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EVENTS    CASE STUDIES    BLOG    CAREERS    Hello and welcome to the IVE newsletter. Find out about our Recruitment Day coming soon and see our latest stories & upcoming events. IVE is recruiting our first ever group of Young Consultants! Do you want to... ...make a difference in your community? ...gain new skills and experiences by working on projects, collaborating with the IVE team and developing new ideas? ...advise IVE on our work with other young people? ...meet like-minded people?   To find out what it will be like to be a Young Consultant, meet the IVE team and tell us what you want to do together, come along to our Recruitment Day at Herd Farm Activity Centre. We will be getting to know one another and talking about the opportunities and skills we can offer. The programme is open for 16-22 year olds. Find Out More & Register Now Inclusion and Diversity Labs Nov 2019 - June 2020 When: The first session is on Wednesday 27th November 2019, 10am – 4pm Where: IVE, Leeds, LS12 Who are the sessions for and what will you learn? Theses sessions are for leaders from arts and cultural organisations (including NPOs). You will learn: How inclusion and diversity are approached within your respective organisations at present – and what changes you might like to make. Chance to explore inclusion and diversity in the work you do in a way that is relevant and sustainable to your organisation. The opportunity to focus deeply on one or two of the Equality Commission’s protected characteristics The group will learn from each other, from case studies and from examples of best practice over the course of the three sessions. Find Out More & Book Now IVE's New Unconscious Bias Training Workshop Ahead of Inclusion Week 2019, We are IVE Ltd are delighted to offer our new Unconscious Bias Training workshop. When: Wednesday 11th September 2019, 12:30pm – 3:30pm Where: 31 The Calls, Leeds, LS2 7EY This workshop is open to all leaders, CEOs, heads of HR and others with the ability to implement change in organisations who are keen to better understand how unconscious bias might be impacting on their productivity, their staff engagement and potentially their reputation. Led by Sarah Mumford, IVE’s Programmes Director – Creative Learning, this workshop will develop participants’ understanding of the impact of unconscious bias on people’s working lives. The workshop combines the science and theory behind unconscious bias training and includes tools, strategies and frameworks that can be applied by team members in their day-day work. Sarah Mumford has been leading on the development of Unconscious Bias, Inclusion & Diversity work here at IVE since 2016 following receipt of Creative Case funding to develop our own inclusion and diversity practice. Limited spaces available! Find Out More & Book Now Gold Arts Award Network Event SAVE THE DATE for our next Gold Arts Award Network Event. When: Thursday 17th October 2019, 2:30 - 5:00pm Where: Leeds (to be confirmed) Find out about Gold Arts Award and how it could work in your setting Share your experience of Arts Award and hear from others on the Arts Award Journey Find out about training and support available to you  For more information about the event, please contact sarahf@weareive.org Find Out More & Book Now Arts Award SEN Event SAVE THE DATE for our next SEN Arts Award Network Event When: Wednesday 4th December 2019, 2:30-5:00pm Where: (To be confirmed) This event will focus on supporting young people with SEN to complete their Arts Award - Find out about Arts Award and how it could work in your setting - Find out about tailoring your Arts Award offer to young people with SEN - Share your experience of Arts Award and hear from others about their journey - Find out about training and support available to you For more information about the event, please contact sarahf@weareive.org Young Artists Auction 2019 This year’s Young Artists Auction was, yet again, a fantastic event as you can see from our video which was itself produced by a young film-maker Taylor Jay, from Teevision productions. The standard of artwork was a testament to the talent and thoughtfulness of the young people who had the courage to participate. Courage that shouldn’t be under-estimated. The purpose of this exceptional initiative is to give young people from all communities, an opportunity to experience seeing their work displayed in a professional gallery environment and subsequently learn about the enterprise behind selling it. The Young Artists Auction has given many young people their first taste of what could become creative careers by giving them the confidence to pursue their interests. This is what We are IVE is all about. Our new IVE Studio launches in September with the first of our Applied Creativity Labs. These labs take young people’s creativity out of the art room and into the educational realms of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). They will place young people at the center of real-time innovation and see them taking the lead role in searching for solutions to some of our grandest societal challenges. An idea supported by a growing number of public and private sector organisations who provide the young people with a resource bank of ‘experts’. #BreatheLeeds Applied Creativity Lab focuses on improving air quality and will provide 90 young people with access to scientists, behavioral psychologists, city planners and a professional campaigner who will help them come up with innovative solutions that can then go to prototyping stage. We are hoping that the honed creativity skills of what will become a new generation of innovators will be the platform they need to become the creative leaders of the future. Watch this space for how to get involved!        