Creative Futures

Work as an artist. Develop your networks. Build your creative future.

We believe every young artist should have the opportunity to get the support they need to achieve their professional aspirations. Our Creative Futures programme enables you to reach your potential, giving you the skills, networking opportunities, studio space and professional business support you need to turn your passion into your creative career.

Meet Ella

Ella is exploring puppetry and the merging of animation and live-action film-making and wants to make you wonder and chew over our relationship with animals.Read more

Meet Leeza

Leeza is exploring the concept of home through fusing live storytelling and performance poetry with video.Read more

Meet Kitty

Kitty is exploring a series of visual art forms to tell unheard stories of people with dyslexia.Read more

Meet Joe

Joe is using immersive music, film and storytelling to explore climate change.Read more

Meet Dean

Dean is making experimental music and industrial dark atmospheric techno and is excited to explore ASMR.Read more

About Creative Futures

Find out more about Creative Futures, our programme helping young emerging artists working in all artforms aged 16 to 25, especially those who are experiencing barriers to accessing careers in the arts sector.Read more

Meet Nick

Nick is exploring through theatre the idea that our thoughts and behaviours are a presentation of our unconscious mind.Read more

Meet Anna

Anna is exploring interconnectivity through different processes and materials - from making collages with maps, to sewing tree roots patterns on shoes, it's all about lines and connections.Read more

Meet Melissa

Melissa uses embroidery and appliqué techniques to represent different cultures and countries she has visited and how they connect her to her friends and family.Read more

Meet Sam

Sam will be looking deeply at the self and connections. He'll be exploring this through internal portraits and sculptural plant pots.Read more

Latest

Humans of Hanham

Join us for an exhibition of photography and sound that captures the essence of Hanham Youth Club. It focuses on the issues that matter to young people. From what troubles them, to where they find their happiness and motivation to move forward.

Monday 15th April - Sunday 28th April
Private view on Tuesday 16th April, 6-7pm
All ages
Hanham Hall, Bristol, BS15 3FR

A stitch in time saves nine

Is the importance of consistent and coherent funding being eclipsed by issue-focused investment?

Calling Home

Develop writing and performance skills and showcase your talent!

Thurs 11th April 5.30-7pm
Sat 13th April 2.30-4pm
Open to 18-25 year olds, especially from BAME backgrounds. All nationalities are welcome
The Station, Silver Street, BS1 2AG

Lead Positive Activities Worker – Kingswood and Cadbury Heath

An acting up/ temporary development opportunity for an experienced youth worker to manage our new youth centre’s in Kingswood (Made Forever) and Cadbury Heath (The Batch).

What we do

Creative Youth Network helps young people, no matter what their background or circumstances, to reach their own potential.

Contact us

Get in touch with us to find out more about our youth centres, arts programmes, or services. Creative Youth Network: 0117 9477948

You Produce

An intensive 10 week festival producers course brought to you by top industry professionals. Work with the teams of Shambala Festival, Port Elliot Festival, Block9 at Glastonbury, Standon Calling Festival and Creative Youth Network.

Who we are

Creative Youth Network is a registered charity based in Bristol, in the South West of England. We are youth workers, professional artists, freelancers, volunteers and campaigners. We help all young people to reach their potential and live fulfilling lives, by building secure, positive relationships with them based on the unique needs of each person.