Catchup day - mentor notes and finding new things to try: paint mediums/processes

Received some useful information from Katey to support the work I'm doing. mentor and engagement role.

Our objectives are around:

1. Networking and connections with arts and culture organisations and people in Stoke-on-Trent, relating to employment, volunteering, training and developing new links and relationships.

2. Support and advice around the development of the Unicube / Project space in the Flaxman Building, and promotion of related networking events.

3. Explore opportunities to get more involved with Art UK, such as writing about Tagger.

Have signed up to Appetite Bites and Stoke Creates newsletters as recommended, to be able to see what's happening locally in the arts, and have had some useful conversations about uniqube - in terms of what's realistic. I thought that as long as there was a plan that was communicated with the rest of the MA_CAP group, we'd all pull together to make things happen but actually, not many people came in or were in touch during research week and there's not much happening. I think in order for anything to happen I need to take a lead or enlist people that I know will get involved in the same way.- Will review the dates/plans.

Have a document about Building relationships with people new to the arts, from Creative people and places. (CPP)

Nabbed a list of materials from an oil painting workshop - there's references to working with the transparency of acrylic and oil .. and there are some non toxic solvents on there that I haven't tried so I'm going to do some research and maybe source some more materials to try 

Had a wander through the studios and am really interested in peoples palettes .. I tend to start organised but always end up with this.. but I've decided that I'm good with this.  It's how I operate and I'm slowly gaining confidence to say this is how I do things.