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Short Supply We help emerging artists to develop through events, talks & workshops đź’Ą

15/06/2026

You should be seeing more artists work on the streets.

So we opened UP NEXT.

Apply now, First link. đź”—

Short Supply and JACK ARTS present UP NEXT: an opportunity for emerging artists to have their work shown publicly across the UK, taking work from sketchbooks, camera rolls and studio walls into real public space.

We want more artists to experience that shift.
And if you know someone whose work should be out in the world, DM them or tag them in the comments ⚡️

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There’s a particular kind of pressure that follows artists in their 20s around. 🌧️ In previous generations this was supp...
08/06/2026

There’s a particular kind of pressure that follows artists in their 20s around. 🌧️

In previous generations this was supposed to be the time you had the most fun and took the most risks. Allowed yourself space to figure out what you wanted to do, and how you wanted to do it.

Now, the name of the game seems to be having it figured out as quickly as possible. To look like it’s working before you’ve even had enough time to work out what you actually want.

We’ve read enough “is it over for you if you’ve not made it by 25?” posts to last a lifetime.

Ambition is not the problem. Wanting momentum is not the problem. Working hard is not the problem.

The problem is how easy it is to build a version of success around other people’s expectations, then realise you’ve ended up in a practice, pace or identity that doesn’t actually feel like yours.

You are allowed to try.
You are allowed to get it wrong.
You are allowed to change your mind.
You are allowed to be talented and still unsure.

Not knowing yet is not failure. It’s information.

So we got a load of DMs overnight saying “where’s this announcement??” and in classic Instagram fashion, it sent it to a...
05/06/2026

So we got a load of DMs overnight saying “where’s this announcement??” and in classic Instagram fashion, it sent it to about 0.1% of you. 🤦‍♀️

So here it is:
WE’RE TAKING OUR FIRST LIVE PROJECT TO EDINBURGH FRINGE

What’s an idea you’ve always wanted to try, but haven’t yet?

This August, STEP ONE debuts at the Scottish Storytelling Centre: a free drop-in live project inviting people to sit down, say the thing out loud, and begin somewhere.

STEP ONE
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
7–22 August
2–4pm daily
Free drop-in

What’s yours?

Thanks so much to for hosting this new weird thing we’re doing, and we hope to see you in August!!! 🙌

For the ideas that keep hanging around.The ones you haven’t started.The ones you haven’t said out loud.The ones that sti...
31/05/2026

For the ideas that keep hanging around.

The ones you haven’t started.
The ones you haven’t said out loud.
The ones that still feel like they might be something.

You know the one.

More soon.

One chair.One question.A very small beginning.More soon.
29/05/2026

One chair.
One question.
A very small beginning.

More soon.

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