L A I C SO T C A P IM T R O P RE Do What You Love For A Living!
2018-19
6 York Court, Wilder Street, St Pauls, Bristol, BS2 8QH
INSPIRING o ung Y
CREATIVES TO DO w hat they
LOVE fo r a
LIVING
DID YOU KNOW? PAPER STANDS FOR: PROFESSIONAL ADVICE PRACTICAL ENTERPRISE RESOURCE
S T N E T N CO Celebrating Creativity in St Pauls PAGE 4 Vision & Mission PAGE 5 Art is Good For Society PAGE 6 St Pauls Carnival PAGE 9 PAGE 10 Your Individuality is Your Superpower YO Arts Map PAGE 12 Goals Are Dreams With Deadlines PAGE 14 You Win or You Learn PAGE 16 Collaboration is Key PAGE 18 100 Heads are Greater than 1 PAGE 20 PAGE 23 A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved Equality and Creativity PAGE 24 Thank Yous PAGE 26
We have titled each section with some of our mottos to represent our organisation’s core beliefs.
YOUTH-LED WE ARE THE PEOPLE WE AIM TO SUPPORT
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In early 2018 we commissioned 4 young creatives who had participated in our past programmes to help shape the future of our organisation. During this 4 month project they explored our:
PAST • PRESENT • FUTURE Having recently moved to St Pauls and eager to engage with our local community, we decided to share our vision for the future by hosting an event Celebrating Creativity in St Pauls; showcasing young talent and creative opportunities.
MEET THE TEAM THAT HELPED SHAPE OUR YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES: Alpha Wilson
Evie Basch
Rolake Segun-
Yasmin Qureshi
Grace Kress
Hana Sparkes
N O I S N S O I I M S I V To build young creatives’ confidence, resilience, networks and skills by providing creative enterprise training, industry knowledge and paid opportunities.
A world where creativity is valued, so that young people feel empowered to do what they love for a living!
S E U VAL
We believe that creativity shapes the world around us and that all young people, no matter their background, should have the opportunity to develop a career in the creative sector, whether that’s landing their dream job or becoming self-employed.
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Report data compiled by Hana Sparkes, one of the amazing young people we have worked with this year. Design and content by our Creative Director Grace Kress.
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t Ar th i w d te Get Star
MAY 2018 and DECEMBER 2018
We have partnered with the Prince’s Trust since 2015 to deliver Get Started with Art; a course aimed at 16-25 year olds, not engaged in education, employment or training. This week-long programme is a chance for young creatives to meet new people, develop their artistic talents and be inspired by guest artists. Participants also get the opportunity to gain an industry-recognised Bronze Arts Award and take part in a group exhibition. The work created in response to topics such as Bristol’s graffiti scene and homelessness have evidenced the impact of art in starting dialogues on social issues.
Supported
18
young people to gain a
Bronze Arts Award
Before
ENTERPRISE SKILLS
AS Product
NETWORKS
IMPORTANT
RESILIENCE
Process IS AS
CONFIDENCE
2 X EXHIBITION opportunities for 18 x young creatives
AFTER
Created
+16% + 25% + 22% + 28%
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O LAST SUMMER we hosted sign painting workshoPS for
Carnival 2018 WHERE THE AMAZING COMMUNITY PAINTED SIGNS FOR THE EVENT
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Our week-long Creative Enterprise Courses support creative entrepreneurs to be their own boss, teaching them the skills needed to turn their passions into paid work. Practicing freelance artists facilitate workshops on marketing, money and management skills, as well the popular Business Model Canvas technique.
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NG ORKI NG NETWNG STROPS HI DI BUIL LATIONS WORK RE NDING I F AND
WHAT TO DO WHEN IT ALL GOES WRONG
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THE MARKETING MIX FINDING YOUR TRIBE PROMOTING YOUR BUSINESS SOCIAL MEDIA VISUAL CONTENT
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“PAPER has he visualise and lped me to be business. I no lieve in my w specific, realis have more tic strongly feel th plans and at the start of this will be am azing!” - Yusoo Park
100%
Gained opportunties, exhibited their work and got a better understanding of the creative inductry
100%
Gained a better support network, developed their business idea & improved their time management
The two Creative Enterprise Courses we ran this year supported young creatives to improve their confidence, resilience, networks and enterprise skills.
