We joined Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the East Midlands Education Trust (EMET) for a schools event designed to showcase creative career opportunities and raise aspirations among young people.
Left to right: Linda Azemia (Deputy CEO, EMET), Michael Marsden (Executive Dean, Nottingham School of Art & Design) Tristan Hessing (Founder and Director, Future Makers) and Rebecca Lister (Head of Marketing, Clok) at the Creative Challenge event.
The event brought together pupils from 10 EMET schools at NTU's School of Art & Design, where they explored student artwork, toured the campus and heard from creative industry professionals about future career possibilities.
As part of the programme, our founder Tristan Hessing introduced the Plastic Challenge, inviting pupils to think differently about plastic and explore how discarded materials could be transformed through art, design and making.
We also presented a display of recycled plastic materials, giving pupils and teachers the opportunity to see and handle different materials first hand.
The event generated interest from teachers and pupils in bringing the Plastic Challenge into schools, creating opportunities to explore further links between education, creative practice and industry.