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Old musical instruments and recording equipment are being gathered for a new “Kit Bank” designed to help young artists achieve success.<\/p>\n
Organisers Cambridge Junction and its partners said they hoped the initiative – similar to a food bank – would “open up a world of creativity, confidence, and opportunity”.<\/p>\n
They are welcoming donations including studio equipment, musical instruments, DJ controllers and laptops.<\/p>\n
Beth Bailey, Cambridge Junction’s head of creative learning, said the project aimed “to make essential equipment accessible to young artists who experience barriers in their lives”.<\/p>\n
Ms Bailey said: “Donating equipment or financial support to the scheme will give young people we work with the opportunity to develop their art form, outside of the walls of a workshop space, as they begin their careers in the creative industries.”<\/p>\n
One of the participants in the venue’s creative learning project, said: “Equipment is expensive, but since joining this programme, having access to equipment and performing at places like Cambridge Junction has been huge.”<\/p>\n
The Kit Bank is a partnership between Lyrix Organix, Romsey Mill, Anglia Ruskin University, YMCA, and other youth support charities.<\/p>\n
Equipment donations are being accepted at Cambridge Junction, Cambridge YMCA, and Anglia Ruskin University.<\/p>\n
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