Volunteering at g39 (1B)

Library cataloguing The John Gingell Award Library cataloguing

Up to this point, my experience within the arts has primarily been within the realms of photography, which is why I was keen to take this opportunity to gain experience within the broader contemporary arts scene.  Last week I began volunteering at g39 (some iphone photographs above) and I have so far spent one day cataloguing the ever expanding warp (Wales artist resource programme) library and one day invigilating the gallery space.  It’s been rather lovely and surreal going back into a gallery as a volunteer after interning at Ffotogallery. I’ve really missed being within the gallery space and it’s fantastic to have this opportunity to be amongst contemporary art and conversations about art/ideas.

I’ll be volunteering again next week, but before then I’ll be participating in the Curating Contemporary Performance Course at Arnolfini.  I’m really pleased to have a place on the course, as I’m keen to further engage with performing arts and the curating and programming of performing arts in particular.  Last year I participated in Tania Bruguera’s Artes Mundi performance of Tatlin’s Whisper #5 and it was here that my interest in performance arts was sparked.  The event was unlike anything I had ever before experienced and it opened my eyes to an arts practice I knew little about.