NR5 INTO OUTPOST

September 06 - March 07

‘NR5 into Outpost’ was a Fruitful Arts led partnership with OUTPOST Gallery & The NR5 Project aiming to re-engage young people with education through creative practice.

14-16 yr olds identified as ‘at risk of exclusion from school or anti social behaviour’ made weekly visits to OUTPOST. They took part in a diverse range of workshops, devised to facilitate real engagement with the exhibitions and recognize individual strengths.

Several taster style sessions and active evaluation techniques helped to identify participants favourite activities and this helped to carve out a direction for a more ‘personal challenge’.

Highly individual results included spraying with stencils, watercolour, body casting, outsized sculptures, photo-documentary, design for a CD sleeve and customising clothes.

The project culminated in the NR5 into OUTPOST Exhibition, a public display of work in the gallery and so it really belonged to the group for that day. They helped to hang the exhibition, prepared refreshments and chatted with many visitors, project workers, and the press about their art and their experiences.

Mandy & Tricia worked very closely with NR5 tutor Emma Cameron and other project workers to support young people with a Bronze Arts Award. 9 of the 12 Young people who began the project gained the award those who went on to Year 11 are currently studying for their GCSE.