Questioning the need for art college
28th July 2019
Holly joined the Lab in order to explore collaborative practice and build on her experience running workshops....
Stories
Grateful for the opportunity to explore
12th January 2019
’Excited to be part of the Arts Lab team, it has given me the opportunity to explore even more where I want to go as an artist and how I...
‘First paid job doing what I love’
20th November 2018
Chris’s original involvement with Arts Lab was through the PPD (professional practice development) programme at Plymouth College of Art. Recently graduated from Plymouth College of Art, he began work with...
‘Curating should benefit wellbeing in the community’
29th September 2018
Fran, 22, worked with us as a volunteer studio assistant between graduating from History of Art at the University of West England and beginning her Masters in Curating at Bristol...
‘College isn’t for me’
10th August 2018
Anna, 22, has been with Arts Lab since it started in 2016 both as a regular attendee of our workshops and as a young artist volunteer. Having successfully got into...
‘I curated my first exhibition before going to college’
20th July 2018
Jordan, 22, was on the Arts Lab team for a few months between 2017 and 2018. Building bridges between young, Totnesian creatives and opportunities made available by Arts Lab, he...
Having worked in business all my life, I find art gives deeper meaning
28th June 2018
STUART is a Totnes-based, self-taught artist who’s spent most of his life working in business. He took up a ‘Splash’ residency at Arts Lab for a weekend, showing his paintings...
Mia’s testing ground for new audiences
29th March 2018
Between her Art Foundation Course and beginning undergraduate studies, Mia, 21, tested the ground at the Lab for engaging new audiences. With a passion for inclusion through art, in 2018...
Tansy dreams of becoming a film director
28th February 2018
At 16, whilst Tansy was studying Film, Photography and English at A level at the local secondary school, she became the Lab’s volunteer film-maker. She has produced 5 films for Arts...