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Paying it forward The 2 nd Annual #Artskickers Awards is just around the corner! Time to nominate your #Artskicking Heroes The #Artskickers Awards uncovers, rewards and connects people who are creating pathways for disadvantaged communities into the arts world. We also platform emerging talent to support them on their journey. WHO Founded in January 2017 by arts activist Angie Gough (@TheArtsCrusader), the #Artskickers Awards is organised by a diverse team of volunteers from London and beyond. For <strong>2018</strong>, Angie has joined forces with Well Street wonder woman Kay Richardson (@KickingKrich) to build on its success. Our vision is to create a powerful network of #Artskickers across East London and beyond. Join us! Angie Gough, Founder WHEN Nominations for this year’s Awards open in April - check the website for all the details. WHY The creative industries contribute £92billion to the UK economy and are its fastest growing sector. Yet… the practice and study of drama, design, music and art are increasingly sidelined in schools. This cheeses us off, so we’re piloting the Awards in East London, with a view to expanding across London and beyond. With a population of over 276,000, East London is a global centre for creativity and innovation. Yet the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Haringey, Newham, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest, consistently rank as having some of the highest levels of deprivation in the UK. In Hackney alone, 41% of kids live in poverty and we know for a fact that there’s a real disconnect between those who get to benefit from arts participation and those who don’t. The #Artskickers are the individuals and organisations who – every day – ensure that disadvantaged communities get to experience the benefits of arts participation. Working in isolation, they’re making a big difference. By bringing them together, we aim to amplify their impact and judging by what happened last year, we’ll create an even bigger BOOM! It’s easy to nominate, just follow these 3 steps: Register your info on the website: artskickersawards.com Tell us who you’re nominating, where we can find them and why they’re so artskicking Upload a photo or video (optional) and voila, they’re on the road to glory! FOLLOW US FOR ALL THE LATEST INFO: @artskickers @artskickers @artskickers artskickersawards.com QUESTIONS? WANNA SPONSOR US? GET IN TOUCH: hello@artskickersawards.com 10 LOVEEAST
Bell from Bow Bell from Bow tells us how Digital Mums is helping to get it right. Life as a working parent is tough. Attending meetings when you’ve had no sleep because the toddler is teething. Missing Sports Day because it falls on a deadline day. Turning up to a client breakfast with Weetabix on your shoulder. But what’s the alternative? If you want to continue to work, and to raise your family, there are bound to be times that you let some balls drop. But perhaps there are alternatives. Websites such as timewisejobs.co.uk and 2to3days.com offer jobs that can be flexible, part-time, and work around your hours. And Hackney-based Digital Mums offers social media training to mums, to prep them for successful and sustainable freelance careers. That local pizza place on the Roman Road – ever wondered how they manage their social media accounts as well as perfect the margarita pizza? Could well be a #DigitalMum working on their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook channels behind the scenes. Social media management is flexible, and the digital skills you learn could futureproof your career. That’s what I’m hoping at least, as I battle with an employer who won’t allow for flexible working and believes that 9 - 5 presenteeism is more important than output and results. I want my children to grow up knowing that hard work is important, and that earning a living takes effort, determination and old-fashioned hard graft. But it doesn’t need to revolve around a dusty desk and archaic communication systems. So I’ve signed up on their pilot course, designed around full-time working mums. It means my workload is going to be heavier than usual for the next 12 months, as I juggle a job and a course and set up my fledgling social media accounts. But the hope it gives me for the future is more than enough payoff, and when my youngest starts school, I hope to be at the school gates with him, and not at the office. Watch this space to see how I get on. And in the meantime, if your work-life balance is off kilter, remember that there are alternatives out there. And some of them have their heart and soul in wonderful East London. Follow Celine Bell for more adventures in parenting: bellfrombow.com | Twitter, Instagram: @bell_from_bow PHOTO: Ana Cuba; anacuba.com LOVEEAST APRIL - MAY <strong>2018</strong> 11
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