All Outputs (9)

Hustling, hybridity and changing attitudes to work in the arts (2022)
Journal Article
Sim, N. (2022). Hustling, hybridity and changing attitudes to work in the arts. Engage Journal, 10-17

For years, entry-level placement schemes have been one of the cultural sector’s main answers to broadening the diversity of organisations and recruiting younger practitioners who may not access positions through standard routes. While unpaid interns... Read More about Hustling, hybridity and changing attitudes to work in the arts.

A manifesto for 2.8 million minds (2022)
Report
Sim, N., Brown, T., Leadbitter, J., & Pimlott, S. (2022). A manifesto for 2.8 million minds. London: Greater London Authority

A young people’s project commissioned by the Mayor of London There are currently 2,879,900 children and young people aged 0-25 who live in London. Between November 2021 and May 2022, over 120 people contributed to A Manifesto for 2.8 Million Mi... Read More about A manifesto for 2.8 million minds.

Creative careers academy playbook: Sharing practice and learning on tackling under-representation in the creative sector workforce (2021)
Report
Sim, N. (2021). Creative careers academy playbook: Sharing practice and learning on tackling under-representation in the creative sector workforce. Somerset House

All of us in the arts have been a part of the sector debating and trying to address under representation in its workforce for years. As initiatives come and go there’s been a growing sense of frustration and discomfort that the pace of change is all... Read More about Creative careers academy playbook: Sharing practice and learning on tackling under-representation in the creative sector workforce.

Youth Work, Galleries and the Politics of Partnership (2019)
Book
Sim, N. (2019). Youth Work, Galleries and the Politics of Partnership. (1). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25197-0

This book sheds critical light on the routinely debated issue of how to create sustainable, equitable and meaningful partnerships between visual art organisations and youth organisations. Using a Bourdieusian framework, this book analyses the differe... Read More about Youth Work, Galleries and the Politics of Partnership.

Findings from the field: Partnership working between galleries and youth organisations (2019)
Book Chapter
Sim, N. (2019). Findings from the field: Partnership working between galleries and youth organisations. In Circuit: Test, Risk, Change (22-26). London: Tate and Paul Hamlyn Foundation

The prospect of working in partnership with people and organisations in other fields is inherently alluring: there is the potential to draw from untapped knowledge, to connect with different communities and to expand capacity and ideas. But partnersh... Read More about Findings from the field: Partnership working between galleries and youth organisations.

“Like oil and water”? Partnerships between visual art institutions and youth organisations (2018)
Thesis
Sim, N. “Like oil and water”? Partnerships between visual art institutions and youth organisations. (Thesis). University of Nottingham. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10344645

This thesis interrogates partnership working between galleries and youth organisations involved in a four-year, Tate led programme called Circuit (2013-2017). This programme sought to build sustainable networks with youth organisations and services a... Read More about “Like oil and water”? Partnerships between visual art institutions and youth organisations.

Youth work, arts practice and transdisciplinary space (2018)
Book Chapter
Sim, N., Howard, F., & Brocken, S. (2018). Youth work, arts practice and transdisciplinary space. In P. Alldred, F. Cullen, K. Edwards, & D. Fusco (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Youth Work Practice. London: SAGE Publications

The SAGE Handbook of Youth Work Practice showcases the value of professional work with young people as it is practiced in diverse forms in locations around the world. The editors have brought together an international team of contributors who reflect... Read More about Youth work, arts practice and transdisciplinary space.

Youth, arts, and education: reassembling subjectivity through affect (2015)
Journal Article
Sim, N. (2015). Youth, arts, and education: reassembling subjectivity through affect. Cultural Trends, 24(4), 337-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2015.1106035

There is a strong and growing body of practitioners and researchers invested in theorising arts education, and developing literature to support rigorous, critical and politicising thought around collaborative work with young people. While this work i... Read More about Youth, arts, and education: reassembling subjectivity through affect.

Play with a big P (2012)
Book Chapter
Sim, N. (2012). Play with a big P. In The Cat Came as a Tomato. London: South London Gallery

Published by the South London Gallery, The Cat Came As A Tomato catalogues the three-year long programme Making Play, 2008-2011. Funded by the Big Lottery’s Playful Ideas fund, Making Play is inspired by the possibilities of bringing together childre... Read More about Play with a big P.