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  • Dust: Transforming Contemporary Dance

    Dust: Transforming Contemporary Dance

    Zealous Stories: Digital winners, Andrej Boleslavský and Mária Júdová have been investigating the creative potential of technology for over a decade. Their work combines the exploration of technologically informed dance practices with participatory performances, body movement, time and space.

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  • Freelancer Survival Guide

    Freelancer Survival Guide

    There’s no one size fits all approach when it comes to managing your freelance business. Whether you’re already self-employed, or thinking about taking the plunge, our survival guide highlights some of the vital factors that will make diving into these uncharted waters a little less daunting!

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  • Illustrating the Everyday

    Illustrating the Everyday

    Introducing four illustrators on Zealous who consistently produce engaging work and seamlessly merge illustration with storytelling. These artists share an inviting playful aesthetic, illuminating familiar themes encountered in everyday life.

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  • Enhancing Your Creative Environment

    Enhancing Your Creative Environment

    Creativity cannot function in a void; it needs an effective environment to flourish. Whether it’s our bedroom, office or studio, the spaces that we spend time in impact our productivity, thinking and work ethic. We’ve compiled some of our top-tips to help you both maximise and appreciate your surroundings.

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  • The Art of Changing Humanity

    The Art of Changing Humanity

    How can we rebalance society in a world where politics, core beliefs, and knowledge have become increasingly extreme.

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  • How to best schedule your open call

    How to best schedule your open call

    A short guide on how long you should keep submissions open for, how long you should give judges and when you should be making your selection.

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  • Recreating Natural Phenomena

    Recreating Natural Phenomena

    Zealous Stories Sculpture winner, Daria Jelonek, is a media artist, researcher and designer based in London. Her work is situated in the field of interactive design and immersive art installations, often focusing on the relationship between nature and technology.

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  • Top Picks For Your March Cultural Calendar

    Top Picks For Your March Cultural Calendar

    If your March calendar is looking a little lacklustre, don’t panic! We’ve compiled our top 5 picks for the month so that you can schedule in your weekly dose of creative culture without lifting a finger! From architectural storytelling to lunchtime piano concerts, you’re sure to find something to enjoy in this round-up of the…

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