Are you joining us for our Arts Careers Fairs in Nuneaton and Stratford-upon-Avon this month? This handy blog details everything you need to know in advance of your visit.
Eventbrite tickets
If you’re reading this, you will have reserved your place online in advance.
Stratford-upon-Avon has sold out. Please do not turn up on the day without a ticket.
If you would still like to come to Nuneaton, online booking is now closed, but there will be a limited amount of tickets available on the door, on the day itself.
Tickets are for 15–25 year olds only, unless you are accompanying a young person for access reasons – you will have informed us of this when booking.
Under 18s
For those attending who are aged 15–17, please note that you need to provide emergency contact details of a parent or guardian. If you have not provided this on your Eventbrite booking, please ask your parent or guardian to email us with their name and telephone number. Otherwise, we will capture this information on the day.
Location
You will have reserved a spot to attend at either:
- W Building (King Edward VI’s New Building) Ropewalk Shopping Centre (Opposite Next) Chapel Street Nuneaton, CV11 5TZ
- The Other Place, 22 Southern Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BH
If you are driving to Nuneaton, remember to bring coins for the parking machine at Ropewalk Shopping Centre. Cards are not accepted and it’s £6.50 to park for the whole day.
The Other Place is located in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. The nearest all-day car park is Bridgeway Multi-Storey.
Schedule
10.00am: Registration
10.15am: Welcome Speakers
11.00am: Break
11.30am: Workshops
12.30pm: Lunch
1.30pm: Workshops
2.30pm: Break
2.55pm: Closing Speakers & Raffle Prizes
3.30pm: Event Ends
All day: Say Hello to Stallholders
Download Stratford-upon-Avon schedule.
When you arrive
Please come to the registration desk to:
- Check in
- Receive your coloured sticker for media permission
- Collect your goody bag
- Enter our free raffle prize draw (winners announced end of the day)
- Select your workshop option for the day (see below)
Workshop options
There is a morning and afternoon workshop. You can choose two from the below list to take part in. First come, first served.
Nuneaton:
- Motionhouse
- Royal Shakespeare Company (Apprenticeships Scheme)
- n4t4
Stratford-upon-Avon:
- Motionhouse
- Royal Shakespeare Company (Apprenticeships Scheme)
- Escape Arts
If you are planning to take part in the Motionhouse dance workshop, please wear comfortable clothing for the day.
Workshops more information
- Join dancers from Motionhouse in a creative workshop to learn all about physical dance-circus. Get the chance to explore the Motionhouse style and find out what it’s like to work for a professional touring company!
- Join RSC Apprentices in an active discussion around what’s its like to be an apprentice at the RSC with Automation and Learning and National Partnerships. Find out first-hand what the application process involves and find out how to apply.
- n4t4 will be doing an informal collaborative drawing workshop, using drawing and doodling as a tool to explore ‘why art matters to you’. Each participant will be asked to draw a small piece of work which will then be connected to everyone else’s to make a larger collaborative piece, that develops organically, and hopefully promotes discussion. Participants will approach drawing in a fun, playful way, focusing on the experience of the process rather than the final result. The workshop will provide the environment to also discuss the values you place on art and its practice, your aspirations and how to develop these ideas into a viable art careers.
- Escape Arts will run a workshop ‘Random Acts of Creativity’. We can often become comfortable working in our chosen or favourite creative medium. This drawing / visual arts workshop will take us out of our comfort zones and will use different methods, styles and materials to experiment and enjoy the process. Often we can surprise ourselves with a happy accident!
Food & drink
Your lunch (sandwich) will be provided on the day. You will have specified any dietary requirements on your Eventbrite booking. Please bring your own water bottle as there will be somewhere to refill this.
Access
The venues are fully accessible and there is step-free access to the entrances from the main roads. There are lifts to take you to higher floors and disabled toilets. If you require a BSL interpreter or any other access provisions at all, please email us and we can support you.
Media
We will be capturing photos and videos on the day. You will have opted in and out of this when reserving your spot. A coloured name badge will be given to you to wear throughout the day. Please keep these visible on your clothes so that our videographers and photographers can see them.
Meet the companies and artists
If you want to know more about the brands, companies and artists who are speaking, carrying out workshops and running stalls on the day? Read the related blogs to find out more about who they are.
Photo: Canva.
