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Exploring contemporary art, careers and culture at the V&A
With September in full swing, this month’s masterclass was a chance for our community to explore the world of art curation at the Rising Voices exhibition. Home to over 2.8 million objects, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is a powerful emblem for creativity. As the UK’s national museum of art, design and performance, it […]
The Guardian x Creative Access create 40 digital journalism roles
The Digital Journalist Scheme will offer 18-month fixed-term contracts with an annual salary of £48,000. Participants will join the publisher’s London newsroom in January 2027, combining editorial work with training and a content creator apprenticeship. Applications are being managed by Creative Access, with the scheme aimed at candidates who have at least two to three […]
The Film and TV Charity sees record-breaking funding round
An additional two organisations, Creative Access and Futures in Film, have been granted funding for projects that are helping to advance race equity. Creative Access will create a pipeline of Black and global majority leaders, supporting 16 mid-to-senior screen professionals and engaging 50 more via masterclass and networking events. Reports Broadcast.
Reel Impact Awards hits largest ever funding round for Black talent
An additional two organisations, Creative Access and Futures in Film, have been granted funding for projects that are helping to advance race equity. Creative Access will create a pipeline of Black and global majority leaders, supporting 16 mid-to-senior screen professionals and engaging 50 more via masterclass and networking events. Reports The Knowledge.
Creative Access Class Ceiling research featured in Creative Salon
Creative Access research from 2024 found that upper middle-class execs were unaware of working class underrepresentation in senior roles. Meanwhile, three quarters of respondents said they agreed it is harder for working-class people to land a role in the creative industries. “Class is the one area where we really aren’t making progress in the creative […]
Creative Access named as one of The Film and TV Charity’s Reel Impact recipients
The Film and TV Charity’s Reel Impact Awards have granted 10 awards to six Black and Global Majority-led organisations and four mid-career and senior Black and Global Majority individuals.The two organisations receiving funding for projects advancing race equity are: Creative Access received the award to create a pipeline of board-ready Black and Global Majority leaders, […]
AI adoption outpaces skills and training, reports Kintal
“AI adoption is outpacing the growth of AI training. The latest Creative Access Thrive report found that more than 70% of employers surveyed are using AI across administrative, research and creative work. The majority of workers have received no formal AI training.” Comments Tina Saul of UK-based artificial intelligence consultancy, KINTAL.
Vicky McClure and Nihal Arthanayake join creative industries leaders to back Discover Creative Careers, supported by Creative Access
For the first time, the work of ambassadors for the programme is being recognised with a formal accreditation badge spotlighting their efforts. There are two badges that can be issued: Champion badges and Leader badges. The Champion badge recognises organisations or people who work with young people on the ground, as part of Discover Creative […]
Creative Access partners with BBC Children in Need’s We Move FWD Academy to open up paid pathways for young Black talent
Creative Access, the UK’s leading inclusivity organisation in the creative industries, is proud to announce the launch of a brand new 12-month pilot employability programme supported by BBC Children in Need We Move FWD Academy. This new pilot employability programme will support young Black people aged 16–21 to build confidence, develop skills, grow their networks and access meaningful paid opportunities. We Move FWD […]
Creative leaders back Discover Creative Careers service
Vicky McClure and Nihal Arthanayake join creative industries leaders to back Discover Creative Careers, as programme announces badges for those inspiring next generation Industry ambassadors including Penguin Random House, BAFTA, Crafts Council, and Into Games back new creative careers badge being issued to those advocating for widened access to creative careers and creative careers education […]
How Hamza Jahanzeb achieved his dream to work in the publishing industry
Everyone I’ve encountered – after I told them in my hometown of Lancashire – were completely shocked when I expressed quite confidently that I wanted to work in the book publishing world. They would said something like “Y’know, Book Publishing? Eh, ain’t that what poshos down South do?” It was as though I’d told them […]
Creative Access featured in Big Issue’s opportunity issue by guest editor Amelia Dimoldenberg
Evie Breese interviewed Jemima Amamize – a mentee on Creative Access & Maya Jama’s 2025 MIJ mentorship programme – for The Big Issue’s ‘Opportunity Issue’, guest edited by trailblazing host and producer Amelia Dimoldenberg. “Jemima Amamize was almost too late. A friend had forwarded her a TikTok video in which broadcaster and media personality Maya Jama called […]