AVG INCREASE FEBRUARY 2019
Before
ENTERPRISE SKILLS
NETWORKS
RESILIENCE
+20% + 15% + 25% + 25%
CONFIDENCE
ENTERPRISE SKILLS
NETWORKS
RESILIENCE
CONFIDENCE
AFTER
AVG INCREASE AUGUST 2018
+29% + 9% + 25% + 36% 11
YO MAP DESIGNED BY LIBBY PARFFITT
S M A E R D E R A S L A GO H DEADLINES WIT Social Impact Report 2018-19
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Created
2 X EXHIBITION opportunities For
9 x young creatives
The Mentoring Club is a 10-month programme that supports young people with the development of individual creative projects through 1-to-1 mentoring, industry professional advice and peer-to-peer support. The group meet once a month to build their networks and develop their enterprise skills with the aim of starting sustainable creative businesses. The Mentoring Club has a long history at PAPER as it developed from the original internship opportunities we offered in 2015. The programme enables particpants to develop the industry skills and knowledge required to earn a living from their creative talents. Areas covered include marketing, branding, networking, resilience, work-life balance, managing money, timemanagement and creative confidence.
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Percentage of participants that saw improvements in the following areas after participating in our 10 month Mentoring Club programme:
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100%
Website
Support network
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100%
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Client base
50%
50% Creative sector
Portfolio
87.5%
100%
62.5%
Collaborations 75%
Work: Exhibitions
100% Contacts 75% Sales 75% Job
“PAPER helped in confidence me grow in to my practice relation and I have also gained a co of other artists mmunity th the Mentoring orugh Club.” - Naomi Genne ry
37.5%
Grew Salary 25% Launched a new business 37.5%
CONFIDENCE
RESILIENCE
Skills & Knowledge: ENTERPRISE SKILLS
AFTER
NETWORKS
Before
+16% + 25% + 22% + 28%
75%
Pricing
75%
87.5%
Time Work/life management balance
87.5%
Awareness of opportunities
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N I W U YO
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This 2 month training programme was designed to provide the skills and knowledge required to plan and deliver a community event. We recruited a group of 16-25 year olds, giving them the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in events management. The training taught key elements of planning and hosting an event, including promotion, marketing, social media management, content creation, communications, and logisitics. Bristol is renowned for its creativity and diversity, however, feedback from the young creatives we work with showed the sector can be difficult to navigate and some institutions didn’t seem accessible. So, after discussions with our partner organisation, The Diverse Artists Network, YO Arts Fest was born! Our aim was support young people to create an event for other young people, showcasing and celebrating the diversity of creative talent within Bristol. It also aimed to being the city’s various creative organisations together in one space to share their available opportunities to young people. Led by the people it aimed to support, YO Arts Fest had an amazing community atmosphere that was inspiring, inclusive, and relatable, bringing together performers, artists, and representatives from some of Bristol’s most notable creative industries.
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100%
100%
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100%
Time management
Work/life balance
Awareness of opportunities
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Exhibitions
Work:
COLLABORATION is the route to ACHIEVEMENT
Gained a support network, a better understanding of the creative industries and collaborated with other artists.
60%
Advanced business 60%
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Community Event
Created 18 work experience placements for 16-25s
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Youth hosts
Partnerships
Performances
Attendees
Organisations
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT MADE YO ARTS FEST HAPPEN
PAPER CIC
- Planning team -
X9 Provided 9 young people with a 2 month training programme
BATH SPA
- Artswork Media -
X8 Provided 8 students a 6 week work experience programme as part of their university course
BABBASA
- Animation -
X1 Provided 1 student a 2 day work experience in animation
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ects j o r P p i sh Partner
Creative Youth Network & RISING ARTS agency
British Association of Art Therapists
- Creative Futures -
Explore a career in.. - Art Therapy -
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Provided 12 x workshops & masterclasses for 9 young creatives
BATH SPA & UWE - Professional Practice -
trained on our one day course exploring a career in art therapy, in partnership with BAAT.
