Common People #0017
Join our free online masterclasses for Common People Week!
Hello!
Next week is Common People Week, a series of events furthering our mission to make the creative industries more Common.
Firstly, we’ll be hosting a series of free online masterclasses with experts from our community, starting on Monday. Reserve your spot on the links below. You can do them all if you like - become a genius in a week!
Mon 9th: Creative for Reels & TikTok with Jane Kinnaird, Creative Strategist at Meta
Tues 8th: Unmasking Creative Recruitment with Harley Marjoram, Senior Talent Partner, tms
Weds 9th: Understanding AI with Emma Jackson, Exec Producer, The5Gs
Weds 25th: A Negotiation Masterclass with negotiation dynamo Amy Combrinck
THEN on Thursday 12th September we’re partnering with the Social Mobility Foundation for an industry event in Manchester discussing Class representation in the creative sector, with screenwriter of BBC’s The Responder Tony Schumacher speaking. We have a few spots left so message us ASAP if you’d like to come along (it’s after work) at: commonpeoplelikeus@gmail.com
In the news…
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has vowed to definitely maybe look into ticket surge pricing following the weekend’s Oasis controversy, with some fans charged more than double the original ticket price.
9 out of 10 Working Class parents would discourage their children from pursuing a career in film and TV, according to new research.
Theatre in the UK is set to become even posher and whiter, according to leading director Tinuke Craig. (Don’t worry, we’re doing the bad stuff first - there’s better news further down).
This year’s MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival focused on Class inequality. Screenwriter James Graham called Class "everyone’s least favourite diversity and representation category". (Honestly, it’s coming).
We’re celebrating (WHEEEEEY!!)…
Artnet looked at how Working Class folk are banding together in a staggeringly elitist art world, with new communities and initiatives popping up to improve accessibility.
A musical set in a chicken packing factory is becoming the feelgood film we didn’t know we needed. Chuck Chuck Baby is “a beautiful depiction of Working Class lives and joy and community and love”. Writer-director Janis Pugh’s interview with the Big Issue is inspiring and full of insight into the industry.
Arts Emergency are looking for mentors in Merseyside.
The Flowers Still Grow, a collaborative project between photographers, creative writers and local communities in Anfield and Garston, opens at Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery on September 13th.
Hanley, a formerly condemned area of Stoke-on-Trent where houses cost £1, is seeing positive regeneration thanks to grassroots creative community building. They’re even reopening the local pub!
The ever-inspiring Make Your Own Masters crew are fundraising for their final show at Somerset House, as part of London Design Week. MYOM helps creatives from underrepresented backgrounds gain access to knowledge and a foot into the industry, and is all run by one (1!) incredibly hard working volunteer. Show them some love!
Hospital Rooms is a charity bringing free artist-led workshops and art materials to every NHS inpatient mental health site in England, brightening up drab spaces with creativity and joy. They’re currently hosting an exhibition on Savile Row, London until 10th September.
Common People is, and always will be free to read. No paywalls. Nada. But if you like what we’re about and want to help the cause, you could shout about us on socials or share this with a friend. Or your co-workers. Or get us in to do a talk at your office. Or just drop us a message with a friendly word to commonpeoplelikeus@gmail.com.
We also have a WhatsApp group for commoners in the creative industries. If you’re not already at peak WhatsApp group and want to get involved, drop us a message!
Until next month,
Much love.