First meeting at START

Went for a meeting with one of the artists in residence at START Manchester on 15/12/11, was shown a short powerpoint of the sort of work they do there, and was given some information on the project that I shall be helping on (these will be scanned in at a later date.)
The project I will be working on is portraiture through photography. I was given the opportunity to share my thoughts, views and experiences that would help towards the project. I am pleased that this project was chosen due to the closeness to my own individual practice, I feel that I can gain alot out of this towards my own work, and have alot to offer to the project myself.
I recieved an email from the artist, the main points from this essay are included below:


Dates for the courseMonday afternoons and Fridays are free for everyone, with a preference for Friday afternoons.

Areas of special interest:
Sarah - Concepts of beauty and portrayal of women in the media.  Self-image.

Other notesFinal portrait images could be made up using collage or layering techniques using acetates and a light box.
Course participants will be from Start and ‘Out in the City’.
Each of the sessions will start with a short mindfulness exercise.
We will make a date to familiarise Howard and Sarah with the equipment (lighting and cameras) before the start of the course
We discussed volunteer roles and responsibilitiesNext meeting – Thursday 12^th January 2012 at 10:30am

My special aims for the next meeting will be:

~Email essay and forward link to people imitating famous paintings to Cathy
~Look over materials from Start2 and Unspoken wellbeing trail
~Make a rough plan for a session on portrayal of gender (need to include the boys too!) in the media or art
~Think about what you want to get from the placement

Shall do these for the next session on January 12th.