.
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8 October 2018
Back to school
When we hear the phrase “Back to School” we always think of sweet little backpacks, coloured pencil cases and wrapping paper covered notebooks. But you can go back to school at any age.
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30 September 2018
Uni: why it’s okay to change your mind
Not everyone’s education happens in a straight line.
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26 September 2018
The Best Year of Your Life
Gap Years offer a wealth of opportunities to young people, but it’s not all elephant sanctuaries in South East Asia, you have to learn to navigate the adult world.