State of the Arts

Joining our host, Noor Salih is William Martin, Found and Creator of The Abstraction. The Abstraction is a solo metalcore project hailing from Rotherham, UK. The project is themed around life experienced and aims to collaborate with other artists to have a diverse sound, while later staying true to the core metalcore sound. For fans of Architects, Wage War, Polaris, Sleep Token and Oceans Ate Alas...

Join Children's Capital of Culture's Grace Bower and Abi Cobb talk about the young people of Rotherham's Call to action. How Rotherham has turned a group of young people into their own Dragon's Den of decision making for the world's very first capital of culture led and produced by young people. The two young people discuss the luxury cinema seats at The Arc, climate change and ROOTs - Rotherham's...

This episode our host Community Producer and Rotherham lass, Noor Salih we sat down with the Cultural Producer and activist, Lora Krasteva. A conversation around identity, immigration and her latest touring piece ‘Becoming British’. How much do we change when we move to a new country? What do we embrace, resist, leave behind? Can we really, one day, become "truly" British? And what does that even...

This episode our host Community Producer and Rotherham lass, Noor Salih we sat down with the Director of Amazelab, Leonie Briggs. Exploring women in business, STEM skill sharing with creativity at the heart for young people, what success looks like and how it is measured as a woman. Leonie Briggs is director of Amazelab, a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, maths) educational resource...

This month we sat down with Poets Vic Leeson and Ameerah Ali. Both Rotherham based and a love for communities connections to words and their stories, working on FLUX’s Rotherham’s programme ‘Spread The Word’. They talk about the struggles of identifying as a poet, the pressures of publication, and when renewing car insurance solidified them becoming a creative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

This month we sat down with Amy Lilley, Creative Programming and Events Manager at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and a Rotherham based creative, Uzma Rani! They deep dive into Rotherham’s big appetite for visual artist and the creative’s community in our town. They’ll discuss ways of going into events, self-development and reflection.  Uzma is a Rotherham based multi disciplinary art...

Noor Salih and Mike O'Brien sit down to explore poetry culture in Rotherham. Rich spoken word pieces, deep diving into poetry practices and how place shapes creativity. Touching base on FLUX Rotherham's Programme 'Spread the Word'. Poems from Mike O'Brien, Michael Pettinger, Glenn Barker and Paul Dyson.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This month we sat down with Clifton Park Museum to learn about all the creative skills that comes with a job behind the screens of creating exhibits at the museum. Clifton Park Museum are a proud National Portfolio Organisation who work with communities to create important programming such as the ‘Days of Laughter, Days of Pain: The Miner’s Strike in Rotherham, 1984-85’. Plug in, grab a brew and l...

This month we have the wonderful, Penny Lee as our host. We get comfy at Riverside Records in the heart of the town centre for our town’s 3 rd WOW (Women of the World) Rotherham Festival. WOW Rotherham’s annual celebration of women, trans and non-binary people is a hub of creativity and joy where 1000s of people come together and have honest discussions. We met loads of people at the festival who...

This month we sat down with two Rotherham sweethearts. Exploring what state their arts are in, relationships we all have with music, their stories of Rotherham and getting on the 69 bus to Sheffield to find their creative community and what Rotherham looks to them now as creatives. Your Host, Auriel Majumdar. Auriel is a Creative Coach, Consultant and Educator and the Independent Chair of FLUX Rot...

This month we go back in time in Rotherham with two musicians who were networking long before Rotherham Creative Network were founded. A time where bands would pay to play in venues, befriending college students with cameras and running for the last train to Swinton after a sweaty gig. Meet Paul Littlewood is a musician and singer-songwriter living in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. His works have bee...

Rotherham Creative Networks new podcast - State of the Arts - will bring you a 30-minute show which will host conversations between creatives. This brand new podcast will give us the chance to sit down with local creatives, learn about their practice and all corners of their world. From hobbies to full time careers, we’ll explore and have frank conversations about what it means to be creative in R...