International Youth Day
Nottingham Central Library, 1 Carrington St, NG1 7FH
Saturday 10 August 2024, 12 – 4pm
FREE

Connect and celebrate with fellow young creatives! Follow the link below to book your FREE ticket.
12pm – 4pm: Creative Marketplace
1pm – 2pm: Getting Into Creative Careers
3pm – 4pm: Showcase and Open Mic

Find out more from UNESCO City of Literature Youth board.
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Film Hub Midlands

Add this website to your bookmarks or favourites if you’re into film!
Film Hub Midlands regularly update their site with different resources, opportunities, courses and awards/prizes you can get involved with.

There’s a wide variety of activities and events for everyone aspiring to work in the film industry so don’t miss out.

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Circle of Light 5

3 Fishergate Point,
Nottingham,
NG1 1GD

Circle Of Light is an award winning community of young people, using their skills and experience to reimagine the future of the music industry. The Project is inviting 30 young people aged 16-25 (up to 30 if d/Deaf, disabled neurodivergent or facing long term illness) to collaborate and help create our 5th Studio album in one month. Creatives can be musicians, photographers and more. You do not need any previous experience, including musical.

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Primary, 33 Seely Road
Friday 2 Aug, 11am-12:30pm
All ages
FREE

Work in Common artist in residence Madi Acharya-Baskerville is hosting a free drop-in workshop exploring how everyday packaging can be repurposed for artistic purposes. Participants will be encouraged and supported to make their own sculptures that they will be able to take home with them. This workshop will take place alongside Primary’s drop in gardening session on the same day. (Gardening sessions take place every Friday in August, 11 – 12noon)

Sherwood Young Artists
£6 per class

Sherwood Young Artists is a children’s art school that runs weekly classes for young people, in Sherwood, Nottingham. The classes offer you the opportunity to develop skills in a full range of different artistic materials and techniques, to complete their Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold Arts Awards. Through the sessions they also enable the you to discover and learn about a wide range of different artists, designers and creative practitioners. 

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Base 51: Art in Mind
Every Thursday, 4-7pm
Starting 1st August 2024
Ages 11-18

The Art in Mind project combines art and nature, where you will be learning various art techniques whilst exploring the outdoors and capturing it’s innate beauty.  The goal of the sessions is to improve mental health and prevent self harm and suicidal thoughts.  For more information, contact Jamie, Art in Mind Coordinator, [email protected] 0115 952 5040 

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Nottingham Trent University – Experience Subjects
Ages 16+
Various Dates

NTU have designed a series of activities with their current students and teaching colleagues to help you build a better picture of how they run their courses. These experience programmes are designed for both students and Teachers and Advisers.

Whether you’re curious about what it might be like to study psychology, fashion, design or business, click the link below and register your interest in experiencing a subject.

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