Young creatives

Opening doors for the next generation of makers

If you're looking to get into craft or to make it your professional career, have a look at how we can help below.

Make It

Make It is our flagship programme for young creatives, giving tomorrow’s makers space and support to build their own business.  Make It has helped more than 30 brilliant makers set up and grow. Could you be next?

“Having access to expert guidance from the business incubation team has been such a huge benefit. Before I moved to Cockpit my knowledge of running a business was very little. Having regular mentoring and taking part in the Make It Count workshops has really helped me make progress, and made starting a business so much less overwhelming.”

Eva Dennis, Weaver

Talks & events 

Inspiring and brimful of tips, our talks for students, schools and young creatives give the inside track on how Cockpit makers got started in their careers.  Discover the different routes into craft and find out where a career as a maker can take you.  Want to book a careers talk for your school or college?

“I learned new careers in the creative arts and now know the paths to get there.”

Student

Student tours 

Book a tour at Cockpit and discover the magic of making. Your students will meet Cockpit makers in their studios, hear about their careers, and even get a chance to try their hand at making. Studio tours are suitable for primary, secondary and university students.

“As a day it was really great fun and it introduced the pupils and myself to some crafts we had never seen or even thought about before. When speaking to the pupils back at school they seemed to be really positive about the whole day and a few of them said they wouldn’t mind making stuff for a job, which I can only take as a positive.”

Finbarr Cotter-Boston, London Nautical School

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