Young people try their hand as Art Activists

Over an eight-week programme of intensive activities, young people will get a taste of what it's like to work in the creative, digital and media industries, whilst also developing their own campaign about issues affecting their communities.

Young people aged 18-25 who live in the communities surrounding the Trinity Centre (east Bristol), Ujima Radio (St Paul's) and Knowle West Media Centre (Knowle West) were interviewed to take part in the programme, which aims to build better links between young people and the creative and media industries.

The project will provide a rich and rewarding skills-development and training programme, that aims to support young people to realise their creative potential. Participants will work with creative practitioners, curators, data experts, as well as their local communities, to explore how artistic creativity can support social activism, whilst learning practical, employable skills that are relevant to their chosen industry.

The nine young people who have been selected to take part in the new project will gain hands-on experience through activities including digital and new media, radio and film, market promotion, research and journalism. We aim to equip the young people with skills directly relevant to finding work in many different creative fields as well as get the chance to network with media professionals.

The project will run from 14 May with a final campaign launch event on Thursday 4th July at The Trinity Centre. Watch this space for project updates and news!

The Curating Activism project is a partnership project between IBM, KWMC, UjimaFM and Trinity Community Arts.