A slideshow highlighting the work and breadth of projects undertaken with young people undertaken by the creative media department from the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Coventry

2. Herbert Media is a unique resource within the UK’s museum & gallery sector…

3. particularly in the way we deliver creative media projects to young people

5. Our facilities include a professional digital recording studio

6. Broadcast standard camera production equipment and edit suites

7. Training rooms, learning spaces, a modern IT suite

8. and the galleries!

9. "The media service at The Herbert has changed the lives of the young people we work with by enabling them to gain real life creative experience through working on music, film and new media projects in a real working environment; using a wide range of equipment and techniques that perfectly compliment their work and study on a creative vocational course." Michael Dabrowski Head of the School of Creative and Information Technologies, City College Coventry.

11. Our young clients participate in a wide variety of media activities often tied into themes of arts and local heritage and with an emphasis on creativity

12. Activities include sound engineering, music production and podcasting

13. film production, video editing and digital photography

14. animation, web design and social media

15. "Working with the Herbert Art Gallery has provided the students with the unique opportunity to engage with creative and media professionals on a regular basis within the workplace. For year 9 students this has proved an invaluable experience." Matthew Connor-Hemming Head of Drama, Blue Coats School & Arts College, Coventry.

16. Through progressive accredited and non-accredited training

17. creative projects, productions and accessibility,to equipment and studio spaces…

18. Through work experience, volunteer opportunities and pathways to employment.

20. "The Herbert has been an amazing resource when working one to one or with groups of some of the most disengaged young people in Coventry. Herbert Media has helped me devise workshop ideas and lesson plans, and using creative media to develop soft skills in the context of local history galleries enhances young people’s perception and understanding of their city.” Marianne Caine Key Skills Tutor

22. Our clients include local authorities, charities businesses and intervention units…

23. schools, colleges, universities and alternative training providers.

25. Here are some of the organisations we have worked with:

26. All of the images here are of young Herbert Media participants.

28. The soundtrack “I Am Me” was written and performed by students from our Rap Academy project.

31. “I first came to the Herbert two years ago as part of a Rap Academy workshop, which was brilliant as I got to make beats for my lyrics and record them in a proper studio for the first time. I then did ten days training here, funded through CSWP that got me a qualification, and Herbert Media encouraged me to use that to get on a one year music production course at the local college; they even phoned up the course tutor, who they knew, to put in a good word. I haven’t had my results yet but my tutor reckons I’ll get a merit, which will give me five GCEs. I’ve been coming back to the Herbert every week during my course as a volunteer for work experience, helping out with producing music and technical support, and I now feel like part of the team.” Craig Jones; aged 18.

32. …and our work has been recognised both regionally & nationally. The Herbert Media Team was voted Coventry and Warwickshire's most Innovative Business at the 2009 Godiva Awards. The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is officially the most family friendly museum in the countryas the winner of the 2010 Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is officially one of the best museums and galleries in the UK having being shortlisted in the last four of the Art Fund Prize 2010.