Meet Kayleigh

Kayleigh, 16, takes the bus from Herne Bay to get to the Gulbenkian for Art 31. When I first asked her what Art 31 was, she boldly and assertively claimed 'It's OURS' before acknowledging my bemused expression and lending a little more information. Yes, Kayleigh, we knows it's yours but how exactly did it become that way?

Kayleigh, who knows the project adults Vicki Oliver and Emma Reeder from Gulbenkian Youth Theatre, was one of the first few to go in for the group and has since been working on the lighting, managing and bookings for the project and mediating between both sides and managing the input from everyone.

Kayleigh would describe the project as creative, fun and inspiring.

Thanks Kayleigh!

Meet Harley

Harley is a headstrong 17 year old gal who takes the glorious bus (as she likes to call it) all the way from Margate to get to the Gulbenkian Theatre where she has been working her socks off for the exciting new youth team, ART31. 

Harley is quite extraordinary for her age, with work completed at the Turner Contemporary, the Youth Navigating Project and a part-time job at Lovelies in Margate.
She likes to describe herself as 'the visual art part of the group' because she helps to design the logos and so forth. With a-levels in business and finance, she possesses the rare combination of  imagination and business-practicality. She's an ideas girl who likes philosophising while also making things happen.

Harley would describe the Art 31 group in three words as creative, experience and organisation.