Event aims to promote careers in the arts

Creative Careers Week runs from 18 to 22 November

The arts sector is fundamental to the Hull and East Yorkshire economy and generates more than £35m a year, according to the organisers of an initiative to encourage young people to consider a career in the arts.

More than 300 young people will attend workshops and hear from professionals about routes into the industry during a careers week which begins on Monday.

HEY Creative are running the event as part of a government initiative to give an insight into employment opportunities in the arts sector.

The organisation said it was about showing young people that studying the arts could lead to a job and a good salary.

Max May, from the organisation, said the sector needed to connect young people to the idea of a career in the arts.

He said there had been a drop in pupils taking art subjects at GCSE’s and young people wanted to know if studying arts subjects would help them obtain a secure future.

“There's a really strong pedigree of children, young people in the region going on to great things. We just need to make sure they know about it.”

He said they would be delivering events at schools across the area.

The chair of Hull Truck Theatre, Beckie Hart, said by supporting young people to explore creative careers “we’re nurturing our future generation of artists”.

Mr May added: “There are ample opportunities for young people in the region to have huge success, but we need to be championing that more.”

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