🎙️ Hosted by Selina Candengue & Ummi Hoque

✨ Joined by Ben Tibbits

Arts Emergency Youth Collective members Selina and Ummi sit down with writer and features editor, Ben Tibbits, to unpack the realities of building a creative career. From freelancing and juggling side hustles to navigating networking, degrees and imposter syndrome, Ben shares an honest look at the path behind the bylines. Whether you're a student, recent graduate or balancing a day job while pursuing your creative ambitions, this conversation is packed with practical advice and reassurance that there's no single route to success.

Check out Ben Tibbits on Instagram @tibbitsben (work for Wonderland, Man About Town and Rollacoaster)

The Emergency Room is an ongoing podcast series where members of the Arts Emergency Youth Collective host open and honest conversations with professionals from across the creative world.

Find out more about Arts Emergency: ⁠⁠https://www.arts-emergency.org⁠⁠

Find out more about The Emergency Room Podcast: ⁠⁠https://www.artsemergency.org/podcasts/the-emergency-room

🎙️ Interview by Gen Hemeson & Fisola Kelly-Akinnuoye

Join Youth Collective members, Fisola and Gen as they share their guide on the art of creative collaboration with peers.

The pair reflect on their experience as collaborators in the Youth Collective, on Wordstew literary magazine’s first issue - ‘Reconnect’ and in their own practice as creatives working in graphic design, image production, theatre, literature and more. The conversation explores the why, how and what of creative collaboration with tips on how to initiate and execute your own collaborative projects.

Check out Wordstew: https://wordstew-magazine.kit.com/20a4b18984Find out more about Arts Emergency: https://www.arts-emergency.orgFind out more about The Emergency Room Podcast: https://www.arts-emergency.org/podcasts/the-emergency-room

🚨 The Emergency Room: Community within Design

🎙️ Hosted by Yusuf Uddin & Louis Shepley

Join us for a conversation with Kevin Green & Taiye Ige from STORE STORE, a shop and educational space that hosts a weekly After School Club for young people. Participants learn with practicing artists and designers to develop their own products, learn practical skills and build portfolios in art, design and architecture.

Kevin and Taiye shared the story behind STORE STORE, explaining how they turned a retail space into a hub for community-led design. They also reflected on the lessons learned from running their After School Clubs and offered invaluable advice for the next generation of makers.

Kevin and Taiye talked about how STORE STORE started, why it's necessary to have programmes like this to equal the playing field and share advice for young creatives.