This evening my presentation will begin by considering the notion that Cardiff needs to invest in a talent development programme for young people in the arts.

My initial proposition for this presentation was to consider Bristol’s offer for young people interested in developing a career in the arts in comparison to Cardiff’s relative lack of supported development opportunities.  Several organisations in Cardiff do offer paid internships, which is fantastic, however in my experience internships can focus too much on ‘on the job training’ and too little on mentoring and development.

Research has since taken my thinking in quite a different direction and I will address this in a separate post after I have delivered my presentation.

Sources

http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/learning/young-arnolfini  (Information about the Young Arnolfini programme at Arnolfini)

https://www.watershed.co.uk/get-involved/opportunities/2013-07-01/future-producers-call-for-applicants/ (Call out for the Future Producers programme at Watershed)

http://www.ffotogallery.org/learning/projects (Research into educational projects and programmes at Ffotogallery)

http://www.g39.org/ (Research into any development programmes/opportunities at g39)

http://www.chapter.org/learning-and-participation (Research into any development programmes/opportunities at Chapter)

Email communication (to be quoted in next post)