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Why the Arts are Crucial to Positive Mental Health
As we move into the Summer months the media is filling up with articles on getting ‘Summer body ready’, ‘healthy…
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City Academy Mentorship Programme
The City Academy Mentorship Program is a chance to work with DeObia Oparei, a working artist, actor, writer and filmmaker over…
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Artist In Residence: Deobia Oparei
All of us at City Academy are delighted to welcome actor and filmmaker DeObia Oparei, as our Artist-In-Residence in 2022/2023. …
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City Academy Awarded Culture Recovery Fund Grant
City Academy has been awarded £450,000 from the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. City Academy is among…
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Travel writing: top tips from a pro
Travel writer and City Academy tutor David Atkinson offers his six top tips to make your travel writing stand out…
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Celebrate Your Accent
What is the story of your accent? Can it tell me about the place you grew up, the places you…
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The Importance of Play and Creativity
Last week I did my first live theatre R&D since the beginning of the pandemic. Once we had been tested,…
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City Academy Short Story Competition 2021 – WINNER IS ANNOUNCED
Winner is announced. City Academy was on the search for the best original, unpublished short story. This was an opportunity…
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