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. Future Works – Discover Creative Careers We’re always asked […]
News: Future Works
Want to start a band but don’t know a drummer? Want to write a play but don’t know any actors? Maybe you want to film a showreel but don’t know a filmmaker? Future Works is a new regular event for 16-30 year olds to meet new people, make connections, and start collaborating. The event will […]
News: Watch the Finalist’s Videos from Picture the Music 2023
Back in the summer we put a call out to aspiring filmmakers for the Picture the Music competition. We asked for a music video to be made to one of five tracks available which were submitted by some brilliant local musicians. There was a top prize of £850 to be spent on filming equipment of […]
News: Celebrating the Young Creatives of 2023
In April 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, and can’t wait to see who we meet in 2024! We […]
News: Happy New Year!
Wow! What a year we’ve had here at Brave Island, we’ve had trips to Brighton and Southampton, eight fantastic Young Creatives of the Month, work placements on film sets and the Isle of Wight Festival, even design competitions for Christmas cards and bakery packaging! We’re already hard at work planning even more fantastic opportunities for […]
News: Top Five Opportunities in December
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 the top picks for December below. West Wight Arts Association Bursary – Money for your […]
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 the top picks for November below. Light the South – Your Time to Shine! Southampton […]
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 the top picks for October below. Mike Howley Trust – Apply for up to £1,500 […]
News: What’s it Like to Run Your Own Business?
Did you see us talking about our Young Entrepreneurs Day last week? It was a fantastic opportunity for a small group to gain some invaluable advice around running your own creative business. We teamed up with Go for Growth, who offer free support to small businesses on the Isle of Wight, to host this opportunity […]
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 the top picks for September below. 6-Month Paid Placement at Independent Arts Are you aged […]
News: Winner of Bakery Design Competition Announced!
We teamed up with Grace’s Bakery to run a label design competition for their new baking kits. Grace’s Bakery were looking for a design for a cardboard ‘belly band’ label to go round the boxes for their new kits, which will be sold to raise money to aid local primary schools to run baking lessons […]
News: Watch Brave Island’s 48 Hour Film Challenge
A group from Brave Island took on the challenge to make a short film in just 48 hours. They met at 5pm on Friday evening, and working together with Producer and Director Bruce Webb, they wrote, filmed, and edited the entire film by 5pm on Sunday. You can watch the finished product below. We would […]
Interview: Brave Island Hits 300 Sign Ups!
Brave Island has hit 300 sign ups! This means there’s now over 300 of you using Brave Island, whether that’s taking part in opportunities, reading the blog, or ready to sign up to your first experience. There will be a new opportunity every week this year, so make sure you’re keeping an eye out on […]
News: Young Artist Award 2022
Thank you! To everyone who took part in our very first Brave Island Young Artist Award Exhibition. Opening night was on the 12th of March, where young people aged between 14 to 25 submitted their artwork to be showcased in a professional setting, and will be displayed in the Ventnor Exchange gallery space until the […]
News: Christmas Card Competition Raises Over £400
Brave Island ran a competition to design a Christmas card to raise money for Ventnor Community Foodbank, we raised nearly £450 from selling the winning card! We chat to the winning designer 15 year old Sophie Corry. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? What do you do when you’re not making art? […]
