working with eastside

join our team and make art happen!


educational trust actively seeks to recruit professional arts practitioners and impassioned volunteers who wish to impart their skills and share their talents with children and young people in London. We want to motivate and inspire the future generation to achieve more than they ever thought possible and to help make art happen!

associate artists

Our Associate Artists are all experienced and influential arts professionals that work within the creative and cultural industries including; writers, actors, poets, comedians, performers, singers, dancers, musicians, composers, directors, visual artists, choreographers, journalists and film-makers. This is your opportunity to work with Eastside - we have a rolling recruitment programme for potential new Associate Artists, which means you can apply at any time and our interviews and induction days are held approximately every six weeks.



volunteers

Eastside's highly acclaimed volunteer programme has been awarded the Investing In Volunteers quality assurance standard.
We are proud to work with our committed team of volunteers and interns who all add value to our projects by bringing fresh perspectives and new ideas to all areas of our organisation. Our volunteers provide an important contribution to the charity’s work and offer invaluable assistance to our Associate Artists as well as supporting our creative team in the office and providing general admin support. This is your opportunity to volunteer with Eastside - We have a rolling recruitment programme for new volunteers, which means you can apply at any time and our interviews and induction days are held approximately every six weeks.


supporters

If you have an idea that you would like to discuss, or if you would like to suggest a partnership opportunity, or commission us to develop a project for young people, please contact either: Christopher Enticott, Artistic Director or Rakhee Jasani, Arts Development Director.
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quotes from our artists and volunteers on recent projects


" It was rewarding to have my belief in the natural creativity, interest and imagination of children and young people re-affirmed. "

Rachel Collins -Volunteer

(Comics and Manga workshop)


" The people involved in the workshops – the kids and the facilitators – were interesting, funny and friendly. It was a challenge keeping them engaged and inspired, and this was a good test for me. "

Elly Strigner - Volunteer

(Acting for Camera workshop)


" I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and it was very rewarding to see the work the young people came up with and how proud they felt of what they had achieved. "

Alison Gosper - Volunteer

(Photography workshop)


" I found it most rewarding to see the confidence build in the participants throughout the week. " 

Jess Green - Volunteer

(Dance workshop)


" The most rewarding thing was to see how the children discovered their own potentials, especially those who did not feel very confident at the beginning. "

Ella Nordstrom - Volunteer

(Mosaic workshop)


" I had the opportunity to get hands-on experience as well as the opportunity to learn techniques from education professionals. Following this experience, I have been researching career opportunities in arts education and may consider working as a teaching assistant in the near future. "

Alice Durand - Volunteer

(Special needs sculpture workshop)


" The working environment at Eastside is full of a vibrant energy with lots going on all the time and all members of staff being supportive and respectful to all your ideas and suggestions. "

Antony Hussen  - Arts Admin Intern

(From Central School of Speech and Drama)

 

 

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