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in the spotlightThe Mighty Creatives Welcomes Mayor of Krefeld in Celebration of International Commitment to Young People
Leicester-based creative youth charity, The Mighty Creatives, was proud to host a special visit from the Mayor of Krefeld, Germany, last weekend as part of a cultural exchange initiative celebrating the long-standing twinning relationship between the two cities and to discuss the challenges facing young people. -
in the spotlightHamzah’s story
“I have learned a lot and was excited every week for our sessions together.” -
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in the spotlightLeo’s story
“She is just what we were hoping for from a Creative Mentor and they are a perfect fit. I just wanted to let you know how much her support is valued and how great we think she is.” -
in the spotlightDeveloping Cultural Entitlement for Children and Young People in Virtual School Services
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in the spotlightLeicester Youth Charity Wins National Award for “Extraordinary” Creative Intervention with Children in Care and Separated Children
Creative Hero Day 2019
Help TMC raise awareness this Creative Hero Day by signing up another school!
read more >Outreach through Open Heritage Days
Anita Fox shares how Open Heritage Day will support the development of The Collection’s outreach work.
read more >The Joy of Fundraising
On International Day of Charity, we asked our Head of Development to share advice and insights into a career in fundraising
read more >SO Festival 2019
One of the UK’s leading outdoor cultural festivals is engaging young people in its weekend-long activities as part of a drive to nurture creative talent.
read more >“Changemaker” – cool job title, but what does it mean?
Since March I have been employed by TMC as a Changemaker. The whole process was a total whirlwind of creativity, vision and hard work and I wanted to reflect on my journey, learnings and impact. By Louise Kay
read more >Notes for Change – A Poem by Charley Genever
Charley Genever’s poem about our Create the Future conference.
read more >From Toy Story to Treseder…
What is it we are fighting for? Our CEO Nick and Youth Programme Coordinator Emily discuss their perspectives on Youth Voice.
read more >Sing Like There’s Nobody Listening
Johnny Rowlatt from Lea Primary discusses the importance of singing for young people in this guest blog post for
read more >Changemakers Blog: Louise Kay
Today we hear from Louise Kay, about how she’s finding the Changemakers experience.
read more >Changemakers Blog: Adam Neal
Our second installment of our Changemakers blog is from Adam, speaking on his experiences growing up and the role the arts plays for young people today.
read more >The final steps for our Festival
Fatih from Smoking Guns Theatre gives us an update on Emerge 2019.
read more >The Finale – We Are Ashfield Emerge 2019
Olivia Wheeler of We Are Ashfield gives an update after the festival and tells us what she and the Emerge Ashfield team have learnt.
read more >Final Blog
Emerge Mansfield’s Matt Miller shares his reflections on how the day went and the project.
read more >Blog#3 The social impact of young peoples lack of inhibitions
Aaron, artist from Emerge Dudley fills us in on the latest from the project in the West Midlands.
read more >Influencing Change within the Education and Cultural Sector…
Louise, one of our young Changemakers shares her thoughts on the education and cultural sectors.
read more >Emerge Cannock Chase 2019 – The Finale!
Victoria reflects on Emerge, Cannock Chase and what she has learnt along the way.
read more >Emerge South Holland: Final Artist Vlog
Artist George Barnett gives us a wrap up on all things Emerge South Holland 2019.
read more >Emerge Festival blog – No4 by Namiwa Jazz
“Working on Walsall Emerge 2019 has been an eye-opening experience, I have learnt so many valuable skills that I will take forward into my professional practice.”
read more >What are the Arts Award start-up and progression (SUP) packages?
Ingrid de Rauglaudre shares how our Start Up Packages have been benefitting children and young people throughout the region.
read more >Emerge Festival blog – No3 by Namiwa Jazz
Have you ever planned a festival? Namiwa Jazz shares her experience of working on Emerge Walsall.
read more >5 things we LOVE about Ashfield
Just some of the reasons to visit this fabulous market town on 6th April, by Olivia Wheeler
read more >Mansfield Emerge – Preparing the Festival!
2nd blog from Mansfield lead artist Matt Miller.
read more >Blog #2 ‘Community Connections and Creating Opportunities’
Aaron updates us on Emerge Dudley, and what we can expect.
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