Rising Arts Agency CIC

🎉 We'd like to say a huge congratulations to Rising Arts Agency CIC 🎉 We are providing core financial support to fundraising groups and networks across England to support them to grow and thrive. In this new round of Networks Funding, we are specifically supporting diverse-led arts, culture and heritage organisations. One of these organisations is Rising Arts Agency, which is a not-for-profit CIC, led by underrepresented creatives aged 18-30. The funding will enable three workshops and a lab, supporting the fundraising skills of diverse creatives and allowing Rising Arts Agency to explore its own fundraising model. Find out more ▶️ https://lnkd.in/ePvcp6pP

YOU'RE INVITED ✨✨ SPACE TO DREAM EXHIBITION! We're so excited to share our latest exhibition, 'Space to Dream', which will be running from 7th - 15th February 2025 at KITFORM at Jamaica Street Studios, curated by @Amber Bardell from our community! To mark the end of our two-year ‘Space to Dream’ project, we are hosting an exhibition of artwork made by our community of young creatives. For 10 days, the ‘Space to Dream’ exhibition will take over Jamaica Street Studio’s KIT FORM to celebrate the boundless nature of grassroots creativity, and provide a space for artists and audiences alike to dream BIG. Join us for the launch event / preview on Thursday 6th February from 7pm! Get your FREE ticket here: https://lnkd.in/eCRyk5dH

We’re so excited to share that Rising community members, Carlo Hornilla and Josephine Gyasi, have joined Travelling Light Theatre’s board through the 24/25 round of Rising’s OnBoard programme! OnBoard is a 12 month programme that supports organisations to recruit, train and support young people on their boards. Now in it's 6th year of running, OnBoard was set up as a direct challenge to stagnant and unrepresentative leadership in the sector. We believe that young people are leaders and we can’t wait to see all that Josie and Carlo do! We're really excited to be working with @Travelling Light in this way, grateful that they also believe in the power of young people in strategic positions in the sector. Not just cultural consumers or producers but also decision-makers! We love to see it! 🥳

Did we mention that we're looking for new board members? 😏 Are you excited by what we do and want to be an advocate for it? Motivated by social justice? Are you someone with a point of view that could add to our work & challenge us? Then you could be the perfect new addition to our board! We're proud of the fact that we've been able to champion new voices in governance - and our board is no different. As a few of our existing board members come to the end of their terms, we're looking to bring some new energy into our leadership to support us in our most exciting phase yet! Where you come from is LESS important than what you bring to the table, check out our explainer video below to find out more. Tag or repost this so we can get the reach out as far as possible beyond the usual suspects! Apply at: https://lnkd.in/eHqeHBt6 Still have questions? Drop us an email at hello@rising.org.uk #recruitment #werehiring #southwest #youthled #boardmembers #inclusivegovernance

TODAY'S THE DAY! 🎉🎉 Our virtual 'Caring Work Cultures' Training kicks off today. An incredible roster of 9 organisations from across the UK will be embarking on a journey to exploring how they can genuinely embed care in their work practices. We'll be getting into caring for yourself, building in access, inclusive recruitment and co-designing infrastructures of care. Want to find out more about our training or looking for something more bespoke for your team? Get in touch hello@rising.org.uk https://lnkd.in/g4u82cND Photo: @Olumedia and taken at Tyntesfield as part of a Volunteer's Training Day

"It’s still a relentless time for young people. The challenges that we have to navigate feel all-encompassing and insidiously interconnected. We’re seeing more of our community being priced-out of the city, community members struggling to get to our meet-ups and events due to unreliable and expensive public transport, and becoming more reliant on already over-subscribed health and mental health services. It’s tough. Now that we are turning our attention to the upcoming [leadership] transition [where Jess and I will be stepping down as Co-Directors], we want to dedicate more time to nurturing the leadership skills within the community whilst growing our agency work to ensure we can create even more paid opportunities for them. We’re hoping to see more young people stepping up as board members, to hold us accountable and hopefully, younger people excited to step into the Co-Directorship in 2026. In our last community survey, 51% of our community said they would be interested in potentially stepping up in this way or were interested to find out more - which is amazing. Bringing a new Community Producer into the team will be part of shaping that and deepening our engagement work across the city so that more young people feel truly empowered to lead." Our Co-Director, Euella, reflects on the fact that, 8 years on, we're still making space for young leaders - read more about why we're excited to be recruiting right now. #youngpeople #werehiring #youngleaders

We've been reflecting on the impact of our OnBoard programme. An idea that grew out of @kaminawalton's work around young people and governance has turned into a movement of organisations who have transformed their governance through young leaders. We started OnBoard in 2018 in response to the lack of young people's voices at a strategic level in the creative and cultural sector. Since then, we've been able to support 39 young people on to the boards of cultural organisations (and counting!). OnBoard really was ahead of its time, and we're proud of it's impact. Don't believe us? Check out this short video, shot and edited by @Olumide Osinoiki. We're excited to be welcoming new organisations on to the next cohort of the programme, so if you're currently recruiting or will be in the near future, please get in touch. sid@rising.org.uk

NO CLIMATE JUSTICE WITHOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE! 💥🌱 Last week, we brought together 10 members of Rising's community over food, hot drinks and lot's of post-it notes to explore how the climate crisis is impacting them and what their hopes are for the future. We know that we have a unique perspective; our community come from all over the city, with a range of intersecting lived experiences that are still underrepresented in the creative industries and society at large. We wanna hear what they have to say and put together our very own Community Climate Action Plan that serves young people who fall through the cracks - particular in housing, transport, jobs / skills and co-create solutions that challenge that status quo. Thank you to Future Leap for letting us use their space, and to Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership for supporting us on this journey. WATCH THIS SPACE!

This is an exciting time for Rising! 🎉🎉 We’re looking for a Community Producer to join the core team to actively support, manage and grow our community of young creatives. We’re ALSO looking for new board members to hold us accountable and advocate for our work. Sounds like you or someone you know? Well keep reading and please share this post! This is an exciting time for us, and we're feeling energised to grow our small, yet mighty team to be able to continue to nurturing our awesome community. As Jess and Euella head into the final half of their Co-Directorship, we're also looking for new board members to help steer the direction of the agency in the lead up to and beyond our next leadership transition. For more information on what we're looking for in both of these roles, and details on how to apply, head to https://lnkd.in/eHqeHBt6

As part of our fully funded Skills Pathway Programme, we are working with Rising Arts Agency CIC to deliver training for leaders and managers who want to champion diversity and foster an inclusive culture within their workplace. In our Leading with Inclusivity module, learners will gain insight into what inclusive leadership looks like, delve into the different models of inclusive leadership and develop tools for more inclusive recruitment strategies to drive growth and innovation within their organisation. This module is made up of around 4 hours of online self-study and a 6-hour online live session where learners will benefit from peer-to-peer learning and expert insight. Spaces are limited, so enrol today using our Expression of Interest form: https://lnkd.in/eScydKf9 To find out more about The Skills Pathway Programme, including our modules and live session dates, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eciWgN5S #blackhistorymonth2024 #fullyfunded #skillsdevelopment