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Our Network comprises thousands of volunteers from the creative and cultural sectors. The only criteria for joining are that you love the arts and humanities and are willing to do what you can to break down the barriers to entry.

To sign up please fill in the form below. It should take around five minutes to complete. We’ll send you a regular newsletter Arts Emergency news, stories from our Young Community and ways you can support them to take their next steps. We’ll also invite you to share advice, tickets and entry level jobs.

The information collected in this form will be used to help us to organise opportunities for our young people. We ask for your educational pathway and current occupation so that if a young person is looking for advice about a specific course or workplace we can reach out to you.

If you are interested in mentoring with us, join the Network and you'll be the first to know when we're recruiting!

I love Arts Emergency for stepping in and providing young people from low income families with a network of professionals ready to champion and cheerlead them all the way
Julie Hesmondhalgh

Julie Hesmondhalgh speaking at the Youth Collective's The Art World Is Our World Festival at Contact Manchester, June 2023. Photo by Ronke Hart

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

The form below is for people wishing to join our Network.
If you are wishing to register as a volunteer mentor, please register here instead!

Contact Information

First name

Last name

Alternate Email e.g Work Email

Phone Number

First line of Address

City

Postcode

Pronouns

For example she/her, he/him, they/them – so we know how to refer to you when introducing you to a young person.

What is your reason for joining the Arts Emergency Network?

Career Information

We ask about your career areas, educational journey, and occupation so that if a young person is looking for advice about a specific career or pathway then we can reach out to you.

Art & Design

Architecture & Interior Design Architectural design and interior designCrafts Handicrafts and decorative artsFashion Design Design of clothing and accessoriesGraphic Design Design of graphics and text for visual communicationIndustrial Design Design of the form and features of physical items for mass productionPhotography Photography for art, commercial, documentary, and other usesVisual Arts Visual arts such as painting, sculpture, and drawing (excluding crafts, galleries, and photography)

Performance

Comedy Stand-up comedyDance Dance performance, choreography, production, and other activities in all styles and genresFilm & TV (on-screen) Acting and other on-screen activities for film and television (excluding broadcast journalism)Music Music creation, recording, publishing, live production, and other activities in all styles and genresTheatre (on-stage) Acting and other on-stage activities for theatre

Media & Screen

Animation Animation of all types for screenBroadcast Journalism Journalism for television, radio, and online broadcastFilm & TV (off-screen) Screenwriting, production, post-production, and distribution activities for film and televisionGaming Video game development and publishingRadio & Podcasting Radio broadcasting and podcasting (excluding broadcast journalism)Theatre (off-stage) Playwriting, off-stage, and backstage activities for theatre

Writing & the Humanities

Academia & Research Arts-based, humanities, and social sciences research for academia and industryCreative Writing Fiction writing, creative non-fiction writing, and poetryPolitics & Activism Policymaking, public administration, and activism to influence political or social actions or decision-makingPrint Journalism Journalism for newspapers and periodicals, whether in print or online

Creative Roles & the Cultural Sector

Advertising & Marketing Advertising and marketing for all types of businesses and organisationsArts Administration Operation, management, and leadership of arts organisationsCultural Education & Engagement Provision of cultural education and engagement activitiesGalleries Operation of commercial and non-commercial art galleriesHeritage Operation and preservation of historical sites and buildingsLibraries & Archives Operation of libraries and archivesMuseums Operation of museums of all types (excluding art galleries)Publishing Publishing of books in print, electronic, or audio form, or online

Other Career Area(s)

What is your main career area?

If 'Other', please describe:

Do you have an Undergraduate degree?

Where did you do your undergraduate degree?

If 'Other', please enter the name of the institution

Undergraduate subject:

If 'Other', let us know what you studied:

Do you have a Postgraduate degree?

Where did study your Postgraduate degree?

If 'Other', please enter the name of the institution

Postgraduate subject:

If 'Other', let us know what you studied:

Do you have a PhD?

Where did you do your PhD?

If 'Other', please enter the name of the institution

PhD subject:

If 'Other', let us know what you studied:

Did you take an alternative education/training pathway?

Please tell us about your educational/training experience

Occupation

For example, you may be an artist in addition to working for your employer. If this question isn’t relevant you can leave it blank.

Job title (if applicable)

Employer (if applicable)

In a couple of short sentences, please describe what you do

Our current projects

The Arts Emergency Network is a national community with opportunities to support our work wherever you're based. Our aim is to launch in new locations regularly and we will contact our Network members whenever we're preparing to launch a project.

