Masterclasses

Lockdown Monologues with Cassie Bradley

As part of our Lockdown Monologues project, actor Cassie Bradley (National Theatre, Coronation Street) delivered two special YCA webinars in June 2020 - "Approaching A Monologue" and "Shakespeare Monologues". These sessions are full of practical hints and tips for actors.

Puppetry with Nikki Charlesworth

We've pulled some strings, and commissioned Young Creative Awards 2017 Visual Arts category winner Nikki Charlesworth to create this super series introducing you to the world of puppetry, showing you how to make and animate your own puppets.

Embroidery Club with Liss Cooke

The YCA Embroidery Club - created by Young Creative Awards 2018 winner Liss Cooke (Head Embroidery Designer at Mary Katrantzou) - gives you a week's worth of free downloadable embroidery templates, each accompanied by step-by-step demo videos.

#YCAFLEXN with Jamal Sterrett

In this series of videos, Jamal Sterrett – who was a Young Creative Award winner in 2015 – introduces viewers to FLEXN, a unique style of street dance which originated in Brooklyn, New York.

Ryan Boultbee: Me + Home = Art

The Me + Home = Art activity pack was designed by artist Ryan Boultbee. It is made up of eight unique tasks to help you to look creatively at the space you occupy every day: your home and the objects within it. The content is specifically aimed at young and emerging creatives, but the tasks are accessible to everyone.

YCA Alumni

As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, it's time to hear some thoughts from some of our previous winners over the years.