Creative Voice have just announced their summer youth arts programme for young people and organisations/individuals working with young people. They are all free or low cost. Just search youth arts on the Culture Hull website!
Creative Voice Connections is taking place on Thursday 29 May, 2-3.30pm at MakerspaceHull, Central Library and is a youth arts networking event for organisations, practitioners and young people who want to engage in youth arts strategic development. “What are the issues that young people are talking about?” “How can we respond? “How can we let young people know?”
Young people have raised the issue recently of the need for Creative Spaces as well as better marketing. A consultation at last year’s Zeb Fest highlighted how they also want the Creative Spaces to support their health and wellbeing. Since then, a “What Makes You Happy” banner has been created using individual patches to reflect this message by young people who attended both last year’s Youth Arts Festival and February’s Connections workshop. This included representatives from Route One Youth Centre. There are plans are to exhibit this artwork including at this session before it goes to the Creative Space at Route One Youth Centre.
We will also be working with MakerspaceHull to design and create merchandise for young people’s groups and organisations. The session is ideal for young people who would like help with promoting their creativity whether it is being part of a band, a drama or dance group, youth group or as an artist themselves!
Creative Voice Spaces
Also in response, Creative Voice Spaces are being identified and promoted and currently can be found in youth centres with music rooms at Astra and Route One Youth Centres, art rooms at Kingston and Astra Youth Centres. There is also a quiet sensory room at Andrew Marvell Youth Centre. The research will continue into the development of these spaces.
Also catch Creative Voice @ youth centres across Hull with drama and dance at Route One Youth Centre, dance at Ainthorpe Youth Centre, drama at Andrew Marvell Youth Centre and the opportunity to create music podcasts at Astra Youth Centre with Bransholme Community Arts Enterprise.
All workshops are designed to build self-esteem and team building skills, with young people able to create artwork that reflects their views and opinions. They can also learn the crafts of acting, dancing and music at the same time!
No experience is necessary and all sessions are delivered by professionally trained artists with some also youth workers.
The dance workshops are part of an inclusive framework called Hull Dance Move Together where young people can be supported to progress in dance which can include a chance to perform at Hull New Theatre every February. Feedback from last year’s platform included that it was inspiring, fun, creative and amazing! Find out the other dance workshops available across Hull via Hull Dance’s website.
Young people can also get involved later in Creative Voice Festival by taking part in these activities. It takes place October half term and offers the chance to exhibit and share creative work as well as take part in workshops.
Creative Voice is a strategic youth arts partnership led by Arts Development and Youth Service with Hull Dance and Artlink.
Creative Voice aims to supports young people’s voice and influence in their youth arts offer as well as support skills development and pathways to bridge gaps and support inclusion. There is also a focus on creative health and wellbeing.
