Discover Creative Careers: Crafting Careers

Discover Creative Careers is at The Museum of Making on Wednesday 11 November, part of Derby Museums' wider Discover Creative Careers Month. It's an industry-led programme run by the museums, and this session brings together a range of local creative businesses and makers for young people to meet. The idea is to show the different career paths that exist within the creative industries, and to give you a chance to chat with makers about their own journeys and what their day-to-day work actually looks like.

The line-up on the day covers a lot of ground. There's Reworked 348(R), who work in fashion design and the construction of contemporary menswear, and Love Lalaland, with Carla Dee, an artist, illustrator and doodler. Creole Mas International brings Sam, a fine artist and carnival costume designer, while UK Hempcrete works in bio-based architectural design. Blacksmith Jack Sampson will be there, and Fishbone Sycamore features Bea and Ruth, designers and weavers of heritage Jacquard handloom silk. The museum's own in-house makers, Arthur & Taylor, will also be on hand. Between them, that's menswear, illustration, carnival costumes, sustainable architecture, blacksmithing, and heritage silk weaving all in one room.

It's designed for young people to get a feel for the variety of creative roles out there, talk through how people actually make a living from their craft, and maybe spark something of their own. The Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill is home to the city's industrial heritage, and this session sits within the museums' broader Discover Creative Careers Month. Entry is free; you can book a space in advance or just drop in on the day.