Young People in Arts event at the Foundling Museum |
YPIA event - Diversity in the Arts Workforce at Soho Works, 2016 |
YPIA was founded in 2008 and since then membership has grown significantly so that there are now over 4,500 members. The organisation is run by a committee of young arts professionals (who volunteer their time). YPIA events have already featured more than 200 speakers from the arts sector (including Sir Nicholas Serota, Jude Kelly, Darren Henley and Tony Hall, among many others) and talks cover all the arts, including music, theatre, visual arts, film, literature, dance, opera, and digital arts, and members can participate in a variety of ways including contributing to the YPIA blog.
Stella Toonen, 25, one of YPIA’s volunteer directors, commented: "The organisation gives young professionals a way in and up through the arts sector, helping young voices to become more prominent in discussions about the future of the sector that they will be leading in just a few years’ time."
Further information from the YPIA website.
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