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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Creative projects exploring the female experience
By Arts Council England,For Women’s History Month, we’re sharing some brilliant creative projects from around the country that amplify the voices and experiences of women and girls. Here we recognise some of the creatives who are making history, her story.
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National Careers Week: meet two of our Youth Advisory Board members!
By Arts Council England,Our Youth Advisory Board consists of 18 young people from across the North of England as part of our pilot programme.
A conversation between two members of our Youth Advisory Board
Forging a career in the cultural and creative sectors isn’t easy, and research shows that if you’re not from a privileged background, you’re even less likely to succeed.
So what are the barriers facing people coming from a working-class background? “How long have you got?” asks David Loumgair, Creative Director of COMMON. “I could spend hours listing the challenges, which would make a pretty depressing read”.- Blog category
Reading recommendations this LGBT+ History Month
By Arts Council England, , 7 minute readIt’s LGBT+ History Month! First started in 2005 by Schools Out UK, LGBT+ History month aims to increase the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their history, lives and experiences.
Meet our team member Tannisha Herbert who is the Head of Counter Fraud
Our Director, Strategy, Michelle Dickson, gives us the details about how our Delivery Plan for 2021 – 24 is helping individuals.
We reflect on the journey of the artists themselves - from grassroots music venues, to picking up awards at the O2 arena in London.