New Tell Us TV website asks how Arts and Culture impacts on Young People’s lives

 Creativity, Culture & Education (CCE) is launching a new website called Tell Us TV (www.tellustv.co.uk. CCE, the national arts education charity, is asking all children and young people to upload their videos to Tell Us TV detailing why arts and culture is important to them.

Experiences in arts and culture are proven to be vital in enabling children and young people to unlock their talent and realise their potential. They contribute in powerful ways to personal development, enhancing life skills as well as building confidence. In launching the Tell Us TV website, CCE will learn more about how a wide range of young people access arts and culture, what types of activity they are interested in and what they want to achieve in terms of their own talents and creativity.  Paul Collard, Chief Executive of CCE, said: “At a time of funding cuts to the arts it is vital that we know more about children’s experiences with arts and culture to enable us to build for the future.”

CCE is launching the new website alongside a month-long tour of England with its Tell Us Bus. The bus will visit events including Coventry’s Godiva Festival as well as schools, youth centres and cultural hubs across England. CCE be asking thousands of 7-19 year-olds about their experiences, hobbies and activities on board the full-size double-decker Tell Us Bus. The results of the Tell Us Bus tour will be collated into a report prepared by young people, which will be announced in October 2010.

CCE (www.creativitycultureeducation.org) is the national organisation which aims to transform lives by harnessing the potential of creative learning and cultural opportunity. CCE manages England’s flagship creative learning programme Creative Partnerships. For further information on Creativity, Culture & Education visit www.creativitycultureeducation.org and for the Tell Us Bus tour see www.tellustv.co.uk