YNAC is a platform that celebrates creativity by and for young people in Norfolk.
We spoke to Maud about her experience of being part of the YNA Collective and what she's up to now... My involvement in YNA has provided me with both the confidence and opportunity to work on a whole range of projects and events since my first meeting in 2017. YNA put on so many incredible... Continue Reading →
Words and photographs by Taryn Everdeen On the 27th February, I head down to St. Andrew’s Hall, ready for the sold-out George Monbiot event hosted by Norwich Arts Centre. The volume of people is staggering; pitching up ten minutes before doors open, I’m confronted by a long line snaking its way out of the hall.... Continue Reading →
"Through being part of Young Norfolk Arts, I now have meaningful connections with arts industry professionals who can support me if I choose to follow a career in the arts - which, thanks to YNA, I feel is entirely possible." Taryn, YNA Collective 2018-19 Photo taken by Huang Yi Kai Hey! I’m Taryn, I’m 18... Continue Reading →
Upon arriving at Norwich Arts Centre on Saturday 18th January 2020 I wasn’t sure what to expect, because I’d never been to a Sonic Youths event before. For those of you who don’t know, Sonic Youths is a music development event held at Norwich Arts Centre every month for musicians aged 14-19 in the surrounding... Continue Reading →
"Being part of this nurturing environment really helped my confidence in my art grow. I learnt how to address an audience, choose a set of poetry to perform, adjust a microphone, and talk to the producers of the events I was speaking at." Katie, YNA Collective 2019 When I moved to Norwich in September of... Continue Reading →
"I can say wholeheartedly that YNA changed my relationship with Norwich. I knew I wanted to get involved with its arts scene but wasn’t quite sure how to do that, and YNA has helped me build an amazing place for myself." Ellie, YNA Collective 2019 I joined the YNA family in January 2019, after seeing... Continue Reading →
By Josie Dowswell On October 20th, Isaac Rice and Dan O’Neil took their Wildlife Film Festival, Wilderland, to the Norwich Science Festival. Wilderland has toured the country, showcasing 9 independent wildlife films, and I interviewed them about the art behind wildlife film making. Josephine: It’s lovely to meet you both! Could you both tell... Continue Reading →
By Nell Basley On the 24th October 2019 I walked into the Forum Auditorium expecting a long lecture and excessive chunks of content about a subject I wasn’t completely familiar with. I knew that artificial intelligence was demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans, but I realised I was completely unaware... Continue Reading →
By Jake Foster To many, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN is a place of elusive and difficult science far too complex for most of us to comprehend. Situated 100 metres underground and stretching for 30 kilometres through France and Switzerland, the LHC has been smashing subatomic particles into one another for the best past... Continue Reading →
