YPIA | 30th September 2024
Event Planner We’re looking for enthusiastic individuals from the arts & cultural sector to join the YPIA team as event planners. Pitch ideas and work as a small team to bring your...
Rhea Mathur | 25th July 2024
Anastasiia Sotnikova is a Russian artist who fled her country to travel the world creating art. Currently based in Turkey and with nearly forty thousand followers on Instagram, Sotnikova discusses her...
Rhea Mathur | 25th July 2024
This is the second part of YPIA’s interview with Anastasiia Sotnikova, an artist who fled Russia to showcase her artwork to the world. Currently residing in Turkey, Sotnikova speaks about her ambitions...
YPIA | 3rd May 2024
We're recruiting new marketing committee members ahead of our 2024/2025 season of events! Roles: Marketing Specialists and Marketing AssistantsDeadline: 13th May, 11:59pmWhat is YPIA?Founded...
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YPIA | 17th April 2024
Nicole Elizabeth Davenport Director of Finance and Strategy
Matthew Knight Director of Planning
Thea Park-Reeve Director of Partnerships and Development
Millie-Beth Wright Director of Communications
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Tessa Deterding | 25th August 2023
Are you looking to take your first step into the arts? Thinking about changing career? We'll be talking to our committee members about their careers so far and how they got into the sector. NameTessa...
YPIA | 4th June 2023
We're recruiting new committee members ahead of our 2023/2024 season of events!Roles include: Project Managers; Assistant Project Managers; Marketing Managers; Assistant Marketing Managers; Regional Marketing...
YPIA | 24th April 2022
We're recruiting new committee members ahead of our 2022/2023 season of events!Roles include: Project Managers; Assistant Project Managers; Marketing Managers; Assistant Marketing Managers; Regional...
YPIA | 28th January 2022
Do you work in the arts/cultural sector? Looking to meet like-minded people and expand your networks? YPIA needs you!
We are looking for enthusiastic regional ambassadors from across the arts and...
YPIA | 14th September 2021
Young People in the Arts announce new leadership team and launch 2021/22 seasonTessa Deterding (Director of Finance), Alice Godfrey (Director of Partnerships), Grace Green (Director of Strategy & Communications),...
Nora Seelmann | 10th February 2021
Ahead of our free Online Networking 101 workshop (22 Feb, 6pm-7pm) with Isabel Sachs we've asked the founder of I LIKE NETWORKING how she started in the Arts, what to expect of online...
Alice Godfrey | 17th January 2021
YPIA committee member Alice Godfrey talked to us about how she got into Event Management in the Arts and shares insights of her day-to-day job at the London Symphony Orchestra. Name Alice...
Grace Green | 14th November 2020
As we adjust to a new normal, YPIA Regional Ambassador for Gloucestershire, Grace Green, takes a look at all that's been going on in the region and highlights some of the innovative ways in which local...
Caitlin Serey | 28th October 2020
As YPIA’s Regional Ambassador for Edinburgh, I feel I should first confess that I am not a local, nor am I even Scottish. However, I first visited Edinburgh in 2012 and quickly became captivated...
Rosa Cato | 13th October 2020
Glasgow’s arts and culture have always been based on a DIY spirit, in part necessitated by a historic lack of resources. There is also a sense for many of the arts institutions in the city that...
Lauren Morton | 30th September 2020
Back in March, the world stopped for all of us when the entire country went into lockdown. Like most industries, the arts had to take a pause. Initially it looked like things would be ‘back to...
Toks Dada | 18th September 2020
As the COVID-19 Culture Recovery Fund opens, will hibernation or adaptation be the best long-term survival strategy? (Originally published on 11 August 2020 at www.toksdada.com)Growing up in East Manchester,...
Hayes Music | 5th August 2020
So you want to learn an instrument? Welcome to the club! Starting out can be pretty daunting. From mastering the different chords to perfecting your technique, it can seem like you’re at ground...
