The Starts Award

Today we gather as one to remember and thank those who serve, or have served their country.

A minute of silence & stillness gives us the opportunity to reflect on what we can do now to serve each other, to support our communities, & to help any in need in the spirit of those who give so much during their time in the Armed Forces. How can we give back & strengthen our communities today?

We are so thankful. Always remembered, never forgotten. 🇬🇧

Soldiers Arts Academy announce their new series of online art workshops. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION FORM

SAA 2025/2026 Registration Form for Online Daytime Art with Robin Perko - Tuesdays 10.30 – 12.30 When: Weekly, Tuesdays 10.30 - 12.30 Where: Online via Zoom Starting 9th September 2025, each weekly, 2 hour online daytime art session will be presented by renowned artist Robin Perko using the fun and relaxed ‘Atelier’ style of teaching. No previous experience needed. Benefits of Registration:...

The STARTS Award 2025 showcase is almost here! Join us at Matt and Phred's Club on October 16th for an evening packed with incredible writing & performances by this year’s Spoken Word winners. Doors open at 5:30pm, show begins at 6pm. Be there!

Join this session to experience the brilliant creative work that is being delivered by the UK military community.

Last chance to sign up for our 2nd Marketing Yourself session, led by professional actor Lydia Fleming.

If you find marketing yourself and your creative practice a challenge, then join us on MONDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER AT 6PM!
Email: [email protected] to sign up.

The STARTS Award is a talent development programme for emerging artists and writer/performers from the UK military community.

REVIEWS ARE IN - "The performers were amazing!"
We had quite the crowd at Matt and Phreds for last Saturday's Autumn gig. Loud cheers and applause from the audience expressed their appreciation for the incredible and diverse talents of The Starts Award Creative Collective. The performers all shared new material including poetry, storytelling, dramatic prose and comedy. Thank you to all the performers, to Matt and Phred's and to the audience. A gig to remember!

Last chance to join amazing artist Rob Lenihan tomorrow at 6pm on zoom!
Email [email protected] to sign up.

We receive so many questions about marketing yourself and your creative practice so, we've decided to dedicate 2 sessions to the topic!
These are likely to be highly popular sessions, so email the team asap if you'd like to attend one or both - [email protected].