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Be United advocates for, nurtures and champions Black people working in the performing arts, screen and cultural events sectors in Scotland.
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🌱 LAST DAY 1 SESSIONS ANNOUNCED! Our CEO, Muse Greenwood, will lead a practical workshop on finding the right funding opportunities and building the foundations of a strong creative grant application. Dr Yahya Barry will join Caro Overy for a conversation exploring sustainable creative practice, climate action and creative wellbeing. Dr Yahya Barry is the Impact & Evaluation Lead at the Film and TV Charity, where he leads work to understand and demonstrate the Charity’s impact on the wellbeing and resilience of the UK film, television and cinema workforce. He is also Chair of Glasgow Film, which operates Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival. With a background spanning research, cultural leadership and community development, Yahya is passionate about creating the conditions in which people and communities can thrive. He previously served on the Board of Creative Scotland and as Chair of Be United’s Board of Trustees, making his return to the organisation’s Creative Partnerships Conference particularly meaningful. The session will be led by Rumbidzai Njodzi, an Environment and Development MSc student at the University of Edinburgh whose work centres on community development, climate justice and connecting communities with opportunities. 📍 15–16 October | Advanced Research Centre (ARC), Glasgow 🎟️ Ready to grow your creative career? Get your ticket today and join us at Rooted & Rising! Use code NETWORK to claim your free ticket! #CreativePartnershipsConference #GrantWriting #SustainableCreativity #CreativeWellbeing #GlasgowEvents by @beunitedworld
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What does it take to turn your creative practice into opportunities on a global stage? Our next conference guest, Carole K Millar, has the answer! 🧵🎬 Carole @costumedbycarolekay is a Scottish costume designer and a fiercely proud Glaswegian, whose work is deeply rooted in the stories, identities, and lived experiences of real people. Across film, television, theatre and events, she is known for creating authentic, character-driven costumes that reflect the truth, nuance and individuality of the worlds she builds. Her film credits include California Schemin’, the directorial debut from James McAvoy, which screened at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival, and Glenrothan, directed by Brian Cox, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In TV, Carole designed the original HBO series Half Man, created by Emmy award-winner Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer). Carole also designed Laura Carreira’s acclaimed feature On Falling, as well as the BBC/Two Brothers series Dinosaur, Granite Harbour and Lovesick for Netflix. Most recently, she collaborated with Synchronicity Films on the anticipated Channel 4 drama Careless, Rhino for Sixteen Films, Synchronicity Films TV drama The Young Team, and The Opening Ceremony of Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. Grounded in her Scottish heritage, Carole brings a distinctive voice to her work-championing realism, emotional honesty, and the power of costume to tell human stories with depth and integrity. In this conversation, we’ll explore building relationships and developing your creative reputation, navigating opportunities across different industries, as well as what it really takes to grow a creative career while staying true to your creative voice. Join us: 📍 The Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow 📅 15-16 October Use code NETWORK to claim a free ticket! Click the link in Be United’s bio. A special thank you to BECTU Vision @bectuv for supporting this collaboration. #CreativePartnershipsConference #CostumeDesign #FilmAndTV #CreativeIndustries #GlasgowEvents by @beunitedworld
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NEW SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Making It Where You Are: Building a Creative Career in Scotland What does it take to build a sustainable creative career while staying rooted in Scotland? 🌱 Join us for an open conversation with Be United’s Creative Director Collin Hills @jazamacreations and artist manager and creative producer Mobo Agoro @mobo_aji, as we explore how we can build stronger creative communities and create more opportunities for artists to thrive right here in Scotland. From supporting local venues and artists to developing multiple revenue streams and planning for long-term growth, we’ll be discussing what it takes to build a creative career that lasts. WANT A FREE TICKET? 👀 Use promo code NETWORK at checkout to claim your free conference ticket! 🎟️ 📍 The Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow 📅 15-16 October This is THE room to be in, so get your tickets today! Head to the link in our bio. 🔗 #ScottishCreatives #CreativeCareers #MusicScotland #GlasgowEvents by @beunitedworld
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i wanna be in the room where it happens + if you wanna be there too, then i’ll see you at rooted + rising, 15th-16th october🌱 ps. you can claim a free ticket by signing up to join the be united membership … it’s also free🙂‍↕️ comment 🌱 and i’ll do you the link! #createanyway #afrodiaspora #blackhistorymonth2026 #creativeconference by @beunitedworld
