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Voicebox: Kickstart your career

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!

  • How-to Guide Top tips for running an arts workshop
    17 April 2018

    Top tips for running an arts workshop

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We 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 Want my job? by comedian Suzi Ruffell
    17 April 2018

    Want my job? by comedian Suzi Ruffell

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We 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 Interview with writer/performer Jackie Hagan - activism in the arts
    17 April 2018

    Interview with writer/performer Jackie Hagan - activism in the arts

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We interview writer/performer Jackie Hagan about activism in the arts, diversity, inclusion and social engagement. 

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  • Blog A week working at the National Theatre Archive
    22 March 2018

    A week working at the National Theatre Archive

    by Joanna Bailey Local Reporter

    Reviewing my one-week experience in the Archives at NT Studio

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  • Opportunity Crafts Council Young People's Workshop @ The William Morris Gallery
    15 March 2018 – 24 March 2018

    Crafts Council Young People's Workshop @ The William Morris Gallery

    by Crafts Council

    Aged 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 How volunteering helped me get a career in the arts
    9 March 2018

    How volunteering helped me get a career in the arts

    by Nici West Voice Team

    I 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 National Apprenticeship Week is the perfect time to plan your next step!
    7 March 2018

    National Apprenticeship Week is the perfect time to plan your next step!

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Many organisations announce new apprenticeship schemes to mark the 11th annual celebration.

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  • Interview What goes on at Time & Tide Museum, Creative Collisions project
    26 January 2018

    What goes on at Time & Tide Museum, Creative Collisions project

    by Nici West Voice Team

    We talk to the team at Time & Tide Museum about their Arts and Design Arts Award projects through Creative Collisions.

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  • Blog Top Resolutions to help get you in to an arts career
    24 January 2018

    Top Resolutions to help get you in to an arts career

    by Emrys Green Voice Team

    Is 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 “Don’t panic" - What to do after a creative apprenticeship
    16 January 2018

    “Don’t panic" - What to do after a creative apprenticeship

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Curious Minds gather advice from professionals on where to go after you’ve finished your apprenticeship

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  • Interview Student, explorer and activist; Meet Georgie Campbell
    18 December 2017

    Student, explorer and activist; Meet Georgie Campbell

    by Maddie Drury Contributor

    From 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 ​A student Q&A with Katie Pix
    14 October 2017

    ​A student Q&A with Katie Pix

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Going 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 ​A student Q&A with Poppy Deyes
    14 October 2017

    ​A student Q&A with Poppy Deyes

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Going 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 ​A student Q&A with Tom Honeyands
    14 October 2017

    ​A student Q&A with Tom Honeyands

    by Tom Inniss Voice Team

    Going 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 How to research work placements and training opportunities
    10 October 2017

    How to research work placements and training opportunities

    by Nici West Voice Team

    A 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 Apprenticeships - Why bother?
    18 September 2017

    Apprenticeships - Why bother?

    by Luke Taylor Contributor

    University 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 University isn't the only way
    14 September 2017

    University isn't the only way

    by Joshua Gould Contributor

    It 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 College is making my writing worse
    21 August 2017

    College is making my writing worse

    by Lizzie Hayward

    Being repeatedly told what makes a good piece of writing by school and college has left my writing lifeless. How do i fix this?

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