Maryna is a Gallery Host in the Pedestrian Gallery on a weekly basis.  We asked her to share her experience so far . . .

"Being a volunteer at the Pedestrian Gallery as a Gallery Host, I often get asked:

‘Why are you volunteering?’

When I started volunteering I saw this involvement as an opportunity to improve my communication skills and get an experience in the creative environment. At that time I was planning on going into Advertising and Marketing as a career route.

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Kylie North is the latest Creator to add her re-shirt item to the blog.  Here's what she had to say about her experience:

"I thought the Re-shirt exhibition was great. I really wanted to be involved in making a piece of art from a t-shirt. I generally make short silent videos and have wanted to incorporate music into my work, and thought this would be the chance to do that, visually. I own a lot of vinyl records at home and my parents have a lot just sitting around, I wanted to make the most..

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Junqi Zheng

Gallery Host

"I have been volunteering as a host at the Pedestrian Gallery for more than two months. Although the original reason for joining Pedestrian was based on my passion for art work and creativity, I have experienced much more than that.

Over the past couple weeks every shift was a refreshing experience! With a brand new exhibition going on every week I am constantly inspired and touched by artistic works: it is more than just colors or shapes, but the powers which..

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Shivani Mistry has been on work experience with us for two weeks, and today is her last day.

"I have been incredibly busy this week working in the gallery. We have a new exhibition entitled ‘The stories we tell ourselves’ that has been brought to us by Natasha Carraz.  The exhibition is really interesting since she has taken the photos from the 1970’s home movies. If you still haven’t seen the work please come along! I have also finished my ‘re-shirt’, if you still haven’t subm..

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"This week has been an eventful week!

We have had a brand new exhibition entitled 'ExhibitArt' which includes work from Pippa Sanger and Sarah Shepherd.  On the 3rd May we also had a late open viewing which I helped prepare for. If you still haven't seen the exhibition yet you still come and have a look by the 7th May!

I have also been researching the different businesses that are based in the LCB Depot, I have found 3 really creative businesses which are; The Mighty Creatives, Ruth Si..

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Shivani Mistry our new work experience student has joined the Pedestrian team for the next two weeks. Here's what she's been up to so far...

"I’m currently undertaking work experience at Pedestrian for 2 weeks. I am a GCSE student at Sir Jonathan North Community College and I am interested in media. I applied to work at Pedestrian because I would like to widen my knowledge on the different aspects in media. I also had the experience of working as a gallery host in their gallery.  At my sch..

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This month the Pedestrian Planters project has seen lots of building sessions get off to a really good start, and we're happy to report they've been a massive success!

First stop was St Marks Youth Centre who had two sessions.  The first was with a boys group who built the planters in record time and then created some Damian Hurst inspired painted designs. The second session with a girls group took more time to create truly personalised planters. The St Marks centre were so inspired by the p..

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Our call for applications to our Summer Open Art Exhibition is now live !

Entrys are free, and if selected you can participate from as little as £10.  To apply, you'll need to have a look through the info by clicking here.  If you have any questions please contact Jodie on open@pedestrian.info

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This is what we're thinking about this week - what's going on for you ? 

Lots of ideas and possibilities are flowin' . . . here's a snippet.

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Leah Wright is completing a volunteer placement at Pedestrian. 

"Whilst working at Pedestrian as a facilitator in the Creative Enterprise classes it has been apparent how much work goes into each session. The Tutors work hard to pass on their skills and knowledge to students in a way which makes the classes as exciting as possible for everyone involved.

Students have been watching Dragons Den and The Apprentice and been analysing the skills used by the participants of the programmes. T..

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The Spark Children's Arts Festival is a two-week summer festival of the performing and visual arts for children in Leicester and Leicestershire, which takes place every year in May and June.

www.sparkfestival.co.uk

This is what we've got going on at Pedestrian...

Learn how to mix and scratch your favourite songs. Run by Pedestrian Tutor Gra Roberts, a local musician and DJ, the workshop will use a variety of equipment including vinyl on turntables and DJing software on Apple computers..

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After gaining funds from the Local Food grant scheme, the Pedestrian Planters project has now started and what a month to start it in!  The weather has been just right so far, but fingers crossed for rain when we plant the seeds in the coming weeks. 

