Courses

Further your learning

In light of the recent pandemic, many emerging Global Majority voices will be forced to pursue alternate career paths due to economic decline and the structural barriers of entering or sustaining a career in the creative and social sectors.

Creating a project, securing funding, or developing your practice is an art form in itself. It requires technical know how as well as soft skills. Over the years, we have gained extensive experience from being awarded funding from leading local and international, public and private organisations as well as engaging diverse Global Majority voices from a range of creative disciplines. The logical next step for us was to take our learnings and make them available as online courses.

With easy to follow tips, tricks, templates, and more, our Courses will help you to shape your projects in a methodical way and feel secure whether you’re looking to apply for funding or hone your creative and technical skills. Through sharing our knowledge in a simple and relatable way, we want to play an active role in encouraging greater participation of Global Majority voices and related communities in the creative and social sectors.

Short Courses

Expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the methodologies, tools, and best practices involved in developing your practice while honing your critical and technical skills within a particular field of interest.

Building A Sonic Archive

Facilitator: Olivia Melkonian

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring the practice of sonic archiving to gain an understanding of the multifaceted nature of archives and their immense potential for preserving and disseminating knowledge. 

Working With Landscape

Facilitator: Nikta Mohammadi

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring concepts of landscape, identity, migration, and dislocation to allow for an understanding of how personal experiences shape one's perception of landscapes, particularly within Britain.

How To Be A Critic

Facilitator: Ammar Kalia

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring the practice of criticism to gain an understanding on the role of the critic in today's society and unpacking the challenges they face in the age of social media and related platforms.

Your Language Is A Miracle

Facilitator: Sana A. Rashid

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring the art of forming bilingual verses in poetry and prose with guidance on experimenting with words, sounds, imagery, and tones to build layers in your writing that reflect your personal identity.

Visual Storytelling

Facilitator: Jida Akil

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring visual storytelling through scenography, its fundamental importance in multiple disciplines and the various mediums through which we can express narratives with theoretical / practical guidance.

Sound to Word to Sound

Facilitator: Nia Fekri

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring the practice of drawing inspiration from sound to influence writing; utilising sensorially sensitive approaches to writing, fusing listening and writing together to generate new material.

Holistic Healing Modalities

Facilitator: Hira Butt

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring the use of existing and new holistic healing modalities from a Global Majority perspective with a focus on advancing creativity and fostering genuine personal growth.

Bedspace

Facilitator: Nouf Alhimiary

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring bedspace as a site of knowledge production, unpacking the creative and psychic labour done in the bedroom that can facilitate a resurgence of the authentic creative self.

Visual Improvisation

Facilitator: Jamila Boughelaf

Time required: 60min

A short course exploring the connection between the senses and different approaches to experiment with visual mark-making and movement improvisation

Develop Your Practice

“I thought it was a really beautiful and inspiring process”

”Highly, highly recommend”

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Core Courses

Expect to learn how to shape your projects in a methodical way and feel secure when completing funding applications of all sizes and types.

Create A Project

Facilitator: Various

Time required: 8hrs

A four part programme designed to help bring your ideas to life. Using simple and effective techniques, this course will help you define and structure your project, identify suitable partners, and create a project timeline with a budget. Whether you’re an individual or a small organisation, this course will help you learn from our tried and tested approaches to creating successful projects of all sizes.

Apply For Funding

Facilitator: Various

Time required: 8hrs

Are you thinking about funding for your next project, but are intimidated by the idea of applying for a grant or similar? It takes time, it’s tedious, and can be frustrating trying to understand what funders want you to include in your application. In this course, we will build on your learnings from the ‘Create Your Project’ course and help prepare you to complete your funding applications for a successful submission.

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Hone Your Skills

“The process gave me the encouragement to pose questions and find answers concerning specific areas of my practice that I had previously neglected, and hence made me think more seriously about how and why I do what I do.”

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