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Why do I do what I do? | Professional Learning Day_Young Makers Launch_DUBLIN
2012-05-15
Why do I do what I do?
As with our other Practice Days, we unleashed this question on participating artists. In pairs, each participant had 5 whole minutes to talk to the theme of "Why do I do what I do?" while their partner listened without interjecting or engaging in two-way discussion.
After both artists in each pair had taken turns, we reflected as a group on what we had said or heard...
One thing you saw or heard...
- Turn negative into positive;
- Make a difference in children’s lives - and children who don’t always have access;
- Facilitating young people is satisfying;
- "Enjoying turning up to work"
- "provide opportunities"
- Kildare County Council is interested in arts faciliation;
- "Art has changed me as an individual and can change other people"
- Support & acceptance;
- Hanging 800 works in one day;
- Not wanting to be a solo artist;
- Art can influence relationships, e.g. within a family;
- Concept between youth work and art aren’t necessarily 2 different things - there is crossover.
How did it feel either as a speaker or listener to do the exercise?
- Difficult to just listen - you wanted to interject;
- Difficult when you heard something that resonated;
- You wanted to hear more;
- It clarifies what you do and you say it with pride;
- It matters!
- Good for your own mental development.
- Interesting to see/ hear people’s development;
- Had never said some of the things out loud before - makes you realise what’s important.
Some learnings/ insights:
- It’s alright for things to fail!
- Often we are responding to funders.
- Awareness of your personal life (and crossover with the professional).
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