‘Skint or rich, just keep doing it’: the working-class creatives striving for inclusivity

'Skint or rich, just keep doing it': the working-class creatives striving for inclusivity

The creative industries have long been dominated by the middle class, but a new breed of young working class creatives… Read More »

You are the filmmaker

You are the filmmaker

After a conversation with freelance filmmaker Gareth Johnson, it became obvious that not everything can be taught and learned in… Read More »

Escape from harsh reality through photography

Escape from harsh reality through photography

In the middle of nowhere in Lithuania, dreams are a shaggy-dog story – and a bitter, sour life lives at… Read More »

The Wes Anderson Effect: art direction’s importance in big films

The Wes Anderson Effect: art direction's importance in big films

“People don’t really have a relationship with great writing or great production or great art direction or great direction. They… Read More »

The unrecognised art of video games

The unrecognised art of video games

“Video games can never be art,” commented the late film critic Roger Ebert in 2005. However, over the last decade… Read More »

Hidden Britain: the creative side hustles of essential workers

Hidden Britain: the creative side hustles of essential workers

Extra money can be a great thing, especially when it’s generated from something you love doing. The financial outcome isn’t… Read More »

See life as a cube, never as a square

See life as a cube, never as a square

With Covid-19 changing our lives and perspectives forever, a whole new generation of creatives, independent, thriving people has been created. If… Read More »

Why creative arts degrees are undervalued

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What exactly are you studying? What are you going to make out of it in the future? Will it actually… Read More »

What next for young artists?

Work by Elliott Highmore

Ah, the art world. The glitzy, hidden, scary art world. A world of free-flowing champagne, teams of studio assistants and… Read More »

Nine great books to help get you through lockdown

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As the pandemic continues to affect almost every aspect of life, we take a moment to extol the virtues of… Read More »

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