DYCP Deep Dive: WORKSHOP
Tuesday 23 June 2026
9am- 12.30pm GROUP WORKSHOP
1 - 4.30pm ONE TO ONE SUPPORT
DRAW Studio, Wheelbirks Parlour, Stocksfield NE43 7HY
£65 per person + booking fee
📣 Calling all North East Creatives!
Counting down to the DYCP Round 24 deadline ?!⏰
A small group, in person workshop facilitated by Fran Arnold offering you TAILORED SUPPORT
NOW IS THE TIME to take your DYCP application to new heights 🎢
Hi!
I’m Fran Arnold
I’m an Artist and Creative Producer living in Northumberland, working right across the North East
That’s me 👈 at the end of my DYCP in 2025!
Can you tell by the woolly cardigan my temporary studio was a little chilly in late 2025?!
Behind me are collages and drawings, small and large, charcoal and pastel, good and bad dreadful, which I’d created during TRAINING with the Royal Drawing School funded by Developing Your Creative Practice
I left Newcastle University in 2009 wondering what London’s art schools could bring, but it was all SOOO out of reach. Now, I can’t imagine city life
Developing Your Creative Practice OPENDED THE DOOR to my dream training AND MORE!
Learning online with RDS’s exceptional tutors I was part of a small group of creatives all trying, failing and flourishing
WITHOUT DYCP, I’d never have the savings to have invest in the courses I took. What’s more, my drawings, teaching & producing practice today would never have taken the leap forward that has since I completed DYCP in 2025
It all began as I drove the length of the North East twice a week for a year,
wondering what my future might be…
DREAMS ARE PRECIOUS
and ABSOLUTELY ACHIEVEABLE!
I’ll dream big with you. I’ll help you to clarify your plans
We’ll carve out YOUR REALITY
Join me on Tuesday 23 June
9 am- 4.30pm
DRAW Studio, Stocksfield
£65 / person + booking fee
Limited to 6 people so you get tailored support!
FAQs
What is it?
Let’s start with what it is NOT!
It’s not…general advice about DYCP, a large group webinar, a one hour talk, ACE guidance
There’s plenty of this out there and I thoroughly recommend tuning in ahead of this workshop to an A-N webinar & reading the ACE Guidance
So, what can I expect?
A small group, in person workshop offering you tailored support
It’s a workshop full of DOING to take your draft DCYP to finalised application!
Will you look at my draft application?
Yes!
Bring everything you’ve worked on so far to this workshop - it’s time to refine, clarify and finalise it: TOGETHER!
As a small group of up to 6 creatives, you’ll gain new perspectives and fresh insight on your draft application from the wider group and have tailored support from me during the session
I’ve got so many questions, can you help?
Yes!
Bring your questions along and we’ll unpack them as a small group - I promise you won’t be alone in your thoughts
We can also explore answers to your questions in the afternoon for a 30 minute one-to-one.