YDM Summer Sessions 2021

  • Opens: 10 September 2021
  • Closes: 19 September 2021
  • Where: Gallery 2

After a difficult year for young people we wanted to give them an opportunity to learn new skills, gain confidence and share their personal experiences of the pandemic through art. The sessions were fully funded and free to participants. The multi media work created by participants throughout the summer of 2021 is showcased in this exhibition, come and see work from these workshops:

Digital Photography workshops

In this workshop young people worked in a group to learn digital photography skills creating captivating portrait photos and painted with light.

Digital Zines

A two session mini course on zine making. Young people learnt how to make their own paper mini zine's before transfering those skills into making a digital zine capturing their hopes and dreams for the future.

Video Making For YouTube

A three session mini course where young people learnt how to make videos for YouTube creatively sharing their experiences of the last year.

Music Making

A two session mini course. Young people used digital software to make their own music compositions learning how to use midi indtruments, sampling, loops, and edit their tracks.