Watch Young Artists Auction 2019 Video Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund Key Fund’s Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund is aimed at creative businesses of all sizes, that deliver and can evidence social impact as a product of it’s main work. The fund can assist you with working capital, the purchase of equipment, or the refurbishment/purchase of a building or land. To apply you must be based in one of the 11 most Northern Local Enterprise Partnership areas, which are: Cheshire and Warrington Cumbria Greater Manchester Humber Lancashire Leeds City Region Liverpool City Region North East Sheffield City Region Tees Valley York, North Yorkshire and East Riding. For more information and to discover if your business is eligible please contact Key Fund on 0330 202 0559 or Email: info@thekeyfund.co.uk Find Out More IVE Inside Scoop - Meet Susie IVE is delighted to welcome our new Marketing and Events Coordinator, Susie. Susie described her experience so far and what it's like joining IVE: "As a Leeds local, I’ve been aware of IVE for years, and think the approach to empowering young people and professionals through nurturing their own creative development is really ingenious, so I’m really happy to join the team. I bring with me my own diverse professional experience having worked in London for a short film festival, with young people as a private tutor, and in business development for a recruitment agency. I feel I have joined IVE at a really exciting time as we are rebranding and launching our brand new website in the coming weeks. As someone who grew up with the luxury of being encouraged to pursue the arts in my school and professional life, I am driven by a passion for promoting creativity, and working towards a landscape of diverse opportunity. As such, I think IVE’s work with schools, young people, employers and artistic communities is really refreshing. I feel I am joining a really driven team, who share a passion for the power of creative interventions in all sorts of contexts - schools, offices, businesses, and the street outside, even the beach! IVE are taking creativity out of its box. It is no secret to anyone that this is part of the human condition, a part we need to nurture as it is rich in its capability for joy and fulfilment. It is a catalyst for change, growth and enrichment. When I was caring for a family friend who suffered from dementia, I discovered (like many a thousand people have before me) that love for music is one thing that remains completely intact in many people living with dementia, where other capacities for expression have been affected. My family friend and I often danced and sometimes sang, in her living room, cheering up the afternoons. Whenever she was uneasy, The Ink Spots could help us, as could Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and Cole Porter. So it runs deep, and I think that’s really why we do what we do, to encourage and nurture that part of us that is so switched-on and so engaged. I am so excited to keep learning and sharing what goes on here at IVE." IVE’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Drew Rowlands, is pleased to announce that he has become a Member of the Leeds Chamber Leadership Group. Drew Rowlands, Chief Executive Officer IVE, said: “I’m delighted to join the Leeds Chamber of Commerce Leadership Group as I’m keen to contribute to the strategic conversations that are helping Leeds become a central player in determining not only the direction of the Northern economy, but also influencing national policy and direction. I’m also excited to become an advocate for the work of the Chamber having benefitted from being a member for the past two years.” The city’s Chamber of Commerce elected new business representatives onto its Leadership Group. The Leeds chamber leadership group offers leading business support and meets bi-monthly to focus on business needs and concerns in the city, and how to lobby for improvements. Other partners such as the local authority sit on the group, which is chaired by Amanda Beresford, Leeds Chamber President. The Teaching Musician The Teaching Musician Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master of Arts Degree is now open for applications. The Teaching Musician is a flexible postgraduate programme designed for experienced music educators working within any educational setting or genre. It offers a high quality professional development opportunity whilst being flexible to fit around your working life. The Teaching Musician provides opportunities to reflect and engage with current theory and research in music education, whilst developing your practice within a diverse community of music educators. From instrumental/vocal teachers to ensemble leaders and community musicians, the programme attracts individuals from across the UK and beyond. Led by expert practitioners, learning takes place through face-to-face teaching weekends held during school holidays, online discussion forums, 1-1 supervision and a work placement. Important dates: The Teaching Musician programme starts February 2020. Applications via UCAS Conservatoires will open Thu 18 July 2019, and close Fri 29 Nov 2019. "I highly recommend the course. It has exceeded expectations and has changed my practice and developed my confidence considerably." - Teaching Musician Alumni Find Out More & Apply Now Introduction to Directing This autumn, Third Angel are teaming up with Theatre Deli Sheffield to deliver an Introduction to Directing Course. And what’s more, it’s absolutely free. In fact, they will also provide expenses. Applications are open to people aged 18 or above. No previous theatre experience is necessary, but you should have a specific interest in directing rather than in acting or any other theatre craft. The course is seven weeks long, starting on Thursday 5th September 2019. It’s delivered by our very own Artistic Directors, Rachael Walton and Alex Kelly and will look at all the different ways to devise and direct. The group will also get the opportunity to work with professional actors. To apply, simply email Rachael at mail@thirdangel.co.uk or write to her at Third Angel, Unit 1, Harland Works, 70 John St, Sheffield S2 4QU. You must include: why you