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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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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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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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.
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Blog
24 January 2018Top Resolutions to help get you in to an arts career
View BlogIs 2018 your year to start an art career? Here are a few resolutions to help you get there, and some links to more resources too.
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Blog
16 January 2018“Don’t panic" - What to do after a creative apprenticeship
View BlogCurious Minds gather advice from professionals on where to go after you’ve finished your apprenticeship
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Interview
18 December 2017Student, explorer and activist; Meet Georgie Campbell
View InterviewFrom food poisoning in South East Asia to volunteering in a migrant camp - we could all learn a thing or two from ambitious student Georgie Campbell.
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Blog
14 October 2017A student Q&A with Katie Pix
View BlogGoing to university can be a stressful time, and the kind folk at John Lewis have pulled together three influencers – and former students - to answer some of the most frequently asked questions!
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Blog
14 October 2017A student Q&A with Poppy Deyes
View BlogGoing to university can be a stressful time, and the kind folk at John Lewis have pulled together three influencers – and former students - to answer some of the most frequently asked questions!
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Blog
14 October 2017A student Q&A with Tom Honeyands
View BlogGoing to university can be a stressful time, and the kind folk at John Lewis have pulled together three influencers – and former students - to answer some of the most frequently asked questions!
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How-to Guide
10 October 2017How to research work placements and training opportunities
View How-to GuideA career in the arts is challenging, hard work and really rewarding. Work placements and training opportunities are a great way to test out your desired career, meet people in the industry and develop your skills and experience.
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Blog
18 September 2017Apprenticeships - Why bother?
View BlogUniversity is great. Three years of all-nighters, existential crises, ever-looming deadlined, never-ending stress and excessive drinking. Survive that and you come out with a degree and thousands upon thousands of pounds of debt. Compelling, right?
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Blog
14 September 2017University isn't the only way
View BlogIt is around this time that a number of you will be told to begin your UCAS applications, even if it isn't what you want to do. Don't feel that university is the be all or end all though - there are other options!
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Blog
21 August 2017College is making my writing worse
View BlogBeing repeatedly told what makes a good piece of writing by school and college has left my writing lifeless. How do i fix this?
