Pioneering Voices - summer project for young people - Shout out by Steve Cooke

Applications are currently being accepted for a summer programme aimed at young people aged 16-21.

The project will take place on Tuesdays in August. If you want to learn about what a career in the arts and heritage industry would look like, and you live or study in Rochdale, this is the perfect project for you.

[If you know any young person who may be interested and eligible please share this with them.]

You’ll learn about museum careers, develop skills in telling stories about the past, meet professionals from the museum and arts industry and develop your own creative output in response to our collections.

Over 4 sessions, you’ll:

•               Learn more about our museum collection and visit our collection store, which is not open to the public

•               Learn more about Rochdale’s history and help us share that story with a wider audience

•               Use your expertise and experience as a young person to help shape our museum’s displays

•               Produce your own creative response to our collections, which will be displayed in the Rochdale Pioneers Museum

•               Help to co-design and advertise our display to make it interesting to the public

If you are interested in being part of this project, you need to be available on the following dates:

•               Session 1 – Tuesday 4 August (10am-2pm)

•               Session 2 – Tuesday 11 August (10am-2pm)

•               Session 3 – Tuesday 18 August (10am-2pm)

•               Session 4 – Tuesday 25 August (10am-2pm)

This is a great opportunity to boost your CV, build your skills, meet like-minded people, and help shape the future of the Rochdale Pioneers Museum. Participation in this project will be on a voluntary basis.

If you are interested in applying, please complete the application form https://www.co-operativeheritage.coop/jobs-and-volunteering

and send to caitlin@heritagetrust.coop.