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Creative Futures 2024

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The start of 2024 was an exciting time for Accumulate with the launch of our third instalment of Creative Futures – our innovative programme that aims to break down barriers for people affected by homelessness to enter the creative sector, build their network and access workplace opportunities.

Over the past ten weeks, our participants have enjoyed weekly sessions with a range of fabulous speakers covering everything from making money as a creative, perfecting your social media profiles, portfolio and network building and growing your confidence and employability skills.

Our 2024 programme has so kindly been funded by Adobe UK and hosted by Autograph Gallery in Shoreditch. We are so grateful for the support we have received from both these organisations, enabling us to bring Creative Futures 3 to fruition.

The industry support we have received this year has been immense with guest speakers joining us from various creative backgrounds to share their experience and expertise with our group, all of which will offer a workplace opportunity for selected graduates.

Our thanks go to our guest speakers Emma Mann from No Fixed Abode, Emelie Helsen, Lizzie Shupak and Helen Bazuaye from Curve, Nikol DeHann, Paul Rider, Yvonne Halloran from the Seeds Diversity Project at Ravensbourne University, Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Accumulate Trustee Katherine Finerty, Design Bridge’s Leah Jacobs-Gordon, Vicky Yang and Graeme Haig, Othello De Souza-Hartley, Rebecca Young, Sade English from Anticlone Gallery and Vic Lee.

Thank you to those who attended our Portfolio Review sessions to give essential feedback to our participants as they continue their creative journey – Design Bridge, Handsome Frank, Jacky Winter and freelance creatives. We are also immensely grateful to our creative businesses who attended our speed networking sessions providing work-related opportunities – thanks to Abode, The Barbican, Design Bridge, South London Gallery, Jones Knowles Ritchie, Sade English and Gem Creative Studio.

Lastly, a huge congratulations to the participants of Creative Futures – what an achievement! We look forward to keeping you posted with all the workplace placements individuals will take part in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Station for the Homeless

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The First of its Kind!

This Autumn has brought a jam-packed schedule to Accumulate as we are getting ready to launch our brand new project, A Radio Station for the Homeless!

A podcast taster session. Photo credit @benpetersphoto

This project will give our participants, all young homeless people, the opportunity to digitally broadcast their stories. They will also gain the technical skills needed to present, record and edit podcasts. We were thrilled to receive funding from Nesta UK as part of their Amplified programme.  A fund supporting cultural and creative organisations that seek to develop digital ideas that generate social impact. We are also so happy to be partnering once again with Ravensbourne University London whose amazing tutors will pass on their digital expertise to train our participants.

Our participants working with tutor Natalie Orchard. Photo credit @benpetersphoto

A Voice to a Marginalised Community

This project gives our group of young people a chance to tell their stories, giving a much-needed voice to a marginalised community. ‘It’s not all about being homeless!’ says our founder & Director Marice Cumber. ‘It will be a diverse and creative content made and broadcasted by people affected by homelessness – their music, their stories, their spoken word, their poetry, their interviews and programmes about the issues that matter to them.’

Working with Ravensbourne tutor Jack Brown. Photo credit @samvholt

Training by Industry Experts

We have been lucky enough to introduce some amazing guest speakers and tutors to work with our group. Industry experts worked with them on areas from creative branding to pitching & presentation skills and technical broadcast training.

The group with The Receipts podcast host Milena Sanchez

 

Pitching & Presentation skills with Soho Radio’s Claire Lynch. Photo credit @benpetersphoto

 

Branding workshop with Fahud Ahned, Senior Creative at Design Bridge. Photo credit @benpetersphoto

 

Technical skills with BBC producer & engineer Peter Monnery. Photo credit @benpetersphoto

Empowerment and Confidence

It has been amazing to see how far this group have come from our first taster sessions to now when our group are pitching their subject ideas to industry professionals! Each member of the group’s confidence and self-esteem has grown week on week, empowering them to a more positive outlook.

Pitch day! Presenting to industry professionals. Photo credit @samvholt

Stay tuned, six podcast subjects have now been selected and our group will go one to use their new-found skills to produce and broadcast.