Calling all CCI Students – be part of New Creatives 2013
Posted on 12. Sep, 2012 by admin in Architecture, Art Design and Media, Creative and Cultural Industries, Creative Arts Film and Media, Creative Campus, Creative Technologies, Opportunities
The University of Portsmouth, Aspex Gallery and six FE colleges/sixth form colleges are jointly inviting Creative and Cultural Industries students to work with a commissioned artist for New Creatives 2013, an artist-led exhibition project aiming to inspire FE students and exploring ‘Does making things make us human?’. Please note this is an unpaid, voluntary work initiative.
What’s in it for you?
Three selected CCI students will each work as ‘buddies’ with a commissioned professional artist who will lead the students in two FE colleges each, from the period September 2012 – May 2013. The participating colleges are South Downs, Highbury, Gosport, Havant, St Vincent’s, Fareham and Chichester.
The external influence of working with a professional artist, gallery, Faculty member and FE college will build your confidence and provide professional practice. You will experience how creative professionals work in education and learn how a ‘creative brief’ can be delivered in a wider cultural context, at the same time as learning personal skills such as negotiation, organisation and communication skills.
The project will give you the opportunity to make your own creative blog in support of the artists which will be linked to from the New Creatives website www.newcreatives.org.uk
What’s the job?
If selected you will be asked to:
- Attend a launch event on 22 October 2012 at Aspex Gallery.
- Liaise closely with one of the commissioned professional artists on your availability.
- Shadow or buddy the artist on two visits to FE colleges, observing, recording and assisting where necessary.
- Remain in contact with the CCI Faculty Promotions Manager as a link between colleges, artists and the University.
- Record your experience as part of your professional practice as a student creative practitioner.
- Act as an ‘ambassador’ for the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries in a key regional cultural project.
- Attend the exhibition preview at Aspex on Friday 8 March 2013.
How can I participate?
Please send a 200-300 word ‘expression of interest’ plus your CV, including your contact details by email to denise.callender@port.ac.uk.
Deadline for submissions: Monday 8 October 2012.
Contact
For more information visit www.newcreatives.org.uk or contact denise.callender@port.ac.uk or 023 9284 5197.
What did last year’s buddies say?
‘I have really enjoyed my time working on New Creatives. It has been a completely new experience for me to gain an insight into the workings of both colleges and a gallery, and also to buddy Patti Gaal-Holmes. I have particularly enjoyed helping the FE students to develop their initial ideas, and to provide advice from my own position as a third year Illustration student at university. Patti has also made the experience thoroughly enjoyable, and has been very helpful in telling me about her professional work and also allowing me to visit her studio at Artspace. All in all, this process has been beneficial to me in many ways, and I am looking forward to the exhibition at Aspex Gallery!’ Katie Beltrami, UoP BA (Hons) Illustration, ‘buddy’ to commissioned artist
“Working with the New Creatives project has been one of the greatest opportunities as a young artist so far. I have engaged with a variety of different people, of different ages and abilities. It has been interesting and fun working so closely with Dawn. The project allowed me an insight into how other artists work and how to encourage and nurture the ideas and creative possibilities of younger minds within the FE workshops.” Laura Fazackerley, UoP BA (Hons) Photography, ‘buddy’ to commissioned artist
