arts award welcome centre

arts award courses at bronze, silver and gold levels



educational trust is an an Arts Award Welcome Centre so if you want to participate in fun arts activities, we can help you to take part in all sorts of workshops throughout the year. If any of the following grab your attention, contact us about signing up and taking part. Remember to check back as we update our workshops often. The Arts Award is a national qualification that recognises how young people develop as artists, arts practitioners and arts leaders. Young people aged between 11-25 can achieve Arts Awards at levels 1, 2 and 3 (Bronze, Silver and Gold) on the National Qualifications Framework. Arts Council England appointed Eastside as the London Regional Agency to launch and establish the Arts Award in London for the first three years and Eastside is now an Arts Award Welcome Centre.


We have the following activities coming up:

 

FREE Spoken word & poetry writing project

Adobe Youth Voices - February 2010


Do you have a way with words?  Do you want to practice your poetry skills and create text to be filmed as part of Adobe Youth Voices?  Do you want to add to your poetry skills by learning about film-making?  Eastside will be running poetry workshops during half term in February 2010.  Successful applicants will then go on to work with young film-makers to transform their spoken word pieces into professionally produced short films. To take part you will need to fill out a short application form and submit an original poem to Eastside by 22nd January 2010. The workshops will take place: 15th – 19th February 2010. To request an application form or for more details, contact Laura Stewart.


FREE Film-making project

Adobe Youth Voices - April 2010


Are you a young film-maker wishing to take your film-making skills to the next level?  Eastside is running a film-making project which will give you a chance to put your film-making skills into action by creating films in response to spoken word pieces written by other young people.  Make new friends and develop your skills. The workshops will take place: 5th – 8th April 2010 or 13th – 16th April 2010.  To request an application form or for more details, contact Laura Stewart.


FREE Illustration and comic strip project

Graphic Truths - February 2010


Do you live in Hackney?  Are you interested in drawing?  Join Eastside’s taster workshops on 16th and 17th February 2010 and learn how to tell great stories through your artwork and animations as you develop your drawing and graphic design skills under guidance from top industry professionals. You will be able to display your finished work in our online Gallery on this website. The workshops are taking place as part of the Discover Young Hackney Festival and are open to young people aged 11-19 from Hackney. To request an application form or for more details, contact Laura Stewart.


If you are an Arts Awards Adviser and want to find exciting opportunities for your students, we could help steer you towards fun arts workshops for young people (please see above for current opportunities); or we can provide the opportunity to interview professional arts practitioners or find placements with practising artists. In the first instance, please contact Ciara Brennan our Arts Award Welcome Officer or call Eastside on 020 7033 2380 to find out more.

The Arts Award can be achieved at Bronze, Silver or Gold levels, each of which allows you to focus on a single art form or explore a variety of different topics or art forms. You will end up with a portfolio that shows off your creativity and gives you a recognised national qualification to put on your CV.


You will need to:

  • Set yourself an arts challenge
  • Go to live arts events
  • Research arts careers 
  • Share your arts skills with others
  • Organise your own projects
  • Put together a portfolio in your own format

If you are interested in finding out more about the arts in your local area, would like to arrange a placement or if you would just like some help completing parts of your Arts Award, please contact Ciara Brennan our Arts Award Welcome Officer or call Eastside on: 020 7033 2380 to find out more.
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