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Be United x @cinetopiahub have collaborated on a special screening of Franco Rosso’s urgent reggae drama Babylon (1980). Curated by guest programmer @mumu._.chinake , featuring a live musical performance by @ruecooper and @michaelfallemann_ . This event is part of Cinetopia’s Transmission: Youth Across Generations program, exploring youth culture in Britain across the decades. Set in Thatcher-era 1980s South London, Franco Rossi’s Babylon follows Blue, a young Jamaican sound system DJ in Brixton, as he and his crew prepare for a major sound system competition. Set to an iconic soundtrack by Dennis Bovell, music helps drive the narrative as Blue navigates a world of racism, police brutality, and systemic oppression, delivering an uncompromising look at Black British youth in the 1980s. Following the film, enjoy a live interactive performance titled, “We Can’t Tek No More of That”, Sound as Resistance and Healing, by Bahamian singer-songwriter Rue Cooper, accompanied by guitarist Michael Fallemann. Grab your ticket today! 🗓️13th of October 2026 📍The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh 🎟️ To book tickets visit cinetopia.co.uk/transmission by @beunitedworld
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TWO MORE SESSIONS ANNOUNCED 👀 We’re continuing to reveal the programme for the Creative Partnerships Conference: Rooted and Rising - and these next two sessions are all about having honest, open conversations around some of the things that matter most to creatives right now. 🎤 Solid Ground: What Freelancers Need to Know What does it actually take to navigate freelance work and build a sustainable creative career? This open, conversation-led session is a chance to get practical advice, ask questions and explore the realities of working freelance. The session is led by Anupa Joshy, a Freelance Designer working across brand identity, editorial, data visualisation and illustration. Originally from India and trained at The Glasgow School of Art, she works with cultural institutions and funded organisations across Scotland, including the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Scottish Refugee Council. Alongside her client practice, she founded Colour Theory, a platform that celebrates and spotlights BPOC creatives in Scotland, through which they run events, exhibitions, and community programming. She speaks regularly at creative events on representation, inclusive design and building a practice as a designer of colour. 🎶 AI & Music: Using AI Responsibly to Further Your Career AI is changing the music industry but what does that actually mean for artists and songwriters? In this session, we’ll explore how AI is affecting the industry, where the opportunities are, what the risks are, and how artists can think about using these tools responsibly to support and further their careers. The speaker for this session, Gordon Johnstone, is a musician, writer, and speaker based in Edinburgh. He’s one half of the band Post Coal Prom Queen and works in the fields of AI ethics and AI literacy at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Get your tickets today! 🎟️ Click the link in bio and join us in Glasgow on 15-16 October for the Creative Partnerships Conference, with two days of practical workshops, open conversations and opportunities to connect, learn and develop your creative career. #ArtistsScotland #GlasgowEvents #MusicScotland by @beunitedworld
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We’re delighted to announce our 2026 Creative Partnerships Conference sponsors! 🌟🦋 We’re incredibly grateful for their support in helping us bring our conference Rooted & Rising event to life. 🌱 Want to meet our sponsors and connect with the organisations supporting Scotland’s creative community? 🎟️ Get your ticket today! Click the link in our bio. Fancy a free ticket? Become a Be United member! ☺️ #CreativeCareers #ScotlandCreatives #GlasgowEvents 🎬 BECTU Vision @bectuv is a skills hub supporting film and television freelancers by providing training and industry development initiatives to make Scotland’s productions safer, fairer, and greener. BECTU Vision is funded by Screen Scotland, BFI, BBC, and Scottish Union Learning, in partnership with BECTU. ✨ DYW West Lothian @dywwestlothian connects local employers with schools and young people across West Lothian to help build the future workforce the region needs. They make it easy for businesses to get involved from apprenticeships and work experience to career talks and mentoring by handling the school-side admin and helping employers find what works for them. Their focus is simple: real support for real businesses and young people, creating opportunities that benefit both. 🎥 Based in BBC Scotland’s Glasgow headquarters and in Leith in Edinburgh — @nfts.scotland delivers the National Film and Television School’s world-class training across the region. Their portfolio spans innovative short courses, certificates, diplomas, and tailored training designed to nurture the breadth of local talent. A key highlight is the Sean Connery Talent Lab, now recruiting for its fourth cohort. This transformative 12-month development programme is becoming a cornerstone of Scottish cinema by supporting emerging filmmakers with diverse perspectives. Over the course of the year, participants develop their craft, culminating in an industry-showcased short film and an NFTS Diploma in Filmmaking. 🎞️ ScreenSkills @uk_screenskills is the industry-led strategic skills body for the UK screen industries. As experts in career development for the screen sector, they offer a portfolio of training, programmes, events, free e-lea taken in Glasgow, Scotland by @beunitedworld
