| Following the successful first BlindCorner project at V@GLOBE in North Shields, Globe Gallery are now offering young people aged 16 to 25 with a range of other volunteering opportunities in the arts. Anyone is welcome to come along and you don't need any experience of art. Volunteers can get involved in several different ways: take part in workshops in the gallery and outdoors at various places in the area; help develop the projects and plan for the future; hold your own art workshops; get experience of setting up exhibitions; get experience of helping gallery visitors; etc.
V@GLOBE is a great place to get involved in creative activities that really do make a difference to the local community. Everyone is equal so it's a great place to meet new friends in a safe environment.
Current events include:
TIDES OF CHANGE
Every Monday and Tuesday, 12pm to 3pm from June 16th 2008
A series of workshops exploring North Tyneside’s riverside – its industrial past and its ongoing regeneration. The workshops are led by vinvolved volunteers Josie Dick and Louise de Froment, second year Fine Art students from Newcastle University. Josie has experience of organising participative contemporary art workshops that incorporate aspects of performance, drawing and video in unusual and exciting new ways; Louise is interested in performance and sound/ video installations. We will be working outside of the gallery, along the riverside, and also in Globe’s North Shields gallery.
The aim is to engage with local people and the various riverside environments to bring North Tyneside’s past and future together through a wide range of contemporary arts activities. As the project progresses, we intend to add more workshops by other volunteers and we will end with an exhibition somewhere in North Tyneside to display everyone's finished work. So if you like meeting people and would like to explore North Tyneside’s riverside throughout this summer, why not get involved in this exciting arts project?
GROW
Every Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 12pm from July 8th 2008 until 21st August 2008
A project exploring North Tyneside's allotment culture and the wider themes of plants, growing and presentation. There will be two workshops every week, led by vinvolved volunteers.
We will be working outside of the gallery and also in Globe’s North Shields gallery. We will also be working with members of Marden High School, Wallsend Floral Art Club, North Tyneside Council and a floral artist with experience of working at Alnwick Castle Gardens. The project will conclude with the installation of a contemporary art gallery at The Parks as part of the North Tyneside Horticultural and Health Show, taking place on the weekend of 16th and 17th of August 2008.
The aim is to engage with local people through a wide range of contemporary arts activities focusing on plants and flowers and how they are grown. So if you like meeting people and would like to explore North Tyneside’s gardens and allotments throughout this summer, why not get involved in this exciting arts project?
The meeting place for all workshops is Globe Hub, North Shields. All workshops will be supervised by a member of Globe’s staff. You do not need any previous experience of art – just come along and get involved in whatever way you want.
For more information about volunteering and getting involved please phone or email either gallery and ask for Stephen.
For more information about vinvolved, please see:
www.vinspired.com
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