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October 2, 2023 Art Fund Open Brief: Photojournalism

It's that time again! We've teamed up for our final Art Fund of 2023, collaborating this time with Shutterstock to offer photographers of Global Majority Heritage the chance to win £500.

August 12, 2023 Meet the August Artists In Residence: Power

Following the announcement of our first brief in June centred around power, we invited artists to submit their artistic interpretations for our second theme: Power.

June 9, 2023 June 2023 Artist In Residence Open Brief: Power

We’re teaming up with @clearchanneluk and @shutterstock in 2023 to offer more UK creatives of  African, Caribbean and Asian descent the chance to have their work displayed across the UK in outdoor media.

March 29, 2023 April 2023 Artist In Residence Open Brief – Perspectives On The Future

Could you be the next recipient of the POCC Clear Channel and Shutterstock art fund? Submit your art today for the chance to win £500 and free media space.

December 19, 2022 Meet the November Artists In Residence: The Power of Your Heritage

Following the announcement of our brief in October, we invited South Asian artists to submit their artistic interpretations...

October 12, 2022 October Artist In Residence: The Power of Heritage

The final instalment of the Artist In Residence fund is now open for submissions and we ask artists to reflect on self-equity.

October 6, 2022 Meet the August Artists In Residence: Self-Equity

Following the announcement of our first brief in April centred around equity, we invited artists to submit their artistic interpretations for our third theme: Self-Equity.

August 23, 2022 Pocc Film Club Presents: An Evening with Aneil Karia

Join us this September for a special evening with Oscar-award winning Aneil Karia and a selection of esteemed Pocc filmmakers.

August 17, 2022 August Artist In Residence: Self Equity

The third instalment of the Artist In Residence fund is now open for submissions and we ask artists to reflect on self-equity.

August 16, 2022 V&A Africa Fashion Exclusive Viewing

Secure your space to an exclusive viewing of the ★★★★★ V&A Africa Fashion exhibition.

July 28, 2022 Pocc x Today at Apple Workshops – Explore Belonging Through the Art of Filmmaking

Explore belonging through the art of filmmaking in these free hands-on sessions with industry-leading producers and directors. Brought to you by Pocc, Apple Creative Studios London and the Mayor of London.

June 29, 2022 Apply to the 2022 Pocc x Hoala Brand Strategy Course Scholarship

Calling all strategists: Pocc and Hoala have teamed up to offer a FREE scholarship to the prestigious Brand Strategy Professional Master Course. Apply today!

June 27, 2022 Pocc Film Club: An Evening with Simon Frederick and Caroline Adeyemi

The Pocc Film Club presents “An Evening With…” a series of screenings and events welcoming highly accomplished filmmakers from the Pocc community and beyond.

May 24, 2022 Apply to the Google Rare Leadership Academy

We're proud to partner with Google Rare to reserve 10 spaces for POCC members on the Rare Leadership Academy 2022.

May 12, 2022 Managing Stress as a PoC Creator (in 2022)

For Mental Health Awareness Week, Pocc is highlighting how we can identify and manage three major sources of stress as creators in 2022.

May 12, 2022 May Artist In Residence: Family (Closed)

The second instalment of the Pocc, Clear Channel and Shutterstock Artist in Residence fund is live - and this time we're celebrating family.

May 6, 2022 Meet the April Artists In Residence: it’s all about equity.

Meet the Artists In Residence selected for their artistic interpretations to this month's brief: what does equity mean to you?

April 12, 2022 Apply for the WACL Next Generation Leadership Event

Pocc partnered with WACL to offer a select number of free spaces to this year's Festival of Talent 2022.

April 7, 2022 Apply for the Pocc x APA Producer Masterclass Scholarship 2022

Pocc has partnered with the Advertising Producers Association (APA) to offer an exclusive opportunity for two Pocc members to join this year's Producer Masterclass course 9th-13th May 2022.

March 23, 2022 Want to see your creative work on UK billboards?

Pocc, Clear Channel and Shutterstock have teamed up in 2022 to amplify and support the creative expressions of underrepresented artists through a new Artist In Residence programme.

March 22, 2022 Mind the Gap Report: Career Progression for Black Marketing Professionals

We spoke with 25 Black marketing professionals to understand the problems facing poor retention and promotion levels of Black talent into senior positions. Download the report today.

March 16, 2022 Experiments In Waste Hack Lab 2022

Pocc has partnered with Good For Nothing and Experiments in Waste to provide three spaces to the Refillable Future Hack Lab taking place March 31st and Friday 1st April 2022.

March 10, 2022 Meet the final awardees of the Pocc x Shutterstock Artist grants

Meet the winners of the Pocc x Shutterstock artist grants.

February 1, 2022 Pocc X Shutterstock Artist Grants February 2022

To celebrate Lunar New Year and U.S. Black History month, Pocc and Shutterstock are collaborating this February to offer grants to visual and music artists.

January 19, 2022 NFTs: What PoC Creators Need to Know for 2022

NFTs, NFTs, NFTs. An eerie echo in the background of every virtual industry conference, it was just another buzzword of many in 2021. Or was it?

November 12, 2021 Rewriting the Narrative: The Harder They Fall and Reclaiming Cinema with Netflix UK

Jeymes Samuel said “Every time I tell people there were Black people in the Old West, people look at me like I am crazy.” There’s an assumption, instilled in the public by a false cinematic narrative, that the Wild West was a vast expanse of dusty, Caucasian-only communities.

September 23, 2021 Pocc and RCRDSHOP present: The Sauce

If you weren’t there, where were you? On 9th September Pocc collaborated with RCRDSHOP, taking over the Serpentine Pavilion at Kensington Gardens host The Sauce