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  1. New creative hub launches in Leeds

    Katy Cowan /

    Test Space has launched a new creative hub in Leeds, dedicated to supporting and promoting the best of the city's creative talent, be it visual, performance, food or music. Based at Unit 2-4 Melbourne Street, the hub, the first of its kind in the city, kicked off with live music from Kath and the Mighty Menace, Secret Sirens and Eureka Machines. The great vibe of the evening amplified as gue...

  2. Creative Industries Thriving in the Birthplace of Industry

    Katy Cowan /

    The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site is known internationally as the Birthplace of Industry and was once the home to world-famous companies producing high-quality decorative products including Coalport China, Coalbrookdale ironwork and Maws tiles. Inspired by this rich heritage and following more than a decade of investment in the Ironbridge Gorge Museums by major funders including the Europe...

  3. Unlocking The Door by Michelle Meiklejohn http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=901

    First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, to open £5m centre for the creative industries

    Joanna Kinch /

    Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, will today officially open a new £5m centre dedicated to supporting the creative industries. The Centre for the Creative Industries at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham will provide students from disciplines such as art and design, media, and computing with access to cutting edge training and development facilities...

  4. Birmingham Ormiston Academy to be unveiled

    Katy Cowan /

    A new £25 million academy specialising in creative, digital and performing arts is just six months away for young people across the West Midlands, as the Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) opens its doors in September 2011...

  5. Create your way into work with D&AD and HP

    Katy Cowan /

    D&AD has partnered with HP to launch “The Graduate Academy supported by HP and D&AD”, an initiative that will enable the next generation of talented graduates to break into the creative industry. Starting with a five-day creative boot camp for the top 100 entrants and culminating in a paid work placement, at the UK’s best creative agencies, for the Academy’s 50 most talented pupils; the...

  6. Students prepare for careers in the creative industries

    Joanna Kinch /

    Students at a North Wales university gained an insight from professional illustrators, animators, painters and film makers into employment opportunities in the multi million pound UK creative industries. Glyndŵr University’s Careers Centre organised a programme of 50 workshops and presentations over four days, delivered by people working in the Creative Industrie...

  7. Manchester DJ highlights co-operative alternative for creative freelancers and graduates

    Katy Cowan /

    Renowned Manchester DJ, artist and author, Dave Haslam, will help to highlight how co-operatives can help people working in the creative industries, at a Salford event. With the number of creative freelancers in the UK rising and creative graduates...

  8. Creative industries present huge potential for economic growth

    Katy Cowan /

    Culture and Arts Minister Nelson McCausland believes that the Northern Ireland Creative Industries sector is helping to rebuild and rebalance the local economy. He was speaking as he announced that March 2011 has been designated ‘Creativity Month’. This initiative aims to promote a range of events across Northern Ireland to raise the profile of Northern Ireland’s ever growing Creative In...

  9. Creative England makes Film a priority

    Katy Cowan /

    Creative England, the new body that will support the growth of the creative industries in England, has embarked upon its first stage of formation by outlining proposed strategic priorities for film for the first year of operation. Creative England: A Consultation on Strategic Priorities for Film for 2011/12 sets out the draft film strategy for the coming year, and is now open for responses from...

  10. Revamped website is ‘ground-breaKIN’

    Katy Cowan /

    Liverpool's creative community is to benefit from a new-look networking website to help grow their business. The website, originally launched in 2006 and which already has more than 4000 members, will now have enhanced features including the chance for members to showcase their talents to non-members...

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