would like to take part, what interests you about directing / devising, any experience you have had so far and your full contact details. Find Out More WIRED! Music technology Club for Girls Yorkshire Sound Women Network's WIRED project is 12 weeks of fun, hands-on workshops for all girls, young women and non-binary people aged 11-18, led by experienced women musicians. When: Wednesday 18th September - Wednesday 11th December (no session Wednesday 30th October) 6pm – 7:30pm Where: James Graham Building, Leeds Beckett University Headingley Campus, LS6 3QS (For Sat Nav: LS16 5LF) You’ll have the chance to: Write and record your own songs in a recording studio Learn to use a mixing desk Use computer software to create and edit music Set up and use different microphones Create sound for film – make sound FX and record dialogue Try field recording Learn about careers in the music tech industry Find Out More & Apply Now 31 The Calls, Leeds, LS2 7EY 0113 322 3050 Copyright © 2019 WeareIVE, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: WeareIVE 31 The Calls Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7EY United Kingdom Add us to your address book IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.

EVENTS    CASE STUDIES    BLOG    CAREERS    Hello and welcome to the IVE newsletter. Read about our New Unconscious Bias Training Workshop and see our latest stories & upcoming events. IVE's New Unconcious Bias Training Workshop Ahead of Inclusion Week 2019, We are IVE Ltd are delighted to offer our new Unconscious Bias Training workshop. This workshop is open to all leaders, CEOs, heads of HR and others with the ability to implement change in organisations who are keen to better understand how unconscious bias might be impacting on their productivity, their staff engagement and potentially their reputation. Led by Sarah Mumford, IVE’s Programmes Director – Creative Learning, this workshop will develop participants’ understanding of the impact of unconscious bias on people’s working lives.  It will enable them to work towards eliminating unconscious discriminatory behaviours to make your company a more diverse, inclusive and productive place to work, where the positive values of diversity are celebrated. The workshop combines the science and theory behind unconscious bias training and includes tools, strategies and frameworks that can be applied by team members in their day-day work. Sarah Mumford has been leading on the development of Unconscious Bias, Inclusion & Diversity work here at IVE since 2016 following receipt of Creative Case funding to develop our own inclusion and diversity practice. We are IVE is a not-for-profit training company limited by guarantee. We have a 20 year track record of developing the creative leadership skills that lead to sustained innovation. Our private, public and third sector clients have included the power, chemical, manufacturing, tech, military, cultural and service industries. These training and consultancy services help fund our charitable programmes that support diverse and talented young people to enter employment and develop their own creative leadership potential. Limited spaces available! Find Out More & Book Now Navigating Uncertain Times - 24th September IVE and Alpaca invite businesses to attend our Navigating Uncertain Times session in Leeds on the 24th September 2019. When: Tuesday 24th September 2019, 4pm – 6:30pm Where: Platform, Leeds, LS1 4JB IVE and Alpaca are combining their expertise to offer an exciting, interactive workshop at very low cost. Both companies have a track record of supporting people to think differently and drive innovation through creating the right climate in the workplace. Given the high level of uncertainty facing businesses at this time, every business leader should ask themselves if they can truly afford not to attend. Limited Tickets Available! Find Out More & Book Now Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund Key Fund’s Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund is aimed at creative businesses of all sizes, that deliver and can evidence social impact as a product of it’s main work. The fund can assist you with working capital, the purchase of equipment, or the refurbishment/purchase of a building or land. To apply you must be based in one of the 11 most Northern Local Enterprise Partnership areas, which are: Cheshire and Warrington Cumbria Greater Manchester Humber Lancashire Leeds City Region Liverpool City Region North East Sheffield City Region Tees Valley York, North Yorkshire and East Riding. For more information and to discover if your business is eligible please contact Key Fund on 0330 202 0559 or Email: info@thekeyfund.co.uk Find Out More Young Artists Auction 2019 This year’s Young Artists Auction was, yet again, a fantastic event as you can see from our video which was itself produced by a young film-maker Taylor Jay, from Teevision productions. The standard of artwork was a testament to the talent and thoughtfulness of the young people who had the courage to participate. Courage that shouldn’t be under-estimated. The purpose of this exceptional initiative is to give young people from all communities, an opportunity to experience seeing their work displayed in a professional gallery environment and subsequently learn about the enterprise behind selling it. The Young Artists Auction has given many young people their first taste of what could become creative careers by giving them the confidence to pursue their interests. This is what We are IVE is all about. Our new IVE Studio launches in September with the first of our Applied Creativity Labs. These labs take young people’s creativity out of the art room and into the educational realms of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). They will place young people at the center of real-time innovation and see them taking the lead role in searching for solutions to some of our grandest societal challenges. An idea supported by a growing number of public and private sector organisations who provide the young people with a resource bank of ‘experts’. #BreatheLeeds Applied Creativity Lab focuses on improving air quality and will provide 90 young people with access to scientists, behavioral psychologists, city planners and a professional campaigner who will help them come up with innovative solutions that can then go to prototyping stage. We are hoping that the honed creativity skills of what will become a new generation of innovators will be the platform they need to become the creative leaders of the future. Watch this space for how to get involved!        