Saturday, 28 April 2018

Volunteering at Elcaf



Saw an advertisement on instergram for Elcafs festival that is happening at the end of june and this is a fairly quite month for me , apart from setting up final exhibition at uni I have nothing really lined for the end of june. I plan to start the print club london internship in July in time   hanbury time so in june I though it would be good to get somthing in before then. At elcaf they run workshops ,  talks with current and uncoming artist both uk and international based. It is ideal for networking. Also you help set up different exhibitions in Nobrow HQ and at the event in hackney, and this is somthing that I need more experiance in. Hopefully should hear something back soon.

This is the paragraph I wrote on the appilcation from:


Hello ! my name is Megan , I am a freelance Illustrator about to graduate from Ba (Hons) Illustration at Leeds Arts University. Within my practise I specialises in narrative and sequential illustration for both publishing and editorial. However, alongside this I have been organising and running creative workshops for my current part time job at the university, as part of the ambassador team for 3 years. As part of this role I am often giving tours to large groups of people, explaining the different facilities we have at the university so I am confident in public speaking but the job has also allowed me to work with a wide range of people. As part of my final year dissertation I decide to carry out a series of self-initiated workshops in collaboration with the British Refugee Council. As part of the 4-month collaboration I ran and organised several prints based workshops for the Refugees and Asylum seekers, who use the council’s services. It was fantastic to use print as a tool to create positive impact and make it accessible, so the individuals who took part could try something new. I am also about to undertake an internship at Print Club London, supporting them in workshops and upcoming projects. Making the arts accessible it all is vital, just as much as it is promoting and support current and emerging professional, which is what elcaf does so well. I would be fantastic to help support elcaf and work within a vibrant and fun community. 


Worried it might be too long but it covers all the key points I wanted to get across.
























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