Young Creatives Collective
The Young Creatives Collective was formed in Bexhill, East Sussex following a mentoring project for young people from asylum seeker, refugee and migrant backgrounds to explore their creativity and achieve their creative education and career ambitions. The collaboration between the young people, The De La Warr Pavilion, The Magnum Photos Foundation, The Peter Marlow Foundation, The Refugee Buddy Project and The Mosaic Rooms has just received second phase funding from The University for the Creative Arts.
During the first phase of the project participants were offered a series of creative workshops and worked towards an open studio event showcasing the results of the workshops, their personal projects, a collaborative mural and public programming as part of Refugee Week celebrations in June 2023.
You can see more of the work and read about the young people here.
The second phase of the project that started in February 2024 focuses on personalised education and career progression pathways for the group. Partnering with University for the Creative Arts and the team there behind the Fast Forward Putting Ourselves in the Picture project with Trolley Books, the group will travel to the UCA Canterbury and Farnham campuses to meet with students and faculty, hear about the various courses that are available, participate in taster workshops and discuss the types of roles that these courses would prepare you for. We will also provide mentoring and networking opportunities with industry professionals and UCA faculty and support the growing peer and professional network created around this project. The group will also be offered practical support on working in the creative industries, ranging from CV advice, interview techniques, working as a freelancer, marketing, applying for internships and fellowships and funding and grant writing. The young people will also continue their personal projects and collaboration working towards a newspaper publication and exhibition at the De La Warr for Refugee Week in June 2024.
With special thanks to Fujifilm UK.
During the first phase of the project participants were offered a series of creative workshops and worked towards an open studio event showcasing the results of the workshops, their personal projects, a collaborative mural and public programming as part of Refugee Week celebrations in June 2023.
You can see more of the work and read about the young people here.
The second phase of the project that started in February 2024 focuses on personalised education and career progression pathways for the group. Partnering with University for the Creative Arts and the team there behind the Fast Forward Putting Ourselves in the Picture project with Trolley Books, the group will travel to the UCA Canterbury and Farnham campuses to meet with students and faculty, hear about the various courses that are available, participate in taster workshops and discuss the types of roles that these courses would prepare you for. We will also provide mentoring and networking opportunities with industry professionals and UCA faculty and support the growing peer and professional network created around this project. The group will also be offered practical support on working in the creative industries, ranging from CV advice, interview techniques, working as a freelancer, marketing, applying for internships and fellowships and funding and grant writing. The young people will also continue their personal projects and collaboration working towards a newspaper publication and exhibition at the De La Warr for Refugee Week in June 2024.
With special thanks to Fujifilm UK.
