This guest talk forms part of UAL's Creative Futures, a 12-month programme of business support, training and mentoring for young creatives living in South London.

Founders and creative industry experts from UAL and beyond will share their experiences of building and growing their own platforms and creative communities, both on and offline.

There will be short presentations and an open Q&A as part of the event. We will also be sharing information on Creative Futures and how to sign up.

Speakers

Alicia-Pearl Cato, Artist and Co-Founder of Platform Black, Founder of The Culture Collective

Alicia-Pearl Cato is a visual artist living and working in North-East London. She is the founder of a hand-painted clothing brand, The Culture Collective, and co-founder of Platform Black - a community that highlights the work of Black creatives through crits, creative events, workshops and more! After graduating from UAL with a degree in Fine Art: Painting, Alicia was chosen to participate in the Clyde & Co Art Award 19/20 and has exhibited with UCLH, UAL and Issho Kollective. Cato uses a variety of processes and mediums in her work including installation, portraiture and textiles to explore themes of race, identity and both African and Caribbean history.

Calum Hall, Founder and Creative Director, Creative Debuts

Calum is an art entrepreneur and #Forbes30under30 who is actively seeking to disrupt and democratise the art world. He is the Founder and Creative Director of Creative Debuts; a platform making art more accessible for artists and art lovers, born out of the frustrations he had when trying to navigate the journey between the creative and commercial world. With a spotlight on the emerging art scene, Hall is focused on championing artists and artworks that may otherwise go under the radar, through hosting dynamic events, a workplace artwork subscription service, hosting workshops, commissioning bespoke projects, no-strings attached grants and selling art, Hall’s creative community is turning the London art scene on its head.

Hui Wang, Founder and Community Lead, Zebee Creative

Hui is a firm believer in the power of collective action and collaboration. Hui founded Zebee a couple of years ago with the vision of giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed no matter their background. Zebee's purpose is to support and amplify impact and creative projects. With over 7 years of experience working in technology product development, Hui has previously worked as a software engineer, project manager, and scrum master at John Lewis, Rightmove and Net-A-Porter.

About Creative Futures

Creative Futures is a programme by University of the Arts London designed to unleash the creative and entrepreneurial potential of South London’s young creatives, supporting you to set up and grow viable businesses within a creative field. This free offer of support is for people who have an idea for a business and are looking to take it to the next stage.

Participants on the programme are matched with a sector mentor and benefit from interactive workshops and talks by guest speakers from across University of the Arts London and beyond.

If you are a South London resident aged 18-25, you can apply to take part in Creative Futures (September 2022 to January 2023) by contacting creativefutures@arts.ac.uk

Supported by STRIDE

Stride makes space for creativity and innovation to thrive in South London. We create opportunity, develop talent and support creative and tech enterprises. Stride reaches beyond accepted thinking and ways of working to make it happen. We want South London to be a leading centre for innovation, now and long into the future. Backed by the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth STRIDE has been offering programmes and projects since 2019. Find out more at stride.london

Access

There will be a 10-minute break during the session. If you require a captions or a British Sign Language interpreter, please let us know at least a week before the session.

If you have any specific access requirements, or if there is anything we should be aware of before the session, please don’t hesitate to contact us at creativefutures@arts.ac.uk

Creative Futures Talks: Business of Creative Platforms & Community Building

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