Young People in the Arts | 17th June 2020
The YPIA committee have been closely following the Black Lives Matter movement, and have been deeply affected by the events leading to protests across the US and UK. Over the past few weeks we have been...
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Grace Green | 22nd April 2020
Furlough will be different for everyone, but I wanted to share some thoughts on how to make the most of the time off.First and foremost, your wellbeing matters above all else, as of course it does in ‘normal’...
Kate Jones | 20th April 2020
We are currently recruiting for new Regional Ambassadors for our 2020-2021 season - apply now!
About Young People in the Arts
Young People in the Arts (YPIA) is a social network for arts professionals...
Sophie Ogunyemi, Take It Away | 16th April 2020
Why learning a musical instrument might be the best thing you do during the COVID-19 Lockdown
As I write this, we’ve already had two and a half weeks of lockdown at home. The novelty...
Kate Jones | 15th April 2020
We are currently recruiting for new committee members for our 2020-2021 season - apply now!Roles available: Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers & Assistant Marketing Managers. We are also...
Jessica Lane | 24th March 2020
Whilst many arts and cultural organisations are temporarily closed, there’s still lots to explore online. Here’s a round-up of some of our favourite places to enjoy art, theatre, film and...
Mairi Warren | 25th February 2020
JERWOOD SPACE, 171 UNION ST, LONDON SE1 0LN26TH FEBRUARY 2020 | 7PMDue to the sustainability-theme of tonight’s event, we’ve decided to do digital-only notes, to save paper and energy on...
Nora Seelmann | 19th October 2019
Rebecca Brown from the Gulbenkian explains how to get into Business Development in an arts organisation and how her day to day work look like. Job title / industry:Business Development Manager...
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Nora Seelmann | 18th August 2019
It takes a lot of hands to build a successful show, exhibition or concert. To shed some light on the variety of positions and jobs available across the cultural sector, we have asked arts professionals...
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YPIA | 10th March 2019
Young People in the Arts Assistant Project Managers & Administrative ManagerAbout Young People in the ArtsYoung People in the Arts (YPIA) is a social network for arts professionals at the outset of...
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Esther Poole | 30th September 2018
**DEADLINE EXTENDED**YPIA are recruiting for a new team of Regional Ambassadors based in Cardiff, Cambridge, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol.About the positionsYPIA...
YPIA | 19th August 2018
YPIA is offering earlybird membership for a limited time - join today! www.ypia.co.uk/register
Stella Toonen | 6th July 2018
After four years at the helm of YPIA, Katya Kazakevich, Imogen Morris and Stella Toonen will be stepping down as Directors and handing over to a new generation of young arts leaders.We are excited to announce...
Kate Jones | 25th June 2018
We are currently recruiting for new committee members for our 2018/2019 season - apply now!
Assistant Project Managers
Marketing Managers
Administrative Manager
About the positions
YPIA...
Georgina Skinner | 18th February 2018
I have just been rejected for another job after spending hours (yes hours) on the application form for it. The job was fine, not the best, not the worst, but it was something and now I’m about to...
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Nicki Wenham | 9th October 2017
My name is Nicki Wenham and I am one of the founders of YPIA...
I had the idea for YPIA whilst I was an assistant artist manager (my first paid job in the business) at Sulivan Sweetland, a small...
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Victoria Greene | 14th September 2017
Young arts professionals have to be tenacious in order to get noticed over the competition. With the number of creative graduates growing year-on-year, the pool of talent is expanding. But unfortunately,...
Maya Ophelia | 5th January 2017
Yes, they are. Apprenticeships are as important as degrees. I repeat, apprenticeships are as important as degrees. Not everyone will agree with that statement but I believe they should.
Job hunting...
Katie Dunstan | 23rd December 2016
We are all creative and we can all be creators, we just need to believe that we can.
My brother rarely thinks of himself as 'creative'. He can't draw, as he often tells me and doesn't enjoy the...
Claire Smith | 23rd August 2016
Lamentably the London weather may not always be yielding any indication of summer, however The Royal Academy’s annual ‘Summer Exhibition’ which opened on 13 June has...
