Creative Voices

Women in the music industry

Alison Wenham is CEO of the Association of Independent Music. She discusses the lack of diversity in the music industry, giving her view on what is holding women back and how to change it.

Trying out a creative career

Creative employers and teachers in Northern Ireland shared their views on how Creative Choices events can help to inspire and support young people to develop creative careers.

Learning disabled employees

Misconceptions about people with learning disabilities are common, but disability-led arts organisation Shape are working to break these down. They spoke to creative employers about their experiences.

Transferable skills for design

What makes a designer stand out? Furniture designer Tom Dixon believes it isn't just about good design training. He spoke about the need for transferable 'peripheral skills' in the design industry.

Ian McEwan on the short story

Ian McEwan has won numerous awards for his novels, including the Man Booker Prize. He spoke about his enjoyment of the short story form and the advantages of short story writing for new writers.