The Emergency Room is an ongoing online event series where members of the Youth Collective host open and honest conversations with professionals from across the creative world.
Members of the Young Community can join the conversations live and contribute questions to the guests (advertised in the monthly Young Community newsletter).
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3. Advocating for others in creative spaces (COMING SOON)
Are you passionate about access and inclusion in the arts? Want to learn how to advocate for others in creative spaces? This chat explores what it means to support each other in the arts and creative industries.
🎤 Hosted by Fisola Kelly-Akinnuoye & Arisha-Jane Marsh
🚨 Joined by Ash Cox, Alistair Wilkinson, Simon Pollard
2. Telling Stories Across Disciplines
Join us for a creative conversation about how to tell stories across different art forms - from books to games, screenwriting to installations. Whether you're into games, fiction, film or anything in between - this is a chance to hear how storytelling can evolve and connect across different platforms.
🎤 Hosted by Georgia Madden & Ayah Khan
🚨 Joined by Viviane Schwarz, Alan McDonald
1. Journey into Filmmaking
Whether you're curious about filmmaking, comedy, or how to turn creative ideas into a job, this one’s for you. Sami Abusamra, whose career began at MTV UK producing and directing music shows like Gonzo with Zane Lowe, opened up about his journey into the industry, how he built a career around comedy, and what it’s really like working behind the scenes.
🎤 Hosted by Yusuf Uddin & Sam Oddie
🚨 Joined by Sami Abusamra
Led by the Youth Collective
Other Arts Emergency Podcasts
Visit arts-emergency.org/podcasts for links to these podcasts
- Crash Culture - this 3-part series in 2021 explored inaccessibility of the arts and humanities, taking an in-depth, personal, and advice-filled look at the creative sector crashing with social justice - from visual arts and the climate crisis to literature and class.
- The OG Arts Emergency Podcast - running over 23 episodes from January 2015 to February 2017, this series presented and produced by Karla Marie Sweet gave young emerging artists a platform and a source of inspiration with advice and insight from popular creatives.