Katie Dunstan | 1st August 2016
As I sit down to write this I’m suddenly questioning whether I am ‘a young person in the Arts’. I am a young person, with a love for the Arts, but am I actually in it? That depends,...
Stella Toonen | 1st August 2016
On 27 July What Next? and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation held a roundtable discussion to inform their current research project on the civic role of arts organisations. At this event young arts...
Adam Steedman Thake | 15th July 2016
David Mamet, the playwright and filmmaker, once remarked that, “Stories happen because somebody wants something and has trouble getting it.â€
Therein lies the basis of every story ever...
Kathryn Worthington | 26th June 2016
I graduated in 2012 with a degree in Multi-Media Textiles from Loughborough University. Like most people who do an arts course, I chose it because I loved it. I loved creating art, I loved being around...
David Taylor | 19th April 2016
At some point or another we've all had that one great idea – you know, that dream project that you’re passionate about. In your mind, you know it will work, but you just don't quite know...
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Stella Toonen | 15th March 2016
YPIA is recruiting for new Assistant Project Managers to join our committee for the 16/17 season. We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic volunteers who are interested in coming up with ideas...
Katya Kazakevich | 25th January 2016
The China Exchange holds an enviable location amidst the hustle and bustle of Gerrard Street in Chinatown. Recently refurbished (formerly housing London’s central Telephone Exchange) it now...
Stella Toonen | 1st December 2015
On 1 December Culture Minister Ed Vaizey plans to hold a roundtable discussion to inform his upcoming White Paper with strategies for the arts and heritage sector. This event, which is hosted by What...
Matthew Ross | 23rd November 2015
Full disclosure: we fundraisers talk a lot about why donors give. I mean, really, a lot. When a landmark book called Why Rich People Give came out, we read it avidly. Interest was so high the sequel...
Ellen Davnall | 4th November 2015
In many ways unpaid internships are a budgetary no-brainer for arts organisations rich in enthusiasm and lean in funding, so why has Siobhan Davies Dance decided to adopt a minimum salary...
Izzie Clarey | 23rd October 2015
‘Making it’ in the arts, it seems, is all about getting that first foot in the door. But what is it like once you actually get that opportunity?
After graduating last summer I found myself...
Stella Toonen | 17th September 2015
YPIA events are open to everyone, regardless of whether you have signed up to be a member of our network or not. However, members do get great discounts and offers to extend the networking experience far...
Stella Toonen | 26th August 2015
The arts are competitive, and we all know it. Most of us have sat through quite a couple of job interviews, have dealt with rejection upon rejection, and have worked through endless series of unpaid...
Stella Toonen | 19th August 2015
While our team was busy planning the 15/16 season this summer, Project Manager Fanny created a lovely little questionnaire to find out what our audience would like to see in future seasons. It provides space...
Emma Ratnavel | 7th August 2015
“The key is to make the most of your experience, get all the advice you can, work hard, love everything you do and be nice. This definitely is the common denominator between all the successful...
Cécile Pauty | 27th July 2015
I hate networking, I really do. As a grown woman and successful professional, the thought of finding myself in a roomful of strangers – where everyone seems to know everyone else – makes...
Stella Toonen | 17th July 2015
The Summer Drinks was a fantastic occasion to celebrate the end of a successful season of events with all of our members and followers, but our team of wonderful and insanely productive volunteers deserved...
Stella Toonen | 7th July 2015
While wrapping up this season, we wondered just how many people we've made happy with our events over the past seven years, so here's an infographic to show you what we've done. And...
Stella Toonen | 7th July 2015
There are few things as satisfying as writing the first blog post on a fresh, new website. And whom better to ask to lay the foundations of the YPIA blog than the founders of YPIA themselves, Nicki...
Harry White | 7th July 2015
At the beginning of this year, YPIA was featured in Classical Music Magazine. Journalist Harry White interviewed the outgoing founding directors (Nicki Wenham and Andreas Flohr) and incoming directors...