Education or training? University v apprenticeship? £9,000 in university fees or earn £3.50 an hour? These are questions many creative 17-18 year olds will be faced with weighing up, and we're collecting opinions on the matter.

Looking forward to nostalgia

Mental health can still be a taboo topic and we want to change that. We believe the arts can improve mental wellbeing, and artwork covering mental health issues can bring the subject into the foreground and provoke conversation.

All you need to know about how schools are helping students achieve Arts Awards plus a look at the art work being created!

Welcome to the Voicebox for Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

Brighton Fringe takes place every May and is a great place to spend the May bank holidays and the summer half-term break.

Random Acts is a 3-year Arts Council England/Channel 4 project that supports young artists and film makers age 16-24 to create stunning new short films. The Rural Media Company is the Random Acts network centre for the Midlands. Check our website for more info

Arts organisations and projects tell us about what they do and how they do it.  Those with the blue 'a' icon are Arts Award centres and also explain how they run the award.

Here we give you top industry advice - from writing your first review, to getting your film into a festival and making your own artwork.

Young artists and creative professionals tell us about their current work, and how Arts Award helped them to develop their career by opening the doors to real-life projects and job roles in the cultural sector.