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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