We are currently running mentoring projects in London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Please select below if you are based in one of these locations and could offer real-life opportunities or mentoring in the area. If you're not please leave the next question blank.

Where can you get involved?

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Equality and Diversity Monitoring

Arts Emergency is committed to being an equitable and supportive Network. To help us track our progress, please complete this section. Your information is anonymous and kept strictly confidential, it will only be used to provide an analysis of our work. You are welcome to select 'Prefer not to say' for any of these questions.

What is your age?

What is your sex?

If you are considering how to answer, use the sex recorded on one of your legal documents such as a birth certificate, Gender Recognition Certificate, or passport. There is a later question on gender identity. This asks if the gender you identify with is different from your sex registered at birth. If it is different, you can then record your gender identity.

What is your ethnic group?

Please describe:

What is your religion?

Please describe:

The Equality Act 2010 defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term (i.e. lasting or expected to last 12 months or more) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal, day-to-day activities. Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to this definition?

This includes if you have: cancer, HIV, or multiple sclerosis; a visual impairment (i.e. you are certified blind, severely sight impaired, sight impaired, or partially sighted); a progressive condition such as Alzheimer’s disease motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, or Parkinson’s; a severe disfigurement; and/or a form of neurodivergence (e.g. ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and dyspraxia).

Which of the following terms best describes your sexual orientation?

Please describe:

Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?

Please describe:

What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?

Modern professional and traditional professional occupation such as teacher, nurse, physiotherapist, social worker, musician, police officer (sergeant or above), software designer, accountant, solicitor, medical practitioner, scientist, civil engineer or mechanical engineerSenior, middle or junior manager or administrator such as finance manager, chief executive, large business owner, office manager, retail manager, bank manager, restaurant manager, warehouse managerClerical and intermediate occupation such as secretary, personal assistant, call centre agent, clerical worker, nursery nurseTechnical and craft occupation such as motor mechanic, plumber, printer, electrician, gardener, train driverRoutine, semi-routine manual and service occupation such as postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, sales assistant, HGV driver, cleaner, porter, packer, labourer, waiter or waitress, bar staffLong-term unemployed (claimed Jobseeker’s Allowance or earlier unemployment benefit for more than a year)Small business owner who employed fewer than 20 people such as corner shop owners, small plumbing companies, retail shop owner, single restaurant or cafe owner, taxi owner, garage ownerOther such as retired, this question does not apply to me, don’t knowPrefer not to say

Please describe:

Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11-16?

State-run or state-funded schoolIndependent or fee-paying schoolIndependent or fee-paying school, where I received a means-tested bursary covering 90% or more of the overall cost of attending throughout my time thereAttended school outside the UKOtherDon't knowPrefer not to say

Please describe:

If you finished school after 1980, were you eligible for free school meals at any point during your school years?

Did any of your parents or carers attend university by the time you were 18?

Code of Conduct

Arts Emergency is based on mutual respect and kindness and we ask that you treat young people, Arts Emergency staff, and other volunteers with the care and dignity they deserve. Any volunteer must follow our Code of Conduct. The principles are:

1. prioritising the welfare of young people
2. providing a safe environment for young people
3. following our principles, policies and procedures
4. staying within the law at all times
5. modelling good behaviour for young people to follow
6. challenging all unacceptable behaviour and reporting any breaches
7. reporting all concerns about abusive behaviour, following our safeguarding and child protection procedures

We encourage you to read the Code of Conduct in full, as submission of this form constitutes an acceptance of the guidelines.

If you have any questions about the information above, please contact info@arts-emergency.org

How we use your information

The information collected in this form is used to contact you with requests from the young people we support, invite you to relevant training, match potential mentors to students and to keep you updated on our work.

In addition, we would like to email you about ways to support us, such as crowdfunding new local projects. Please tick below if you consent to these emails. You can read our full Privacy Policy on our website at arts-emergency.org/privacy-policy

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Arts Emergency is based on mutual respect and kindness and we ask that you treat young people, Arts Emergency staff, and other volunteers with the care and dignity they deserve. Any volunteer must follow our Code of Conduct. The principles are:

1. prioritising the welfare of young people

2. providing a safe environment for young people

3. following our principles, policies and procedures

4. staying within the law at all times

5. modelling good behaviour for young people to follow

6. challenging all unacceptable behaviour and reporting any breaches

7. reporting all concerns about abusive behaviour, following our safeguarding and child protection procedures

We encourage you to read the Code of Conduct in full, as submission of this form constitutes an acceptance of the guidelines.

If you have any questions about the information above, please contact info@arts-emergency.org

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