SHE CAN'T GO OUT IN PUBLIC WITHOUT A DISGUISE AND A BODYGUARD 

New start

Volunteering at the Whitworth Art Gallery

I spent the summer volunteering for the family programme at the Whitworth Art Gallery, in the run up to their closure this week with a festival in the park. As well as helping out with their childrens' classes a few days a week over the summer (DIY Art & Colourful Sundays), I worked at the festival with a kite making workshop and various childrens' activities, helped make some of the decorations for the park, namely cutting, decorating and sewing together about 300m of bunting, and also helped put together the 'Memory Shed'.

As well as gaining experience in a creative job area, I have made contacts with people at the Whitworth Gallery (for when they re-open as I will be finishing my degree), and have also gained some inspiration for my dissertation, being around kids in a creative environment. I got to speak to some like-minded people, and some that have done similar degrees to mine, and spoke to them about what to do after a degree if you don't want to be an artist. 

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Pablo Picasso