Dr Nicky Sim

Freelance arts researcher, evaluator + consultant.
Research Fellow: Art Partnerships @UWEBristol

[Dr Nicky Sim @nickyjsim]

What is Balmy Army Anyway? Sat 16 Sept 2-4pm @HOME_mcr - @Tbirdflieshigh and I will be sharing our learning about art, mutual care + yp's mental health activism alongside @vacuumcleaner and other wonderful ppl. Free, come along if in Manchester! https://t.co/0MNAUaKmcf

[Dr Nicky Sim @nickyjsim]

Hope you saw this @AndyBurnhamGM ! Incredible young people from GM asking for a mental health system that works. Their exhibition @HOME is not to be missed either...

[Manchester News MEN @MENnewsdesk]

'I got mental health care as a youngster, it was c**p then and it’s c**p now'
https://t.co/grmp9Luzh5

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

YMCA REPORT JAN 2020
It breaks my heart 😔
In 10 yrs since Old Etonians fundamentally took power, youth services have been decimated.
4,500 youth work jobs cut and 760 youth centres closed
Don’t know figures since Covid
TORIES DON’T CARE
@ymca 🙏
https://t.co/70CDhK8i57

[Dr Nicky Sim @nickyjsim]

@vacuumcleaner @factoryintl @HOME_mcr @ContactMcr 😂 Brilliant

[The Guardian @guardian]

As the mental health crisis deepens with long waiting lists and shrinking services, young people are speaking up. Join Balmy Army, a grassroots movement merging creativity and care, for this livestream event to hear more.

🎟 Book here https://t.co/L858U1VhXj

[42nd Street @42ndStreetmcr]

Themes from the #MaskToBreak youth-led legislative theatre on #MentalHealth this week.

1. Struggles with trying to get a diagnosis & not being able to get the right support when you suspect you have a specific mental health condition.

#YouthVoice #YoungPeople #MindsetRevolution

[James Duggan also on @[email protected] @dugganjr]

New publication 🌟
Re-Imagining Research Co-Production: Dramatizing a Speculative State of the Youth.
https://t.co/7WpSC78hU1

[Somerset House @SomersetHouse]

Upgrade Yourself Festival is BACK 🔋

Join us from 2 - 3 June for FREE, as we connect emerging creatives under 30 with industry experts. Expect

⚡ talks and panels
⚡ Workshops
⚡ 1:1 mentoring sessions
⚡ DJs and performances

Tickets: https://t.co/qug6stTtBc

[UWE Bristol @UWEBristol]

🎨 Join our Fine Art students at @_SpikeIsland this weekend for Open Studios.

🔴 Exhibitions,
🔴 Live radio broadcasts
🔴 Stand-up, workshops
🔴 Poetry

Find out more➡️ https://t.co/SHnBvIs5yF

Photo credits: Martin Parr, Rosie Bale, Rosie Bayliss

[Barking and Dagenham Council @lbbdcouncil]

🤯 Amazing to see Rory Pilgrim’s RAFTS project shortlisted for the prestigious #TurnerPrize ✨

Rory worked with local residents to produce this artwork that was exhibited at Barking Town Hall in 2022 as part of our New Town Culture project in collaboration with @SerpentineUK

[Dr Nicky Sim @nickyjsim]

Come to Bristol this weekend for @_SpikeIsland Open Studios! Visit the studios of hundreds of artists, creatives & UWE Bristol Fine Art (where I work as a Research Fellow). Our students & Graduate Fellows are contributing to a huge, brilliant programme of events & exhibitions...

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

"Revealed"

Literally go around any PRU or SEMH school, actually any school... speak to any SENCo, Leader, Teacher...

There is a huge crisis in children being able to access mental health services.

[Ed Dorrell @Ed_Dorrell]

For what it's worth, I've discussed CAMHS with enough parents in focus groups that i now think it might even be an electoral issue.

Every parent seems to know someone being let down by the system.

[James Duggan also on @[email protected] @dugganjr]

Survey on youth mental health in Greater Manchester, ages 16-25. Closes on Monday. Please check out/RT and share. It's important... and there are participation vouchers for a lucky few.
https://t.co/6OL7I60Crk

[JMc @JohnMcArts]

1/ Are you after a new role in the arts, creativity, culture or heritage?

Ever wondered about THE BEST websites to find such opportunities?

Below is a list of *40* that I know of; please share any that you think I've missed!

🎨🎭📚🎞️🪨🎶

#ArtsJobs #MuseumJobs #HeritageJobs