Watch Young Artists Auction 2019 Video Stride Theatre - jma photography Youth Arts Festival: A Life Amoungst the Diamonds In July, Ignite Yorkshire and the National Coal Mining Museum held their first Youth Arts Festival. ‘A Life Amongst the Diamonds’ was produced by the museum’s Young Volunteers. The group of young people, aged 16-25, organised the entire event, from marketing to talent booking, and helped to deliver it on the day. Performers included Yew Tree Theatre, Northern Lights Academy, Stride Theatre and Green Top Circus. Wakefield Music Hub also held workshops in making samba music with found mining equipment. The whole day was a great success, getting more young people to interact with mining heritage in exciting and creative ways. Deer Shed Festival 2019 Congratulations to the 500 young people who completed their Arts Award Discover at Deer Shed Festival last weekend! We had great fun making natural collages and learning about land artists with you. For more information about Arts Award or to discuss how you could embed Arts Award into your offer for young people, please contact sarahf@weareive.org Gold Arts Award Network Event SAVE THE DATE for our next Gold Arts Award Network Event. When: Thursday 17th October 2019, 2:30 - 5:00pm Where: Leeds (to be confirmed) Find out about Gold Arts Award and how it could work in your setting Share your experience of Arts Award and hear from others on the Arts Award Journey Find out about training and support available to you For more information about the event, please contact sarahf@weareive.org WIRED! Music technology Club for Girls Yorkshire Sound Women Network's WIRED project is 12 weeks of fun, hands-on workshops for all girls, young women and non-binary people aged 11-18, led by experienced women musicians. When: Wednesday 18th September - Wednesday 11th December (no session Wednesday 30th October) 6pm – 7:30pm Where: James Graham Building, Leeds Beckett University Headingley Campus, LS6 3QS (For Sat Nav: LS16 5LF) You’ll have the chance to: Write and record your own songs in a recording studio Learn to use a mixing desk Use computer software to create and edit music Set up and use different microphones Create sound for film – make sound FX and record dialogue Try field recording Learn about careers in the music tech industry Find Out More & Apply Now IVE Enter Formal Partnership with DJ School UK   IVE are collaborating with DJ School to work with young people, to support their cause and help enhance their commercial strategy to open opportunities to a wider range of sectors. The collaboration brings together two innovative and creative not for profit companies with a long-standing passion to support and work with young people. Both not for profits have a business mindset where our charitable programmes are offered to disadvantaged young people and these are, in part, funded by commercial work which generates a profit.  The collaboration will allow more effective ways of working so that we’re able to offer more young people the opportunity to develop skills. All profits made from our DJ School funnels back into our charitable programmes that support diverse, talented groups of young people to find their own creative potential, discover exciting employment opportunities and make a positive contribution to their community and the economy as the creative leaders of the future! DJ School UK is a not-for-profit company, based in Leeds, with three clear missions: Supply accessible, engaging and educational DJ and Music Production tuition, projects and workshops. Use our activities to raise self-esteem and teach life-skills to the hard to reach, disadvantaged or otherwise vulnerable young people. Raise the profile of our art form by formalising accreditation for DJs as musicians to levels equivalent to traditional instrumentalists. We believe: DJs are musicians. The turntable is a musical instrument. Learning to DJ can help people develop self-confidence, self-efficacy, communication, team-work and musical skills. DJing is easy and accessible at first but can be as hard as you can handle. It is fun, rewarding, a pathway into all music and can lead to a wide range of careers. To find out more information, please contact Aamirah@weareive.org. Pathways Into Children's Publishing! This is new two-year illustration programme, by Pop Up Festival and House of Illustration, for artists taught by world-class illustrators and writers, university tutors, children’s editors and art directors. 12 publisher and 10 university affiliates have been secured, who are giving money and time to this project to support the next generation of children's illustrators! Applications are now open until 2nd September 2019. Find Out More 31 The Calls, Leeds, LS2 7EY 0113 322 3050 Copyright © 2019 WeareIVE, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: WeareIVE 31 The Calls Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7EY United Kingdom Add us to your address book IVE has provided this e-newsletter in its capacity as the Bridge Organisation for Yorkshire and the Humber, supporting Arts Council England’s goal that Every child and young person has the opportunity to experience the richness of the arts. We will achieve this by strengthening the connections between the worlds of schools & education and of arts & culture. IVE is an independent educational trust dedicated to preparing young people to face the future with creativity and self-belief.