Heather Kirk & Lizzie
Thompson reflect on their favourite moments being part of Get Involved 17, the
Nottingham Contemporary youth group
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| The Lab |
HK:
Only being part of Get Involved 17 since the beginning of January, the first
few months for me have been eye opening. I first heard about Get Involved 17 through
my college and I immediately thought it would be a great opportunity for me to
build on my skills, get a taste of the art world and experience working with other
aspiring young artists which will help me with my Fine Art degree.
LT:
After joining Get Involved 17 in September there have been many memorable
moments. We have organised events and showcased these to the public, made films
of the public’s opinions and made artwork which is to be showcased in Bulwell
Riverside. It has been an exciting experience and within it I have made many
new friends.
I
particularly enjoyed our first project, The
Lab, as this was a completely new experience for me. We were able to ‘take
over’ The Space for a whole weekend and hold an event which we had been
planning, inspired by Klaus Weber’s exhibition. We had lots of stalls each
inspired by different pieces of artwork and involved the public in different
ways. For example we made a tree, on which we hung old, broken and unwanted
items, to show how humanity was trying to control nature and was abusing the
environment. This linked to Klaus Weber’s ‘Tornado machine’ as he too was
trying to control nature. The rest of the stalls followed a similar thread,
with the ‘13 impossible questions’, sound machine, and ultimate invention
designer. We also created a film asking people around Nottingham ‘If you could
invent anything what would it be?’
HK:
Being introduced into Get Involved 17 proved to be a decision well made. One of
the qualities of the group is the strong connection between everyone, and the
friendship that we share. The Bulwell Riverside Project has to be my quality
moment within Get Involved 17. This is because we have had the opportunity to
work with a local centre and create pieces of work to represent The River Leen
in Bulwell, which will then be exhibited within the building for a few months.
This is a great opportunity as we are learning and gaining skills throughout the
project. It also gives us the chance to exhibit our work and explain it to
members of the public and people in the art world! I am very grateful for this
opportunity and I don’t doubt that there are more quality moments to be had in
the future.
LT:
This whole experience was particularly memorable to me as it was my first
project within the group and was exciting and new. Throughout the whole
project I enjoyed acquiring new social, marketing and creative skills to
carry on in the future.
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