Read, Watch & Listen

This month, Young Creative Esme Allman presents 'Premiere', mourning the passing away of Cicely Tyson and exploring collective grief.

Mandisa Apena and Tice Cin present "cos now im missing our touchhh", which celebrates togetherness through technology and explores the physical spaces we miss so much.

Georgia Morgan Turner presents 'An Illustrated Carol', inspired by the winter solstice.

In a series of photographs and writing, we share the perspectives of some of the members of Justice for Black Lives, to spark debate and reflection amongst young people who wish to develop a career in the creative industry.

We’re not just an arts centre, we’re also a community

We caught up with Boy Blue co-founder Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy to find out what they have been working on.

Explore an online exhibition by our Young Visual Arts Group, showcasing 70 artworks exploring the impermanence of social structures, the relationship between the individual & the collective and how the self is shaped by a dramatically changing world.

Timalka presents a short film exploring the mental health crisis faced by young people, further exasperated by recent lockdown measures

In a new interview series, we get to know some of the performers, artists and creatives from our programme. First up, performance maker and writer, Rachel Mars as she shares some of her Barbican experiences - from a young audience member to award-winning performer on stage.

Acclaimed poets read new work – their words and verses responding to this Oscar-winning classic.

Jeremiah 'Sugar J' Brown and Gabriel Jones present a short film and spoken word piece exploring the challenges and frustrations of lockdown throughout the pandemic.

Edwin Rostron explores the diverse animations from our 'Enter the Brainbox' screening, curated by Christopher Childs and part of Emerging Film Curators 2020.