Gucci and Tate Are Teaming up To Support Young Creatives Entering the Industry
Providing rising talents with opportunities to learn new skills, network and access mentorship through Tate’s “Collective Producers” program.
For most young people entering the creative industries, it’s a lack of connections and experience that often stands in their way. Gucci and Tate are here to change that through the expansion of Tate’s Collective Producers program, with Gucci supporting the scheme for the next three years through Gucci Changemakers London.
Designed to put young people at the heart of the museum and provide them with the opportunity to learn new skills and have new experiences, the programme overall supports Gucci and Tate’s aim to “nurture a new generation of creative talent.” The “Collective Producers” are a group of 50 creatives aged 16 to 25, each recruited from youth and education organisations in the local area.
Each year, the program talents work together to curate projects and events for young people at the Tate, including curating Lates at Tate Britain. Through this, the cohort is able to gain new skills, access mentoring and grow their creative networks. Gucci will be supporting a new training program that provides experts, mentors and alumni to further support the progression of the cohort.
“Tate Collective Producers have been at the forefront of our work with and for young people for over two decades. The generous support from Gucci will enable us to bring young people’s creativity, ideas and voices into the museum in new ways and connects us to the things that are most important to young people’s lives today,” says Mark Miller, Tate’s director of learning.
For Gucci, the partnership with Tate acts as an evolution of its ongoing support of the arts and emerging talent. In 2024, Gucci’s Changemakers London scheme teamed up with the University of Arts London and London College of Fashion to offer mentoring, grants and scholarship opportunities to nine emerging creatives.
Take a look at some of the results from Tate’s previous “Collective Producers” programs above and head to the Tate website for more information.
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