We Are The Million: Kickstarter With A Conscience
Over a million small businesses got turned down for a loan last year, while a million young people remain unemployed. We know the problem, but what’s the solution? We Are The Million project launches a new way for the community … Continue reading
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Dancing lampshades, singing memory boxes and paying with hugs…
Welcome to the world of Craft + Tech Residencies supported by the Crafts Council and developed at the Pervasive Media Studios at Watershed, in Bristol. The Flying Skirt Lampshade, created by Patrick Laing, is responsive to movement and touch, a … Continue reading
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Roma Boys – tale of love and prejudice in the Gypsy community
Tonight at 9pm on Community Channel, sees the UK premier of Roma Boys – an inventive, 30min film following the love story of two young men living in Czech Republic, who face the dual prejudice that comes with identifying as … Continue reading
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Tune in, clue up: The Real Gypsy, Roma and Traveller TV programmes are here
This May and June, Community Channel is taking its viewers on a journey to discover the real lives and cultures, hopes and aspirations, problems and challenges of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities around UK and Europe. The Community Channel, Britain’s … Continue reading
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One mother’s personal journey to The White House
Jo Yirrell is a Special Ambassador for UK Charity Malaria No More UK – she has dedicated her life to raising awareness about the unnecessary and deadly disease since losing her son to malaria in 2005. Harry was on a … Continue reading
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Help shape the future of creative industries in the UK
Results just published from a pilot industry panel reveal the top priorities for film and games industry professionals. Employers from the film industry joined Creative Skillset’s influential online industry panels and took part in its pilot survey in February. Following … Continue reading
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Oxford Street to get a rebrand
Yes, that Oxford Street, world famous for world famous shops, home to Selfridges, the flagship Top Shop, and top visiting attraction for millions of shoppers world wide, will get a brand makeover, courtesy of Goosebumps Brand Consultancy and commissioned by … Continue reading
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Choreographer and Strictly Come Dancing legend Arlene Phillips chooses to live below the poverty line
Arlene Phillips has had a glittering career in the world of British dance, becoming a household name in the 1970s with her dance troupe Hot Gossip, before going on to choreograph the 1982 film hit Annie, and most recently, winning … Continue reading
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Education in the Republic of Korea and the UK: National Treasures or National Headaches?
Rebecca Boyle Suh, founder of Artis, a social business dedicated to transforming education through the arts, posted a blog to Huffington Post UK exploring the education values in the Republic of Korea, where her company was recently invited. Although Korean … Continue reading
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Time to switch: new activity for primary schools from Artis
In this activity children copy the teacher’s sequence of four actions, tapping different parts of the body and keeping a steady rhythm. To make the activity more challenging the teacher says “switch”, so that children drop out and join back … Continue reading
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