This month we have been getting to know all the groups we will be working with and getting an idea of what they want to grow. As everyone's (literal!) tastes and needs for food is different, we wanted the contents of the planters to be as p..

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My name is Naomi and I am a Youth and Community Development student from De Montfort University here at Pedestrian for placement. Since the beginning of Creative Enterprise 2011/2012 the young people have been working on an array of enterprising projects. Although I have only been here since November there has been a great transition made by the young people. A lot of students have great ideas and the potential to develop those ideas. Over the past few months I have seen those ideas develo..

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Following a recent visit from Ofsted to the Secondary Behaviour Support Service, vocational providers across the city are celebrating a great achievement.  The vocational courses and their providers have been rated as Outstanding, the highest classification available. We're really thrilled here at Pedestrian that we are continuing to supply a high quality service to learners across the East Midlands.

Pedestrian Provision has been delivering accredited courses since 2008, giving ..

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Over the past couple of months the Window Curators have been developing their second experience #LeicesterIsMe.

The Window Curators are an artistic initiative working within the Pedestrian Gallery. On a voluntary basis they develop and facilitate new and exciting experiences to engage the local community of Leicester.

After carefully evaluating and celebrating the success of their last experience 'On The First Sleigh of Christmas' the group got their teeth sunk into exploring new and c..

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Maryna Samokhina joined the Pedestrian Gallery in early 2012.  She was seeking an opportunity to join a creative team and contribute to the arts and cultural scene in Leicester.  We think she's ended up at the right place !

"I have been volunteering as a Gallery Host at the Pedestrian Gallery for a little more than a month and it has been a significantly rewarding and valuable experience. Probably the best thing about the Gallery is a pleasant atmosphere, which is created by both people..

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Camilla Maddison is one of our newly engaged Gallery Hosts, who volunteers in the Gallery on a weekly basis.  Here's how she's got on so far . . .

"When I decided to volunteer at Pedestrian Gallery, I envisioned elegantly gliding around some serene gallery, telling visitors about the artists, commenting on the brushwork and possibly throwing in a few french phrases, however now I have been a Gallery Host for a few weeks, I can say that this position is so much more!

While there is of c..

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Pedestrian Tutors were at Vision Youth Cafe, Towcester, last Friday engaging 11-16 year olds with fun drop in workshops. Gra Roberts and Jamie Copper shared their skills in Music Production, DJing and Turntablism.

Gra said, "It was a really good insight into the facility the vision cafe offers to its community. The workshop was a delight to deliver! The young people attending were all really interested and inquisitve to learn more and more!"

Several had a go at DJing, whilst their mates lea..

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Maisie Bamford applied to be a Gallery Host in January 2012.  After a successful start she's now firmly in the Gallery calendar as our Wednesday Host alongside Leah Wright.  We asked her to write a few words about what she's been up to so far . . .

"I have been a Gallery Host at the Pedestrian Gallery for a couple of weeks now.  I applied for the position in order to gain experience working in a creative environment. I am currently studying History of Art at the University of Leice..

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Hannah Baker is one of our Gallery Host and has been with us since the beginning of December. Here's a snapshot of what she's been up to so far...

'When I first started as a gallery host my main aim was to get back into the art world after graduating from a Fine Art Degree a few months earlier. Having been away from Leicester while at university I was keen to find out more about what was happening locally and the Gallery Host position seemed like a perfect opportunity for me to do this while gain..

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Young people from Moat Community College presented and produced in school radio programmes, complete with advertising, as part of an innovative and creative learning programme encouraging listening, speaking and literacy.

A cohort of students under the expert guidance of Heart FM producer and Pedestrian Tutor Jay Dormer completed the sessions in December 2011. Students were given the freedom to make shows about issues that interested them. They chose to address the v..

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Tutor: Jo Lees

Since term started on the 5th September we have seen the interest of the young people blossom. 

In the past few months the tutors have worked hard to show the young people that their work could be a blueprint for their actual reality. Many of the young people are quite business minded and tutors are continuing to illustrate how their hobbies and interests can be developed into a profitable outcome. This course includes developing an understanding communication and the wa..

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