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It’s not the end for the Young Curators

  • Date: 3 February 2009
  • Region: Yorkshire

A group of 16–18 year olds from Yorkshire have curated their first exhibition as part of an exciting professional development programme.

Since May 2008 seven young people on the Young Curators Project have been working with staff at Leeds Met Gallery and the Arts Council Collection to develop their skills and learn about all aspects of gallery exhibitions and being a curator.

It’s not the end of the world… is the title given to their exhibition which opened at the Leeds Met Gallery on 15 January. It features work by internationally recognised artists such as Gary Hume and Sophie Calle, alongside local artists including Amelia Crouch.

The exhibition looks at themes that include the effects of corporate finance and global terrorism and reflects the young people’s view of the adult world they are entering and their hopes for the future.

As well as choosing the work, the Young Curators wrote and designed a contextual document for the exhibition, planned and hosted a discussion event, and devised a personal walk-through tour of the exhibition.

It’s not the end of the world… is at the Leeds Met Gallery until Saturday 14 February.

For more information got to http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/arts/whatsone.htm

The Arts Council Collection is the largest loan collection of modern and contemporary British art in the world. It is managed by The Hayward, Southbank Centre, on behalf of Arts Council England.
For more information go to http://www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk/main.html

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