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A unique opportunity for 4 young people (16-18) to gain intensive 2 weeks' experience working alongside artists in their studios to get first hand insight into creative careers. Learning new skills with career guidance builds confidence and a strong foundation of knowledge to inform career choices.
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Situation
Our research with young people tells us they would like more opportunities to access work experience for art, craft and design jobs and careers. Other research bodies show only 23% of the creative industries workforce (including Craft) is from the global majority and 95% of workers come from advantaged backgrounds. In 2021 the All Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity noted that racially minoritised people are significantly underrepresented in the creative and cultural industries.
Solution
We will deliver an intensive 2 week Crafting Pathway alongside professional artists for young people aged 16-18. We will recruit (in partnership with the Prince’s Trust) young people who are not in full time education or employment and interested in art and craft. They will be unaware of creative career options that exist for them, feel that creative careers are not an option for them because of their background, or will have been discouraged from pursuing a creative career.