Vote for Slough Young People's Centre to win GBP 2,000
Slough Young People’s Centre (SYPC) has made it to the finals of a National Lottery Award under the ‘Best Arts Project’ category, beating London’s Tate Modern.
The Afterhours Arts Academy at SYPC was nominated for the award and has been campaigning to ask residents to vote for them to win the prestigious prize.
SYPC was short-listed from 640 entries to the final ten and were set against serious competition which included the world-renown art gallery.
The academy offers opportunities for disadvantaged Slough 16 to 25 year olds to learn new skills in the creative sector, such as sound engineering, singing, graphic design and radio production.
Many of the courses are accredited and offer performance opportunities to showcase the learning that has taken place.
The students often return to school or go on to university, become tutors with the academy or go on to jobs in the creative sector.
If successful, the academy could win £2,000.
Kristiina Paul, Slough arts development officer for SYPC, said: “We are totally over the moon about getting through to the finals and beating the Tate Modern. Everyone has worked so hard and we are so happy for the public’s support.
“Thank you to everyone who voted for us – we couldn’t have done it without you. All we need to do now is win.”
Commissioner for young people’s services, Cllr Sean Wright, added: “What wonderful news for SYCP.
“The academy offers many young people the chance to start a career in something they love and to encourage them to go back to college or attend university.
“Good luck for the next stage.”
Over the next two weeks SYPC will be campaigning to ask residents to vote for them to win the prestigious prize.
Anyone wishing to vote can visit the SYPC website at http://www.voteforsypc.com/
Slough Borough Council