Building a brand with UWE Student Ambre My name is Ambré, I am 23 years old in my third year of University studying English Literature with Writing at UWE. I also write poetry and have a link to my work that I published on Wattpad. In this article, we will be figuring out ways that …
Well, what a year it’s been. For all of us individually, for the creative industry but for PAPER Arts too. PAPER Arts sold its coworking space, then survived two lockdowns (thanks to funding from the Arts Council and Social Enterprise Support Fund) and amidst all that, had a brand new CEO thrown at it – …
The creative industry, 1 year into a pandemic: Reflections from a CEO Read More »
Aime from Studio Cotton on how to build a better website to showcase your creativity…
This week we met up with Tim Fish, a very talented blog writer based in Bristol. Tim writes about hip-hop under the name Gingerslim and is considered by many of those in the UK scene to be a staple of the culture. We sat down to ask him his 5 top tips on how to …
5 ways to make your blog a success – with Tim Fish Read More »
Being able to create work that you are proud of is a lifelong struggle for creative people. We’re constantly gripped by self doubt and worry about whether the work we do is good enough. And with the current political, environmental and social climate, it’s more important than ever that we find joy in our creative …
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Money. We all need it. We never have enough of it. And we want to make sure that all of our businesses are making it. Often, your business finances can seem like this huge and incomprehensible task that we try to ignore. We caught up with Robert from Avonmead Chartered Certified Accountants to see how …
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Recently, we spoke with Harriet Wood about what life is really like as an artist. Harriet is a graffiti artist, regularly delivers workshops on business plans with us and is passionate that you CAN make a living out of being creative. Working for “exposure” is perhaps the most well known myth; you can’t pay rent …
6 Misconceptions About Business Plans – with Harriet Wood Read More »
Applying for funding can be one of the biggest barriers to artists and creatives finding sustainable ways of working. A successful funding application can open up so many doors for you, and it’s so important that you go into it feeling as confident as you can. This is why we spoke to Merlin Goldman to …
How To Successfully Apply For Funding in 7 easy steps – with Merlin Goldman Read More »
2018 was a big year. Over the past 5 years, we’ve been working to provide spaces for young people to do what they love for a living. We’ve had our ups and downs, but 2018 really has been a year of ups. It has been amazing to work alongside a dedicated team of staff, young …
The PAPER CIC Social Impact Report 2018-2019 is here! Read More »
About The Mentoring Club The Mentoring Club is a ten month programme for a small group of young creatives, from illustrators to designers, with artistic ideas, that meet once a month to develop their projects. The group look at ways to increase clientele, generate ideas on getting their work out to a wider audience and …
Applications Now Open for the Mentoring Club 2019! *Now Closed* Read More »
Like many organisations, PAPER Arts has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. In 2020, on appointment of a highly skilled CEO, we made the bold decision to review our business model and begin a process of research and development in order to shape a new service and to better support creatives in Bristol with professional development, networking and the opportunity to learn new skills.
Throughout the pandemic we have proudly supported creatives in Bristol, with a focus on young people from St Pauls, our Creative Employment programme hosted over 20 sessions and we welcomed 17 young people to feed into our research and development proposal.
However, the last 18 months have been a huge challenge, while we’ve been able to successfully deliver a plethora of projects since our inception seven years ago, we have been unable to secure the funding necessary to realise our ambitious plans for the future and to provide our organisation with much needed financial stability.
As a result, it is with a heavy heart that the current PAPER Arts team, made up of Grace, Kate, Katy, Lau and Amie will no longer be able to continue in their roles. Our small team has delivered a substantial amount of value to the community we serve and the Board of Directors are endlessly grateful for the skills and professionalism they bring with them each and every day. We are proud to know and work alongside such talented individuals and believe that the arts sector is a better place with them in it.
The ideas generated by this team are inspiring and hopeful and the Board of Directors wholeheartedly believe in the importance of supporting the creative community in Bristol.
As September ends and the seasons change PAPER Arts will be going into hibernation in order to survive this adversity. Our voluntary Board of Directors will spend the coming months considering the future of PAPER Arts, the role we can play in the arts sector in Bristol and how we can sustainably move forwards. We don’t know what that will look like yet, but as soon as we are able to share more with you we will.
In the meantime, should you have any questions or concerns or if you would like to speak to someone about the future of PAPER Arts please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected] – Kirsten Cree, one of the Board of Directors will be monitoring this inbox.
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