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Our Time is Now Tony McGaharan – What we Learnt
Tony is a learning designer and founder of People Playbook a global learning and development consultancy that crafts and facilitates learning experiences which are fresh, engaging and interactive. Tony is...
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Creative Roundup – Listening Skills, Ambition to Grow & Social Economy Funding, Storytelling in Business, Protecting Your Creative Energy, Naughton Exhibition, Startup Stories & Belfast International Arts Festival
Here are some of our favourite things for NI Creatives this week INSPIRATION BOOK - YOU'RE NOT LISTENING: WHAT YOU'RE MISSING AND WHY IT MATTERS This book is all about...
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Our Time is Now Tanice Samuels – What we Learnt
Tanice is an Irish-Jamaican, Belfast based content creator who focuses on aesthetics, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Tanice offers content creation, social posting and events services. Tanice is the fourth Belfast...
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Creative Roundup – Meet our Neighbours Cotton Court, HMRC’s Creative Industry Tax Unit, Churchill Fellowship, East Block Bazaar, Write a 60 Second Pitch & Jamie Reid Exhibition
Here are some of the things we think NI creatives might find interesting or useful this week INSPIRATION MEET OUR NEIGHBOURS COTTON COURT This week we thought it would be...
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Our Time is Now Mel Carroll – What We Learnt
Mel Carroll is an illustrator and designer and the founder and director of Usfolk Illustration agency. Usfolk is a Belfast based illustration agency, hosting 30+ illustrators from all corners of...
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Creative Roundup – 2023 Colour Inspiration, Rising Stars Competition, Future Fashion Factory Showcase & Upcoming Exhibitions & Events
Here are some interesting things both local and international for NI creatives this week INSPIRATION PANTONE 2023 COLOUR INSPIRATION This week its all about colours and design inspiration for 2023....
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Our Time is Now Linzi Rooney – What We Learnt
Linzi Rooney is the founder of Born & Bred a Belfast City Centre store and e-commerce site specialising in Belfast and Irish themed gifts and homeware. Born & Bred exists...
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Creative Roundup – How to Sell Online, Arts Council Funding, Writing, Interiors and Design Workshops and more
This is what we are loving for NI creatives this week INSPIRATION HOW TO SELL ONLINE Loads of great free information from Shopify on how to sell online, perfect for...
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Our Time is Now Macy Stewart – What we Learnt
Macy Stewart is a fashion and portrait photographer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After a year with Mastered (London) for fashion photography in 2018, Macy has built up an impressive...
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Meet Our Community: Niamh Dumigan Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher Tribal UK
Here we meet one of the newer members of the broader Blick community Niamh Dumigan who is starting to teach yoga in our Malone studios on Tuesday mornings and Thursday...
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Our Time Is Now
We are very excited to soon be launching a new project, Our Time Is Now. A video podcast series sharing the stories of local Belfast based creatives. Exploring how they...
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Creative Roundup – One Question A Day Calendar, British Council New Narratives Grant, UK Export Academy, Resources & Events
Here are some of our favourite inspiring and useful things for NI creatives this week INSPIRATION ONE QUESTION A DAY CALENDAR This free calendar schedules one thought-provoking question per day...
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Creative Roundup – Lauren Currie Newsletter, Startup UK Free Resources, Creative Tenders, Festivals, Pop-ups & Events
This is some of what is inspiring us this week, along with some great events, support and opportunities for NI creatives. INSPIRATION LAUREN CURRIE NEWSLETTER I love this newsletter. It...
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Creative Roundup: Seth Godin Some Questions, Vacant to Vibrant Grant, Creatives Collective Market & Creative Workshops
This is some of what is inspiring us this week, along with some great events and funding opportunities. INSPIRATION SETH GODIN - SOME QUESTIONS Not much to say about this,...
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Blick Graduate Residency Program
We are very excited following a long and tedious couple of years to be back this Autumn with some new programs and support for self-employed creatives. One of the programs...
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Creative Roundup: Trademarket, Qest Awards for Makers, Belfast XR Festival & Creative Workshops
Here are some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION TRADEMARKET - I spend a lot of time walking between...
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Elmer’s Big Belfast Trail an Interview with Hannah Griffin
Earlier this year we had the opportunity to support Belfast illustrator Hannah Griffin with space to paint an elephant as part of Elmer’s Big Belfast Trail which is on display...
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No Space For Design Podcast
We hope everyone had a lovely July break and a chance to enjoy the good weather. We are back in the office this week and wanted to share this podcast...
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Meet Our Community: Malone Resident Alanna Offield Seaside Books
I love reading and I love books, I also like to support local creatives and buy local and independent, so I was very excited this week to get to chat...
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Creative Roundup: Nesta Creative Enterprise Toolkit, Video Game Support, Faculty Courses and more
Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION We are currently planning some updates and...
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Creative Roundup: Starving Artist Podcast, Free Online Lean Business Planner, Tech Nation Funding & Upcoming Events
Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION This week when doing some research for...
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Creative Roundup: Slow Business, Inspiration, Funding & Support & More
Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION Slow Business Movement - we are starting...
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Meet our Community: Cotton Court Resident Emanuela Mae Agrini
This week we had a quick catchup with our newest Cotton Court resident creative freelancer Emanuela, who told us a bit about herself and her creative work Tell us...
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Creative Roundup 10th June
Here is a roundup of some of our favourite things for creatives, upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration this week. INSPIRATION Belfast School of Art - part...
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Meet our Community: Yoga Teacher Helena Lavery
Blick is all about community, our creative residents and the wider creative community, but also the people who use our facilities for various different activities. Activities that help support Blick...
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Creative Roundup 30th May
We plan to regularly bring you some of our favourite things for NI creatives - upcoming funding and support, events, opportunities and inspiration. INSPIRATION This week we're loving Belfast Photo...
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Meet Our Community: Blick Founder Christine
Since covid we have been very busy with new residents and behind the scenes work in the studios. We are planning to pick things up again with more for the...
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Ronan Bowes – Solo Exhibition with Gallery 545
Ronan Bowes – Solo Exhibition ‘Decompression: Abstract Works on Paper’ Blick is delighted to support resident Francesca Biondi, director of Gallery 545 in her latest virtual exhibition. ‘Decompression’ features award-winning...
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The Story of Blick Shared Studios
FUTURE We now have approximately 70 businesses across our studios with 115 creatives working in our spaces. We are excited to continue our different creative adventures and projects and supporting...
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Artist feature – Rhea Hanlon
We are delighted to feature Rhea Hanlons artwork in our Malone Studios atrium where it takes pride of place in this sunny breakout space for residents and visitors to enjoy....
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Resident Dani McFerran celebrated as top 100 ƒ:Entrepreneur
Our resident Dani McFerran, founder of award winning Graphic Design studio Done & Dusted , was celebrated for her contribution to entrepreneurship at the House of Lords to mark International...
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