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.

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Apply for Creative Futures

We are looking for 4 young people to take part in a paid 6 month opportunity to set yourself up as a freelancer, make and show your own work and get mentoring.

Application deadline: 5th October 2020
Starting in November 2020
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Meet Scarlett

Scarlett is a trainee producer on the Creative Workforce for the Future project. She'll be programming our gallery space, and supporting new commissioned work including Creative Futures. Read more

Meet Ryan

Ryan will be documenting Pawsons, a thriving traditional, un-computerised, cash only local greengrocer based in Bishopston; which remains largely unchanged over the years despite the external pressures of modernisation and heavy competition. Read more

Meet Sophia

Sophia is working on telling the story of creative identity and exploring culture’s relationship to creativity. Read more

Meet Calum

Calum is exploring the notion of mindfulness, making work which is detached from conscious thought and decision making, emphasising process over outcome – art as therapy. Read more

Meet Lucia

Lucia is exploring topics of feminism, black culture and black history, mental health and wellbeing and sustainability. Read more

Meet Rory

Rory is a trainee producer on the Creative Workforce for the Future project. He'll be programming our gallery space, and supporting new commissioned work including Creative Futures. Read more

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

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Our Impact 2019

Young people are experiencing growing need and increasing levels of mental ill-health, isolation, exclusion, substance abuse, anti-social behaviour and vulnerability to exploitation. Find out more about how we are rising to the challenge.

Podcast

Online course
Want to know how to create content for a podcast? Choose your own topics (eg music, spoken word, journalism or something else!), plan and edit it together.

21st Sept - 4th Dec
Group session: 5-5.45pm every Tuesday
Individual check ins: early evening every Thursday
On Zoom
11 - 16 year olds

Fashion

Online course
Interested in styling and making your own garments? Experiment with a range of techniques and have a go at your own upcycling project.

21st Sept - 4th Dec
Group session: 5-5.30pm every Thursday
Individual check ins: early evening every Friday
On Zoom
11 - 16 year olds

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

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.