Careers in Visual Arts Education

Working in arts education

Communication skills are vital for education work.

Three education practitioners from Shakespeare's Globe, Chatsworth House and Derry Tower Museum spoke about their career journeys, and why an arts organisation's education department is a valuable asset.

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Running art workshops

Brenda Burgess is an artist and sculptor who runs art workshops for children at Leeds Castle and various schools in Kent. She spoke about her career journey and shared advice for earning an income from art.

Creative Voices

7 goals for fairer internships

The creative industries are known for their 'culture of internships'. How could internships in the arts be made fairer? Artquest commissioned a review and shared 7 aims for the future.

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The power of art and community

Visual arts can widen participation amongst young people and hard to reach groups. Mohammed Ali on the power of visual arts and how working with communities had energised him.

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Working in community arts

Peckham Space is a public gallery in South East London. Dedicated to commissioning artworks made in partnership with local residents, community groups and schools, it aims to increase public access and participation in contemporary art.

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Working as a blacksmith artist

Melissa Cole is an artist blacksmith, who designs and makes products from metal using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Creative Voices

Smart crafting

Goldsmiths' Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Computational Studio Arts can be described as 'smart crafting'. Four students talk about their work in this exciting new field of study.

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Neon Workshops

Richard Wheater runs Neon Workshops, which makes signs for the creative sector and sculpture for artists. He told Creative Choices that, although commercial neon may be in decline, it is still in demand as an artistic product.