**** UPDATE: Booking have closed for you to participate on Zoom but you can watch the live stream on the Rosetta Arts YouTube channel ***

Join us online for Be Creative! 2021 and connect through creativity

Following on from the success of last year's event when we invited young people from across Newham to come and have a go at something creative with a real-life professional, we're delighted to announce Be Creative! 2021.

This year we're taking Be Creative! online. This FREE event is for young people who want to take part in a full day of exploring the arts, learning and having fun.

Each young person will receive a free pack of creative materials delivered to their home.

Register now for your FREE place and sign up to take part in sessions covering everything from dance and drama to calligraphy and creative careers.

This year's theme is: Connect through Creativity

See the full programme below:

Join the Newham Youth Board! (13-18 year olds) 10:00am - 10:30am

Do you want to be a decision maker on culture and events in your local area, meet new people, and get PAID for it? You don’t need experience, just passion! Hear what it’s all about from our current youth board members.

Step-by-step drawing with ART STARS! (9+) 10:30am - 11:00am

Whether you're shy with a pencil or you just can’t stop scribbling, our ART STARS! drawing session offers a welcoming and inspiring place to develop your artistic skills.

Calligraphy (12+ years old) 11:00am - 12:00pm

This unique session explores some of the rich and varied forms of Middle Eastern Art. Learn essential design principles that inform the art of calligraphy.

Fashion Design. (10+ years old) 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Love fashion and want to find out how to begin designing your own clothes and accessories? Want to express your emotions through your creations? This is the session for you!

Film-making (10+) 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Would you like to learn what goes on in front and behind the camera?! This fun session on film-making will give you new practical skills!

Zen Drama (10+) 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Want to feel more confident or express your feelings in a creative way? Join our acting session and explore your emotions through playing games and characters.

Mindful Moves (10+) 3:00 - 4:00pm

Full of energy and nothing do with it? Or maybe you are lacking energy and wish you had more? Either way, this dance class will help you! You will be up and moving, and expressing your emotions in this fun-packed session.

Creative Careers (12+) 4:00pm - 4:30pm 

Do you enjoy being creative? Have you been developing your creative skills in lockdown? Learn about how we can support you in turning your creativity into a career!

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The event will run from 10.00 until 4.30pm.

Our young guests can also help choose some of the creative activities that they would like to see happen in youth centres for the rest of the year and get clued up on the latest opportunities in Newham, including the I Design My Future project, supported by the Mayor of London's Young Londoner's Fund.

For more information, email us at kyley@rosettaarts.org or give us a call at Rosetta Arts, 0207 511 1117.

Watch this short recap video here

The Be Creative! 2021 event is funded by HeadStart Newham through the National Lottery Community Fund, and is in partnership with Newham Youth Services in promoting emotional resilience for young people. The event is also supported by the Mayor of London through the I Design My Future programme, a partnership between Rosetta Arts and Rinova.