An independent artist and founder member of Ground, a
community, grassroots art space on Beverley Road, Will and his friends have
been organizing events, creating music and making art in & around the city
for the past 3 years.
As one of Creative ENRG’s first clients, Will recalled ‘at
the beginnings of the Creative ENRG project, they were spending some time going
around different organizations in Hull and came to see the space here on
Beverley Road. We showed them around the studios, they got a feel for what was
going on and invited us to be a part of the Creative ENRG program”
Following, Will met regularly with his business advisor to
explore aims for him both personally and professionally. Will said ‘I guess
as an individual using Creative ENRG, and accessing the support it provided me
as an up and coming artist was invaluable. It meant that I had some consistency
when it came to meeting with Gill and things to focus on’. These meetings
gave Will the impetus to put together a collection of work for showing, and
supporting website, and begin to hone in on the organizational aspects of
running a business.
As Will’s confidence built, he was offered & accepted
the opportunity to exhibit at Queen House Showcase’s opening show. He said, ‘it
was kind of empowering for me at that point, you know, being the first in the
program to exhibit your work and the excitement of that. Working with Gill to
make that happen was really cool and seeing how different people respond to the
artworks in situ and having conversations about the work was really empowering
at that moment in time,’.
Will has seen the CENRG program grow, from its’ initial
push, to where it is today. He talks at length about the focus it has bestowed
on him, but he also passionately talks about the community it’s built within
the city, and the ripple effect that has caused. He comments, ‘I’ve been
able to meet with likeminded people who are also part of the program, who also
work in the arts in the city, and it feels as if there’s this pool of
creativity in this one space where we can bounce, meet, introduce, just kind of
broaden the knowledge and art scene in Hull and, yeah, all combine to do what
we love doing.’
Reflecting on his time with Creative ENRG Will said ‘Creative
ENRG has helped me link with partners across the city, have positive,
empowering conversations about artwork and social change, and has helped me to
just further expand my confidence as far as my output is concerned. It’s a
fantastic resource and it’s not to be taken for granted that something like
this exists,’.
Artist Website: www.williamvinegrad.co.uk
For more information about Creative ENRG visit our website
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