Red flare on the stone floor

People sat with beers wearing red Liverpool shirts as flares are billowing smoke.

Point of view from the back of the Kop in Anfield. People celebrating facing the pitch. A haze of red smoke obscures the pitch.

Celebrations outside the stadium. People with their hands above them singing and chanting. There is a building with a bunch of people stood on the roof. Flags and banners are raised up.

Got to experience Liverpool winning the league, and it was incredible. #Liverpool #LFC

Took some photos and listened to some wonderful discussions about the difficulties and opportunities involved in running school trips in schools at the moment.

An image of a man and woman sat a table with laptops and pieces of paper. There is text that reads: "Join us. Programme Manager (Inclusion)"

Job advertisement for a Programme Manager (Inclusion) position at Curious Minds. Closing date is midday on Friday, 14 March. Highlights include championing inclusion, networking, and innovation. Hybrid work, full-time. Salary: £34,154 - £38,414.

Text on a white background reads: "An extraordinary opportunity to drive inclusion and creativity in cultural education." It describes a dynamic change-maker role to advance cultural education, followed by the call to action: "Apply now.

Opportunity to join the Curious Minds Team!

💷 £34,154 - £38,414 (full time range)
📍 Hybrid working between home, our Wigan office and other locations.
⏳ 35 hours per week (full time). Part time applications considered.
🕛 Deadline: midday (12pm) on Friday 14 March.

bit.ly/PMIfb25

Seven people stand indoors holding a large ceremonial check for £3,000 from the Heaton Group, addressed to "Chance To See Fund." They pose in front of a rustic brick wall with "FEAST" partially visible.

We are extremely grateful to accept a generous donation from The Heaton Group for the Chance To See Fund. This fund, in partnership with The Lathums, makes sure young people in Wigan Borough, no matter their background, can explore their creativity, innovate, and dream big.

Got to take some photos of The Lathums as we develop our Chance To See Fund and accept generous donations. #ChanceToSeeFund

Curious Creatives Network Meeting: Diane Morgan (Arts & Culture Consultant and Producer)
Thurs 27 Feb, 12-1.15pm. Online.

Do you work within the arts & cultural education space? Looking for an inspiring space to learn & grow your creative network?

Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/curious-cr...

Foggy trees landscape

Early morn trees

The words: Join Us over an image of two young women conversing happily.

Text that reads: Join our Board as Vice Chair & Treasurer. This is a voluntary position. Reasonable expenses can be claimed (including childcare and costs to support access). 3-year term with option to extend. We are based in Wigan, working across northern England and nationally. Board meetings can be joined virtually. An image of a clock, a location pin and some coins can be seen as well as the Curious Minds logo.

Join our Board as Vice Chair & Treasurer.

We're looking for someone who is motivated to make a difference and has experience in:
- Financial governance
- Strategic leadership
- Cultural and/or education policy and funding

Info here: bit.ly/49fanrR

Arts education networking with a poetic twist 🗣

Cheers for these Amelia!

👏 Big thanks to @srsgorton.bsky.social for showing me how to make our Bluesky handle look a bit more professional

I've just grabbed these - thanks to @haymarketbooks.bsky.social for making these free.

Not long left to grab them 📚📖

Arts marketing BlueSky, assemble!

I've created a Starter Pack for those working in arts marketing, whether in theatre, music, museums, art, opera, dance, or beyond.

Drop a 👋 if you want to be added!

go.bsky.app/6fcDxVA

Editing software timeline from Adobe Premiere Pro. Showing a couple women and a man laughing.

Back into editing for work as we look to release some videos on #TeachingArtists with the brilliant Eric Booth. 3 camera set up was fun. Audio sync not so much.

More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

24% of the UK's population are now defined as living in poverty, including 1 in 3 children, under a new, wider measure of deprivation being adopted by the government

These numbers should always be shocking. But perhaps the move shows some denial being abandoned

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Assessing The 2024/25 Premier League Liverpool are top, Pep Guardiola is on a losing streak, Arsenal seem in crisis and Nottingham Forest are the Premier League surprise package. What's going on?

Liverpool are top, City are reeling, Arsenal lurch from one week to the next... with no break in domestic football until March, it's time to assess the state of play.

All 20 Premier League teams are covered in my latest newsletter: andrewbeasley.substack.com/p/assessing-...

❓Who we are:

Curious Minds has been connecting children & young people, teachers & youth workers with incredible artists & creative practitioners; giving them access to information, expertise, space & resources to facilitate collaboration & innovation in the field of creative & cultural education.

10 of my favourite films to get to know me (no order):

🏵 Magnolia
❤️ In The Mood For Love
💍 Lord of the Rings
🚆 Double Indemnity
🚽 The Seventh Continent
🐀 The Princess Bride
🪙 No Country For Old Men
🗞 Sweet Smell of Success
🔥 Portrait of a Lady on Fire
🛶 A Place In The Sun

#FilmSky

Thank youuu 🥰

A group of people sat around a table bring filmed by 2 cameras with lighting and sound equipment focused on the table.

A diverse group of people discussing things around a table. A man with grey hair seems to be talking. Audio recording equipment, water, and notepads can be seen on the table in front of the people.

A group of 12 people facing the camera in a posed way. Smiling and pushed together - some are standing whilst others are sitting at a table.

I recently got the chance to film a roundtable discussion with the "father of the teaching artist profession," Eric Booth.

It was a pleasure to hear him speak about the power of art in the lives of young people.

Although, running a 3 camera set-up for the first time in 10 years was hard work 📹🎥📸

Steve Irwin: My Climate Hero Today, conservationists and fans around the world celebrate Steve Irwin Day in honour of the Australian wildlife presenter. To me, and many other children of the 2000s, the man known as the Crocodile ...

Today is #SteveIrwinDay, which allowed me to get all up in my feelings about how important the guy was (and still is) to my life. There has never, and will never, be anyone like Steve Irwin. 🐊

Fog between trees in a morning sun

An old grey stone building with the sky shining above it.

Wigan train station at dusk. Wigan North Western is written on a sign with overheard wires heading horizontally.

Spanish hills at night with a soft red glow.

I sometimes take pictures