News: Top Five Opportunities in February

Each month we round up five of the most exciting opportunities currently available for young people living on the Isle of Wight, whether that’s from Brave Island or from other organisations we think you should get involved with! Check out our top picks for February below. WIN £50 by Filling out this Survey! Each year […]

Interview: February’s Young Creative of the Month

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Every month Brave Island runs a Young Creative of the Month fund, where we spotlight a local young creative with an interview on our blog, and support them with funding of £100. For February, it’s Tirzah Brown, clothing designer and founder of Totally_Tirzah. This fund launches at the beginning of every month, you can apply to […]

News: New Work Placements for 2025

Since Brave Island launched four years ago, we’ve consistently heard that you want more work opportunities. Whether you’re looking to gain valuable experience for future careers, explore roles you hadn’t considered before, or find that crucial entry point into an industry you love, we’ve got an update for you! We are very excited to announce […]

News: Happy New Year!

Wow! What a year we’ve had here at Brave Island, we’ve had trips to London and Portsmouth, eleven fantastic Young Creatives of the Month, monthly skills workshops, placements at the Isle of Wight Festival and Ventnor Fringe and even single recording sessions at a professional studio! Now with We’re already hard at work planning even […]

News: A look back at the Young Creatives of 2024

Way back in April 2023, Brave Island started a new fund, Young Creative of the Month, where each month we award £100 to a young creative from the Isle of Wight and share an interview with them on our blog. We had an amazing selection of creatives in 2024, and can’t wait to see who […]

News: Top Five Opportunities in November

Each month we round up five of the most exciting opportunities currently available for young people living on the Isle of Wight, whether that’s from Brave Island or from other organisations we think you should get involved with! Check out our top picks for November below. Life Drawing Workshop Our monthly skills workshop for November […]

News: Top Five Opportunities in October

Each month we round up five of the most exciting opportunities currently available for young people living on the Isle of Wight, whether that’s from Brave Island or from other organisations we think you should get involved with! Check out our top picks for October below. Christmas Card Competition 2024 Our Christmas card competition is […]

News: Top Five Opportunities in September

Each month we round up five of the most exciting opportunities currently available for young people living on the Isle of Wight, whether that’s from Brave Island or from other organisations we think you should get involved with! Check out our top picks for September below. Wood Whittling Workshop This month, we’re bringing you a […]

News: Top Five Opportunities in May

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Each month we round up five of the most exciting opportunities currently available for young people living on the Isle of Wight, whether that’s from Brave Island or from other organisations we think you should get involved with! Check out our top picks for May below. Visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyard If your interested in marketing, […]

Advice: Rosie Wolfenden on How to Start a Creative Business

Rosie Wolfenden, Co-Founder of Tatty Devine, explains all about How to Start a Creative Business. Tatty Devine is a jewellery company set up in 1999 who makes acrylic art jewellery. This is the sixth video of a series of creative careers advice which will be posted to the Brave Island blog. This video was commissioned […]

Advice: Rosie Drake-Knight on How to Market Yourself Online

Rosie Drake-Knight, Founder of Roake Studio, explains all about How to Market Yourself Online. Roake Studio is a sustainable womenswear brand which operates from a zero waste studio in Ventnor. This is the fifth video of a series of creative careers advice which will be posted to the Brave Island blog. This video was commissioned […]

Advice: Jack Whitewood on How to Fund Your Idea

Jack Whitewood, Co-Director of Ventnor Exchange, explains all about How to Fund your Idea. Ventnor Exchange is an arts organisation combining a record shop, theatre, and cafe/bar, which runs a variety of events throughout the year, most notably Ventnor Fringe. This is the fourth video of a series of creative careers advice which will be […]

Advice: Tony Collins on How to Make a Showreel

Tony Collins, Film Editor, explains all about How to Make a Showreel. Tony has worked in television for over 25 years, mainly as a film editor but also as a producer and director. Since 2005 most of his work has been for the BBC as an editor on a variety of factual programmes, most notably […]

Advice: Mhairi Macaulay on How to Apply for a Job

Mhairi Macaulay, Co-Director of Ventnor Exchange, explains all about How to Apply for a Job. Ventnor Exchange is an arts organisation combining a record shop, theatre, and cafe/bar, which runs a variety of events throughout the year, most notably Ventnor Fringe. This is the second video of a series of creative careers advice which will […]

Advice: Georgia Newman on How to Network

Georgia Newman, founder of the IW Creative Network, tells us all about How to Network. The IW Creative Network supports over 100 creative practitioners on the Isle of Wight through creative business support, mentoring, networking, online training and resources. This is the first video of a series of creative careers advice which will be posted […]