What is ENYAN?

ENYAN, English National Youth Arts Network, was launched on 12 June 2006 and is a  membership body designed to unite the diverse youth arts sector across England and the UK.

 ENYAN is delivered by Artswork, the national youth arts development agency and part funded by Arts Council England South East.

 

Why does ENYAN exist?

There are many people out there working with, or for, young people in the arts and creative industries, so why is there still limited support and recognition for the sector?

 ENYAN aims to raise the profile of youth arts across England and the UK. By uniting the sector, ENYAN will create a stronger voice for youth arts, ultimately resulting in more support and recognition for the sector. The network is here to support youth and arts organisations, freelance practitioners, existing local and regional networks and all youth arts professionals, it acts as a resource, and as a sounding board for your work, opinions, concerns and ideas, and encourages the sharing of information and good practice across the sector.  ENYAN will advocate on behalf of the sector.

 What will ENYAN do? What has ENYAN done?

 In addition to the advocacy work as above ENYAN will provide a number of services.

·         ENYAN will provide you with the fantastic resource, the ENYAN website, which is constantly being developed.

·         ENYAN will deliver training courses within your region

·         ENYAN will deliver regional seminar events across the country and a large national event in the network’s third year.

·         ENYAN will deliver a national annual campaign

·         ENYAN has already established 9 regional advisory panels across the country (made up of youth arts professionals across the board who meet 2-4 times per year to share local and regional information, issues, opportunities and developments with each other and to provide an opportunity for this information to be shared with the wider youth arts sector at a national level. These groups have also been established to consult with the sector at a regional and local level to ensure that ENYAN, as a network, are supporting you as appropriately as possible).

·         ENYAN has also established links with representatives from similar networks in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Further information on all of ENYAN’s work can be found on the website www.enyan.co.uk

 Who is ENYAN for?

An ENYAN membership is for anyone working with, or for, young people within the arts and creative industries. The network is also useful for those working within youth services who take, or would like to take, a creative approach to their work.

 Why should I join ENYAN?

·         Firstly, and most importantly, to help to raise the profile of youth arts!

·         Because it is free!

 As an ENYAN member you will receive the following benefits…

·         Full access to up to the minute youth arts news, events and job listings

·         Ability to promote your work by posting your own news and events completely free at any time.

·         You can post your own job vacancies for a whole month for just £50

·         Full access to information on youth arts training opportunities, publications, reviews and pathways.

·         Exclusive access to UPSTART Online (specialist online youth arts magazine) including fascinating interviews, articles and case studies with people from the sector

·         Funding news and opportunities

·         Access to youth arts advice and research (for example insurance, legal issues, licensing, events management)

·         Access to downloadable documents and toolkits

·         Information about and access to contribute to the annual ENYAN campaign

·         Regional, national and international youth arts contacts

·         Access to information on opportunities for young people in your area.

·         5% discount on training courses

·         Receive a monthly e-bulletin with a summary of youth arts news, events, jobs etc.

·         Up and coming benefits include; the ability to vote online regarding key youth arts issues, ability to read, comment and share opinions on the whole site within the ENYAN online community called ‘Headspace’

·         Benefits are being updated regularly.

 How do I join?

To join the network and to show your support for the youth arts sector, just jump onto the ENYAN website www.enyan.co.uk and click on ‘Subscribe Now’ on the homepage or simply see this link (https://www.enyan.co.uk/user/signup).

 Further information?

If you have any other questions about ENYAN or would like further information please contact: Jay Barron, ENYAN Development Manager, ENYAN c/o Artswork, 23 Basepoint, Anderson Road, Southampton, SO14 5FE, T: 023 80682 535, E: hello@enyan.co.uk W: www.enyan.co.uk