#ART WITHIN THE CRACKS - Equality & Creativity -
X29 Worked with 29 students on their Professional Practice skills
EQUALITY MEANS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN CLASS, RACE AND GENDER 18
Facilitated 3 x print-making workshops for 11 young creatives
creators club
- Monthly meet-ups -
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Collage and card making Kim Jevon
making your dream a reality Rob Mitchell
creative enterprise LEAD FACILITATOR Harriet Wood
creative enterprise LEAD FACILITATOR James Alexander
communicating what you do and copyright lawS Donna Banks
personal branding and visual identity Michele Curtis
DIVERSE ARTISTS Network Vandna Mehta
street art tours and graffiti Harriet Wood
marketing for creatives Charlotte Cliffe
the sad ghost club + sketchbooking + Lize Meddings and Nathan
signwriting for beginners Hasan Kamil
graffiti writing on vinyl records Conrico Steez
Collage and card making Kim Jevon
making your dream a reality Rob Mitchell
POT HEADs clay plant pots Tasha Bee
EVENTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE Sidharth Sharma
STUNNING PRODUCT PHOTOgraphy Aime Cox-Tennant
WEBSITES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Aime Cox-Tennant
ENTREPRENEUR? IT’S JUST A FANCY WORD FOR HUSTLER Clayton Planter
The Art of Facilitation Monique Jivram
The Power of Social Media Cai Burton
INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE SPACES Katie FinneganClarke
The Art of Fundraising Kamina Walton
all work and no pay! managing the money Laura Griffiths
Understanding your natural rhythms Bex Baxter
networking and collaboration Rachel De Garang
Digital Marketing vs personal connection Creators Club
Working Effectively Creators Club
Financing Ideas Creators Club
business branding Creators Club
Self-promotion and Impact Creators Club
Reflect and Renew Creators Club
Making Money Creators Club
STARTING & FINISHING Creators Club
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In 2016, we secured social investment to purchase a property in St Pauls, creating a new and more secure home for PAPER CIC. As a social enterprise, all profits generated from renting workspace and meeting rooms goes towards supporting young creatives just starting out in their careers. The members in our space act as an inspiration to the young people we work with.
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“I first found at about PAPER through a work experience opportunity called TAKE PART. After applying, I was offered a place on the programme and was able to work with a group of talented young creatives, planning and implementing an event. The event was useful to fellow creative individuals in a similar position to myself, in showcasing that it is possible to have a career within the creative industry; creative jobs are proper jobs! This message was used as a tagline for the event and it really resonated with me. At that point in my career I was unsure of my direction and felt a lack of confidence in my own abilities. During my final year of uni and post-university, my mental health was at a very low point and being able to be apart of this programme brought me back to my old passionate self. I can honestly say I’m unsure if I would be at this incredible place in my career if it wasn’t for PAPER. Since the first programme I was able to stay engaged with PAPER by becoming a co-worker in their space Redbrick House, which established a structure and space to grow my creative practise. I was also able to take on a paid opportunity through Creative Alignment and be accepted on The Mentoring Club. I am now a part of the team here and work for PAPER to support others in their creative journeys.” - Yasmin Qureshi
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Ad e v i t a e r C
In response to the needs of the young people we work with, we decided to start a Creative Advice Bureau where people could drop in and speak to industry professionals. Much like the Citizens Advice Bureau, it was designed to give people the time and space to get one-to-one advice about specific issues they are facing. We wanted to encourage an ‘each one teach one’ philosophy, where creative professionals could pass down information to those just starting out.
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32 x YOUNG CREATIVES
The creative industries are the fastest gro wing part of the UK economy, but...
87% OF CREATIVES BAME employees maKe up just 11% report having worked for free in of people working in the creative some way industries ONLY 18.2% of people working in Across creative music, performing industries women and visual arts, are estimated to come from lower- earn £5,800 less per year than men class origins IN SIMILAR ROLES 11.3% of Bristol’s youth are unemployed We believe in equality and advocate for all young people, no matter their background, to have access to creative opportunities. We are really keen to support young people that otherwise would not have access to enterprise support, so if you know anyone who is underrepresented within the industry, get in touch to find out how we can support them and their creative ideas.
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U WWW.PAPERARTS.ORG.UK Do you want to do what you love for a living? Loo king for some creative support? Kno w someone with a creative talent that needs some advice? We’re here To help!
Follo w us: @PAPERCIC Contact us:
hello@paperarts.org.uk 07446 646 541
Impact Report design by:
www.gracekress.com
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Bronze Arts Award
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enterprise workshops for 188 people
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65 HOURS one of one to r advice fo
Above image created from mural design by Libby Parffitt
32 x YOUNG CREATIVES