Never having worked this closely with disabled
children before, I was really looking forward to this session, and was not
disappointed. This week at Barnardo’s Art Club, the first session (for 5-10 year
olds) was dedicated to painting a giant Union Jack onto fabric, and the second
session (11 – 19 year olds) was dedicated to making British themed decorations
to stick onto it.
With the sessions running from 9:30, and me arriving
at 10:00, I was thrown straight into the controlled-chaos that is children
painting. By 12pm attentions had wavered from the crafts, and were redirected
into indoor football, ping pong, paper plane making etc., so I gained a good
range of experience with the kids.
The lead artist, Joanna Ricketts, is currently an Art
Technician at Oldham College as well as a freelance artist. Since assisting
Adel at Siddal Moor School for the Darnhill Festival parade decorations, this
is a job I have been seriously considering, so it was fantastic to be able to
talk to someone that has experienced this first hand, and to discuss the
day-to-day duties etc. She was very positive about the role, and is obviously
able to engage in other projects alongside this position, so I will be on the
lookout for similar vacancies.
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