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Risk Assessment 101: Training for Young Creatives
A free webinar on what risk assessments are & how to write them. At the end of the hour, you’ll be confident in producing your own!
Ever been asked to provide a risk assessment for your creative activity, workshop, or event? It doesn’t have to be daunting, and we’ll show you how it can actually be fun to apply some creative problem solving to ensure a safe activity. We’ll discuss what they are, how to write them step-by-step, and where to get help in the future.
This session will be led by Creative Producer and Connecting Notts Youth Board member Ione Vaughan, alongside Emrys Green, an Event & Projects Manager with an Executive Masters of Business Administration.
Connecting Notts is an online platform and community for the Creative Futures Network, comprised of young creatives across Nottingham. Our mission is to share news, opportunities, workshops and groups, to help creatives ages 16-26 connect with arts organisations in Nottingham.
How to Start Your Creative Business?
This is a free webinar detailing some of the steps of starting a creative business. At the end of the session, you will have gained knowledge and confidence to start your entrepreneurial journey!
So, you want to start your own creative business? We’ll discuss the basic steps to starting a business, explore some of the nuanced challenges creatives may face along their journey, and share helpful resources for ongoing support. This workshop will be a welcoming and open space for attendees to discover what it takes to start a creative business and ask any questions they might have along the way!
This session will be led by Emily Catherine, a freelance creative practitioner who has successfully had her business for eleven years and worked tirelessly beforehand to launch.
Emily is a hand-drawn and painted illustrator and artist. Using traditional methods, she designs and creates artwork for album covers, books, magazines, privately commissioned canvases, gallery exhibitions, and more. She has exhibited at Design Museum London with FerArts and iD magazine, created album covers for Your Old Droog, Mach Hommy, Tha God Fahim, Pharoahe Monch, Micall Parknsun, Cosm, Juganaut, for example. She is a published illustrator worldwide and won the John EWright Prize at New Art Exchange OPEN exhibition for her Psychopomps series of paintings. Amongst her various accomplishments and varied career, Emily’s work reflects her passion for Hip Hop, grime and street culture, and champions equality for all.
An online platform for young creatives to share news, find opportunities and connect with arts organisations in Nottingham.
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Please take part in, In Good Company’s new Survey
Are you a disabled, neurodivergent, learning disabled or chronically ill artist or theatre maker in the Midlands? In Good Company would like your views on your lived experience as an artist in our region.
In Good Company are launching a brand new online survey which aims to understand the lived experiences, needs and wants of Midlands based disabled* artists and theatre makers. This work will help us to better understand about the experiences and views of our disabled artist community and help us to understand how we instigate positive change in the industry. The results will inform our and others future programmes.
An audio file, easy read version, and 1-2-1 support to fill in the form is also available for those who need it. Please email us [email protected]
Closing Date: Monday 31st August
*By disabled we mean learning disabled, D/deaf, disabled, hearing and or visually impaired, blind, chronically ill, neurodivergent and anything and all in between because we know that not all disabled people use the same language.
Creating and sharing opportunities…
The Connecting Notts Youth Board is a group of young creatives and arts organisation representatives from Nottingham. We organise events and activities to develop a network for young creatives in Nottingham to gather, share what’s happening in Nottingham and collaborate together.
We are artists, performers, writers and musicians involved in arts organisations and community groups across the city. We aim to increase opportunities for all young people (aged 14-25) to connect, collaborate and create. We influence arts programming, workshops and training sessions, and amplify youth voices through our work with ChalleNGe Nottingham and the organisations we represent.
If you’re aged 16-25, you can apply to join the Connecting Notts Youth Board if you’re interested in helping steer our activities. You can also sign up to our mailing list to receive news and opportunities and follow us on Insta @connectingnotts.
Youth Discounts
Broadway Cinema
Ticket prices for under-25s are always £5. No membership needed, you just need to provide your proof of age.
Lakeside Arts
Lakeside Arts offers discounted tickets to those aged 16-30, for most ticketed events. Plus, £5 tickets for full-time Further Education and Higher Education students, on selected shows. Just select ‘student’ at checkout.
Nottingham Playhouse
Youth Pass Membership for 18-25 year olds.
By signing up for a free membership you’ll get access to £5.50 tickets for every Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company production, as well as selected visiting performances.
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Theatre Royal Concert Hall
TRCH provide discounted tickets for under 26s and full-time students, for a wide variety of shows.
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