Young People
Our campus location has inspired a long-running programme for students and young people to get involved in the Sainsbury Centre.
Throughout the year, there are opportunities to develop your own curatorial projects as part of Young Associates, come along to artist-led workshops designed to support your creativity and wellbeing or learn new skills as part of a work experience placement.
Find out more about current programmes, resources and opportunities below:
Download our Take Root wellbeing resource
Take Root is a wellbeing walk aimed at students, which invites you to meet the UEA campus and sculpture park in new ways.
Step aside from the familiar cycles and stresses of university life and be alive to your senses. Meet sculptures, ancient trees and other attention-drawing wildlife. And, for a short time, take respite in the grace of the natural world.
View and download Take Root here or pick up a paper copy from Sainsbury Centre Gallery Reception now.
Young Associates
Young Associates is a free creative programme for young people aged 16-25 years old to try out new ideas, learn new skills, share your work, meet artists and join a network of new collaborators. Guided by artists, Young Associates use the Sainsbury Centre Collections as a starting point for creative projects that explore digital, art historical and counter-cultural practices.
For more information, email Nell Croose Myhill: n.croose-myhill@uea.ac.uk
See Echoes of Reality, the 2024 Young Associates project, on our Channel here
Campus
Take time out from your studies and join us for our programme of artist-led workshops designed to support your creativity and wellbeing. This year, we’ve teamed up with UEA Mindful Medics society on a series of sessions and resources to help us to relax, connect to others and appreciate the world around us.
For more information, email Nell Croose Myhill: n.croose-myhill@uea.ac.uk
Work experience opportunity for school years 10 and 11
Come and spend a week discovering more about different roles in an art museum.
You will work in a variety of teams across the Sainsbury Centre and support gallery staff in a range of tasks, take part in your own project and gain experience and skills for your C.V. This is a great chance to think about different options for the future.
No previous experience is necessary – only a willingness to work hard and try new things.
We are offering four student placements. As part of the placement, students complete a bronze Arts Award qualification.
Applications for 2026 are closed, and will reopen in the Autumn for 2027.
For more information about work experience opportunities, please contact Nell Croose Myhill: n.croose-myhill@uea.ac.uk
SEND work experience opportunity
Each year, we offer one single-day work experience opportunity for a student who:
- Is interested in finding out more about working in an art museum
- Due to special educational needs or disabilities, is unable to access our mainstream work experience offer
We will work with your school, guardian and learning support assistants to design a day of activities within the learning team to suit your needs.
Applications for 2026 are closed, and will reopen in the Autumn for 2027.
For more information about SEND work experience opportunities, please contact Rach: Rachel.anstey@uea.ac.uk or Lauren: Lauren.L.Wilson@uea.ac.uk
Interested in taking part in the Young Associates
programme or work experience?
Contact Nell Croose Myhill: n.croose-myhill@uea.ac.uk
