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YPIA | 10th December 2021
Subsequent to recent UK Government announcements, it is with regret that we have taken the decision to move our popular networking drinks event online, instead of in-person, on Monday evening. This...
Michael Garvey, Executive Coach | 9th February 2021
If you were a professional footballer, a gymnast or even on the GB Table Tennis Team and your friend introduced their ‘coach’ to you, you would immediately know who that person was, what they...
Lauren Smethurst | 10th September 2020
Name: Lauren Smethurst
Age: 24
Trustee position: Trustee and Director, Macclesfield Barnaby Festival
How did you become a trustee? One evening, I received an email from...
Mairi Warren | 25th February 2020
JERWOOD SPACE, 171 UNION ST, LONDON SE1 0LN26TH FEBRUARY 2020 | 7PMDue to the sustainability-theme of tonight’s event, we’ve decided to do digital-only notes, to save paper and energy on...
Alex Krook | 24th February 2019
Earlier this year YPIA held a panel discussion and Q&A to ask what the arts can do to implement positive change in the realm of environmental sustainability, and how the sector can be a vocal advocate...
YPIA | 17th January 2019
We're thrilled to confirm the speakers at our upcoming panel discussion on arts and the environment at Lyric Hammersmith.Catherine Bottrill, Head of Creative Green Programme at Julie’s Bicycle,...
Gabrielle Young | 3rd May 2017
Gabrielle Young, currently a Research Assistant at the Audience Agency, attended our Creative Cities event last week and wrote a round-up of the conversation. Her blog (originally published here)...
Stella Toonen | 29th October 2016
The leather chairs and comfy sofas at Soho Works filled up quickly for this long-awaited talk on issues of diversity. After Amanda Neville and Bola Agbaje talked about their personal experiences...
Stella Toonen | 27th June 2016
On 23 June we ran a panel discussion about the popularity of late night and off-site arts events and arts organisations' agendas behind them. Speakers were John Holmes (Director of Marketing and Audience...
Stella Toonen | 7th June 2016
On 24 May we welcomed Amanda Nevill CBE, Chief Executive of the British Film Institute, and playwright Bola Agbaje at the Hospital Club. They talked about their work, careers and the future,...
Alice Hopkins | 7th June 2016
Today, creative and cultural organisations across the UK are increasingly investing their time and money in engagement and learning work. This involves taking work out of conventional spaces like galleries...
Stella Toonen | 18th May 2016
Arts Council England's CEO Darren Henley joined us at private-members club Century Soho in February for a talk about his career and working in the arts in general. It was a very open-hearted talk...
Stella Toonen | 18th May 2016
Arts Council England's CEO Darren Henley joined us in private-members club Century Soho in February for a talk about his career and working in the arts in general. It was a very open-hearted talk about...
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Stella Toonen | 26th April 2016
On 21 April a fantastic panel of speakers gathered at the Jerwood Space, along with a full room of young arts professionals interested in the social impact the arts can have on our lives. Julian West (Creative...
Kirsty Milner | 24th March 2016
On 17 March Kirsty Milner ran a workshop for YPIA called 'Present Yourself'. She explained how presenters get into the entertainment industry and what skills they need to make it onto TV. The workshop...
Stella Toonen | 3rd March 2016
Arts Council England's CEO Darren Henley joined us in private-members club Century Soho on 23 February for a talk about his career and working in the arts in general. It was a very open-hearted...
Stella Toonen | 15th February 2016
As part of your membership you receive exclusive access to event materials. Below you will find links to recordings of the 'Nick Serota and Cathy Graham in Conversation' event with Tate Director Sir Nicholas...
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Stella Toonen | 15th February 2016
As part of your membership you receive exclusive access to event materials. Below you will find links to recordings of the 'Fundraising in the Arts: What Now and Next?' event with speakers Michelle...
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Stella Toonen | 15th February 2016
On 27 January 2016 we hosted a panel discussion entirely dedicated to fundraising in the arts. Michelle Wright (Chief Executive, Cause4), Layla Moosavi (Fundraising consultant & trainer),...
Stella Toonen | 15th February 2016
About a year ago we invited Tate's Director Sir Nicholas Serota and Head of British Council Music Cathy Graham to join us at the Hospital Club and talk about their careers in the arts. What followed...
Stella Toonen | 30th January 2016
On 27 January 2016 YPIA invited almost 100 young arts people to the Foundling Museum for an inspiring panel discussion about fundraising in the arts. The panel included Michelle Wright (Chief Executive,...
Stella Toonen | 23rd December 2015
Thank you all for coming to our Christmas Drinks at Bar Topolski earlier this month, it was wonderful to see so many of you and celebrate the end of the year together. The YPIA team wishes you...
Stella Toonen | 2nd December 2015
On 23 November video artist Netia Jones joined us at the Proud Archivist in Haggerston to talk about her work and the breaking of boundaries between different art disciplines. Netia is famous for...
Matthew Ross | 23rd November 2015
Full disclosure: we fundraisers talk a lot about why donors give. I mean, really, a lot. When a landmark book called Why Rich People Give came out, we read it avidly. Interest was so high the sequel...
Stella Toonen | 28th September 2015
On 24 September we launched our new season for 2015-2016 at the glamorous Lights of Soho art gallery. With the light pieces on the walls still shining brightly after the London Fashion Week parties...
Stella Toonen | 10th September 2015
We're proud to announce that we've received a grant from
Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy UK to support the organisation of an elaborate panel discussion on the current state and future of...
Stella Toonen | 11th August 2015
A highlight from the archive: in March 2014 YPIA held an event on 'Classical Music in the Media' - below are a few interesting points the panel discussed:
Dusk is falling as a lively audience...
Stella Toonen | 4th August 2015
As part of your membership you receive exclusive access to event materials. Below you will find links to recordings of the 'Intern to CEO' event with V&A Director Martin Roth and Royal Opera House...
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Stella Toonen | 3rd August 2015
Not so long ago V&A Director Martin Roth and Royal Opera House CEO Alex Beard joined us at the Century Club in London to talk about their careers. 'From Intern to CEO' was a talk about achievements...
Stella Toonen | 13th July 2015
Thanks to so many of you for coming along to our end-of-season Summer Drinks on Tuesday 7 July. We feel honoured to have had a chance to launch our new website with you first, and impressed...
Stella Toonen | 10th July 2015
Last November, Alex Beard (Chief Executive at the Royal Opera House) and Martin Roth (Director of the V&A) joined us at the Century Club to talk about their life and work. It was an open-hearted...