Nicola and Tim: On their experience volunteering at CI advising giving tutorials to FA Students.

Originally recorded last year in March 2019 on the 16.3.2019 in person inside my beautiful red den sculptural installation titled Roseanna’s Everlasting Den when it was exhibited at The Minories Art Gallery in Colchester Essex as part of the exhibition Lost In Wonderland curated by my wonderful fellow artist creative friend Gemma Abbott who worked their previously before it had ti close unfortunately this year due to the horrible virus Covid-19 but luckily now its with its management still The Victor Batte-Lay Foundation and The Arts Council of England too combined getting sorted out taken care off to reshape and re build it keeping its character hopefully too as it’s such a pretty lovely building compared to Firstsite Art Gallery next door which is this big modern building. so hopefully in the future it will be back up and running for the public also with great new cafe too as I loved the cafe also. With two of my wonderful best friends Nicola and Tim on talking about their experience volunteering helping out Foundation Art Students at Colchester Institute in Colchester Essex. I do hope you enjoy if anyone listens to this as they talk honestly and openly Nicola and Tim. This was something I was interested in doing too as I love the idea of helping out giving some advice the Foundation Students having been one myself but I’ve never had the chance yet and maybe now it’s not something that I want to definitely happen now still but could still be a fun experience say if it did happen maybe potentially especially after hearing how Nicola and Tim had to prepare for each chat with each student in the groups they got learning about each students work individually and they don’t get a lot of time with each student to give out feedback in tutorials a few minutes I think for each student I don’t know if I could do it actually particularly on my own it would be quite intense and stressful maybe at times so in that sense I think they were lucky they were doing it both together to be able to back each other if one is lost in thoughts knowing what to say for that student that would be my worry. I obviously always feel so comfortable and easy doing a podcast with them as they are two of my best friends so I hope that comes across our natural chatty conversational friends camaraderie together we have. Finally give it a listen if your interested and enjoy it. Finally if you can share it with your friends spread the word on this raw un edited podcast of mine would be much appreciated. Thanks. Roseanna