Kickstart your creative business

Calling all Black creatives aged 18-24 from London and Glasgow.
Ready to kick-start your creative business & work with real-life clients?

Join us for a weekend Hackathon to solve a client challenge for a chance to win a grant prize, mentoring and spotlight. Jam packed with workshops, industry mentors, professionals, and an opportunity to showcase your work at a pop-up market. Pop-up market participants will receive training to prepare them for the big day. 
Participants who commit and give full attendance to the programme will all receive a grant towards their creative work.  

When - March 2024 - April 2024
Where - Online with one optional in-person Hackathon session 
Deadline for sign up - 25 February 2024 

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Get Funded - Kickstart Competition! ​

​Calling all Black creatives aged 18-24 from London and Glasgow. Showcase your work for an opportunity to win a £250.00 grant plus more! We want to hear about your journey, the inspiration behind your creations and how your experiences have influenced your work.

We will be selecting 5 winners in total!
You can submit the following:

• Artwork
• Short stories
• Poems
• Photographs 
• Music (songs) - maximum length 3 minutes 
• Physical Products (with pictures of products) - ie fashion, jewellery, candles, cards, skincare, soaps, stationary
• Short film (in video format) - maximum length 3 minutes 

Submission deadline date - 25 February 2024 

Competition winner announcement - Week of 26 February 2024

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We work with members of our community to develop creative projects. ​

We love working with our community on paid projects. By providing mentors, expert-led training and key resources, we provide work opportunities that give our community members the skills they need to transform their CVs and have a paid creative outlet in the process.

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Current community projects

Black then, Black now Podcast

This podcast that engages young Black people between the ages of 18-24 and their parents or older siblings in a recorded conversation on their lives as Black people in the UK or elsewhere.
Listen to their stories of racial identity, discrimination, triumph and togetherness. Topics covered are:

• Combatting imposter syndrome
• The necessity of 'Black excellence'
• How dating has changed over the years 
• How family shapes who are we​

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​You can get involved once you join.

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The Spotify Podcast Club

This Podcast Club is a 1-hour monthly event aimed at providing space for themed podcast discussions to be exchanged between participants in Voltage Revolution and professionals at Spotify. The vision here is to support Voltage Revolution’s community regardless of socioeconomic status to thrive & develop academically by challenging & inspiring them to new ways of thinking. Ultimately the purpose is to contribute to an increased ambition & resilience for them to easier identify and fulfill career goals.

The format is a monthly session where young black people within Voltage Revolution & Spotify professionals listen to one podcast episode on varying social issues topics (motivation, networking, public speaking, failure, family, racism, and relationships to name a few) and come prepared with notes ahead of the meeting, ready to share their insights/reflections.

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