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What does it mean to create sustainably? 🍃 For our next Rooted & Rising workshop, we’re bringing a speaker Caro Overy, Green Arts Manager at the @ccscotland. “Rooted in Practice: Creating Sustainably” is a conversation exploring sustainable creative practice and ways that artists and wider creative organisations and industries can respond to the climate crisis. It will discuss practical ideas and how sustainability can be practiced in creative work. The session will also feature a live spoken-word performance for ACE V!S!ON, who will also be performing throughout the day. 🎤 ACE V!S!ON is a non-binary Scottish-Malawian poet, musician, and actor whose lyrical prowess and powerful yet nuanced delivery leaves a lasting impression. Moving fluidly between witty rap, poignant poetry, and subtle vocal expression, their work has been shaped through years of creating within the Glasgow arts scene. Come ready to reflect, question and think about what sustainable creative practice could look like for you. 📍 15-16 October | Advanced Research Centre (ARC), Glasgow 🎟️ Get your ticket to Creative Partnerships Conference: Rooted & Rising and join us! Tickets are selling fast, so do not wait! Click the link in our bio! #CreativePractice #Sustainability #CreativeCareers #ScotlandEvents GlasgowEvents by @beunitedworld
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First two workshops announced!! 🎉 By popular demand, we’ve brought in the experts to speak on marketing, branding and PR. Meet the first speakers of Day 1 of Creative Partnerships Conference: Rooted & Rising. 🌱 Rooted is all about understanding yourself and your creative practice - and for some, it starts with understanding your brand and making your voice heard. We’re extremely excited to have Leah Bauer, Head of Marketing and Events at The List, lead “Make Your Voice Heard: How to Pitch Your Idea to the Media”, where all attendees will learn about the do’s and don’ts of pitching to the media and get to put their freshly learned knowledge into practice. 🎤 And our Events and Programmes Coordinator, Serena Piotto @blueberrymeninskirts , who is not only a powerhouse mentor to our Producing the Future participants, but also a marketing and media specialist with extensive knowledge of brand building. She’ll be leading “Building Your Creative Brand” - a workshop designed to help you understand, shape and own your creative brand. ✨ As Serena says: “Whether you are aware of it or not, you have a brand. We all do - and it’s time to own it.” Ready to take the next step in your creative career? 👀 This is the last week to grab your early bird ticket! Use code: EARLYBIRD1516 to claim 30% off REMEMBER! 👀🎟️ BE UNITED MEMBERS GET A FREE CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS CONFERENCE TICKET!🎉📅 🎟️ Get your ticket today by clicking the link in our bio! by @beunitedworld
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE SAME ROOM? 👀 Maybe you’ve been looking for a funder. Maybe you need a collaborator. Maybe you’re trying to understand your rights, build your brand, or figure out what’s next. The Creative Partnerships Conference is a place to start those conversations. 🦋 Connect with creatives, organisations and industry voices, discover new possibilities, share knowledge and build relationships that can continue long after the conference. Come with questions. Come with ideas. Come ready to connect. 📅 15–16 October 📍 Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow Tickets are live - come join us. 🎟️ Click the link in our bio! A big thank you to our funder, @creativescots, for their support in making this event possible. #CreativePartnershipsConference #CreativeIndustries #GlasgowEvents #ScottishCreativeCommunity taken in Glasgow, Scotland by @beunitedworld
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📣 We’re delighted to announce @thelistuk as our Media Partner for the Creative Partnerships Conference: Rooted and Rising. As a leading voice for culture, creativity and the arts, The List is the perfect partner to help us bring together the people, ideas and opportunities shaping the future of creative careers. Join us at the Creative Partnerships Conference to explore, plan and build creative future together! 📅 15-16 October 📍Advanced Research Centre (ARC), Glasgow 🎟️ Get your ticket today - click the link in bio! 🤝 Creative minds. New connections. Shared possibilities. #CreativePartnershipsConference #CreativeCareers #Scotland by @beunitedworld
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Got an event happening in Scotland this October?🍁 Is it Black or POC-led? 🖤🤎 Whether it’s a workshop, networking event, creative event, market, performance or something completely your own - we want to hear about it! 🙌🏾 We’re putting together our October Spotlight to help shine a light on what’s happening across our communities. ✨ 📣 Want to be considered for inclusion? 🔗 Click the link in our bio to submit your event now! Let’s celebrate, connect and share what’s happening in our communities this October. #BeUnited #BlackAndPOC #CommunityEvents #OctoberEvents by @beunitedworld
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