Judy McFall, Voice Company Manager and Participation Lead I’m thrilled and proud to become Voice’s Company Manager and can’t wait to drive the team forward and continue leading the fantastic participation and pathways programmes we’ve established and continue to grow.  We have three successful Local Reviewer groups, in Mansfield, Shropshire and Stoke, collaborating with some great theatre and museum venues, […]

Diana Walton, Director, Upstart Projects / Voice Magazine, 10 year milestone Staying Alive is the theme tune for many small arts charities at the moment, so it felt great to reach Upstart Projects’ 10th birthday in August. A moment to celebrate and also to look to the future. To mark the milestone, we decided to shift all our projects and […]

Thinking about the climate crisis can be daunting. Certainly, in the wake of recent news from the other side of the Atlantic, there’s a sense of hopelessness when it comes to the existential threat to our planet.

Voice’s ‘Kick Some Class’ series shines a light on the barriers faced by young people from working class backgrounds when entering the arts and media world.

Upstart Projects is changing name. We’re moving all our work behind our Voice brand.

In the first half or so of 2024 we’ve had lots of change in the policy and governance world with a new government and a real uptick in genuine interest in supporting young people’s voice in organisations.

Our newly established local young arts reviewers group have been busy going to events and performances across Shropshire!

Take a look at our newest Annual Report to see what we got up to in 2022-2023. Highlights from the year include: We hope you will enjoy reading about our work with young people and the impact it has on individuals.

We’ve been delighted to produce the Young Voices Symposium and facilitate an away day for their Youth Advisory Board.

Upstart have trained and supported over 20 young people to become young leaders on arts boards across Warwickshire.