-
12 October 2015
Get Gold with Arts Award's 10th Birthday
I'm taking a slightly new slant this month. Partly because I've been terrible over the summer and ashamedly got out of the habit of my regular blogging. But I hope that this blog becomes a useful resource for our exciting new Gold Hub - a dedicated collection of resources and support on Voice to help you complete your Gold Arts Award - so I'm going to improve the regularity.
-
9 October 2015
An Open Letter To Modern Hip Hop
My opinion on the current state of Hip Hop today.
-
8 October 2015
BBC Music’s Ten Pieces Secondary Film Screening in Salford
The BBC filmed ten pieces of classical music for Arts Award's tenth birthday! Well no, they didn't. But Ten Pieces? Tenth birthday? It's meant to be. They made the BBC Music Ten Pieces film in order to inspire young people of secondary school age to embrace classical music and filmmaking.
-
8 October 2015
Case Study: Sally Trivett, Voice Community Coordinator and Silver Achiever
This month, we're celebrating Arts Award's 10th Birthday. We've called on the Arts Award Youth Network to discuss the impact that Arts Award has had on them. Today, it's our Voice Community Coordinator, Sally Trivett.
-
2 October 2015
Raising the Game: National Association of Youth Theatre event
To Be or not To Be at NAYT... That is the question
-
2 October 2015
Review – Fightstar: “Grand Unification”
These hard-rocking heroes from London faced a lot of criticism due to frontman Charlie Simpson's previous pop career with Busted (now McBusted…). However, views soon changed when they exploded on to the scene with their debut back in 2006… (Honestly. It's that good. Everything exploded)
-
30 September 2015
Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler at Bath Children's Literature Festival
Danny Wallace is a natural fit as a children's author, achieving that nigh on impossible adult trait of speaking to children as equals.
-
29 September 2015
Desi Rascals: The debate about how ‘desi’ it actually is
My family and I have been watching the acclaimed Sky Living, scripted reality series Desi Rascals.
-
27 September 2015
Classic Stories with Kate Saunders and Holly Webb
Should classic books be sacred? And, if you do choose to revamp or serialise a classic, how should you go about it?
-
26 September 2015
Judith Kerr at Bath Children’s Literature Festival
Witnessing the brilliant Judith Kerr in conversation at Bath Children's Literature Festival, it's great find the renowned author is still at such a creative highpoint.
-
24 September 2015
My Morning With Lenny!
Sitting on a panel alongside a member of the Casting Directors Guild, a famous actor/comedian, and a freelance director, is not a bad way to start your Saturday.
-
24 September 2015
Working the Fringe – Part 3: A Reflection
So it's been nearly 3 weeks since I left Scotland and the Fringe for yet another year.
-
24 September 2015
National Art and Design Saturday Club
After doing my Arts Award, I was really interested in engaging in other areas of extracurricular arts activities.
-
24 September 2015
National Art and Design Saturday Club Summer Show 2014
Thoughts on the private viewing of the National Art and Design Saturday Club summer show at Somerset House, a collaborative exhibition of students from 33 universities and colleges across the UK.
-
24 September 2015
Insights from The Sorrell Foundation's Lady Frances Sorrell
Insights from Lady Frances Sorrell, one of the founders of the National Art&Design Saturday Club scheme.
-
19 September 2015
Harrogate at Hightide Festival
Harrogate is a play that slowly gets under your skin until, before you know it, you feel you need a good scrub to get it all out. Brilliant, but utterly twisted.
-
18 September 2015
So Here We Are at Hightide Festival
Luke Norris has created a script for So Here We Are that is so tightly packed with laughs, that the ending — despite its inevitability — can't help but rip your guts out.
-
17 September 2015
Being an apprentice
Not going to lie – being an apprentice is hard, especially if you've only just started out. BUT, if you are determined and persistent like me, then you'll do just fine. I'm currently starting my Gold Arts Award with Unit Twenty Three as the Projects Assistant, and so far it's going pretty well. So I'm going to provide some information on what it's like to be a new apprentice. Don't worry, you'll be fine. Trust me!