Saturday, October 24, 2009
NOISE providing opportunities for creative talent to be recognised.
The NOISE charity showcases the talents of young people in the creative arts .
NOISE is a charity based in Manchester which actively supports creative expression and opportunities for young people under 30. The Noise Festival showcases talent in a very wide range of creative arts. The festival is “virtual”, based on a website where anyone under 30 can submit their work for consideration and view the work of other people for inspiration.
Any creative work that can be presented digitally (on screen or on air) including fashion, film, music, design, architecture, written word, graphic design, fine art and illustration can be submitted. The best work is selected by a panel of leading creative professionals to form a media showcase. The panel of NOISE curators have included legendary designer Peter Saville, British artist Stella Vine, Mercury Music Prize Winner Badly Draw Boy, Turner Prize nominee Photographer Richard Billingham, top UK Designer Tom Dixon, Norman Rosenthal formally of the Royal Academy of Arts and top creative entrepreneur Wayne Hemingway.
The showcase is shown through various media including print, TV and radio and offers great opportunity for young people from any background, without contacts in the creative industries to get their talent spotted. The charity also runs a DreamJob scheme where those who view the showcase of work offer placements to the young people in their companies. Previous placements can be seen on the website and include Wayne Hemingway, the BBC and The Tate.
During November NOISE will be publishing a magazine based on their 2009 Symposium. This event was a hosted set of discussions comparing the benefits of formal and informal education. Speakers from across the UK were invited to present their case and faced questions from the young artists who then compiled a set of articles based on the outcomes of the discussions. In the afternoon the young artists had the opportunity to question the Shadow Minister for Universities & Skills, and Conservative MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, David Evennett. The questioning was intense and focused on the status of informal education in terms of recognition and opportunities. Tom Mursell, founder of 'Not going to Uni', Dougald Hine, co-founder of 'The School of Everything' (See 'Have your Say Nov 08) and Cambridge Education's Dan Buckley where among the speakers who provided alternative views of the future of education.
If you want to get involved and bring your talent to the attention of the public, simply register, create your NOISE Portfolio and upload your work! NOISE 2010, complete with another round of curators and creative projects will launch late 2009
To view the showcase from the last festival and find out about submitting 2010, click here.
The Noise Festival won the Charity Award 2009 for Arts, Culture and Heritage.