Library of People
Would you like to talk through the development of a project? Do you need an outside eye? Are you facing challenges in your practice? Do you need support with an application? Would you like signposting to contacts and opportunities for your work?
GATHER UP’s Library of People is a collection of individuals who are available to meet with to offer advice, be a sounding board and share their expertise with artists working with movement and/or dance in the South West region of UK.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Access is free of charge and this service is available to you if you are a South West-based artist working in dance.
You can book 1-8 hours of meeting time, with a maximum of 8 hours available to you per year. You can request to meet with one or several people in the Library.
Below you can find out about who you could meet, what their experience and areas of expertise are. If you are unsure who might be a good fit, you can contact us at info.gatherup(at)gmail.com.
Once you have decided that you would like to access the Library of People:
Contact us at info.gatherup@gmail.com to let us know who you would like to meet and give us a brief outline of what you are seeking support for.
We will introduce and connect you up by email.
Following this introduction, the Library of People peer you wish to meet will be in touch with you promptly (outside of any exceptional circumstances, within a week). Together you will be responsible for arranging the meeting.
Once your meeting has taken place, this will be logged by your your Library of People peer consultant for our records.
We may be in touch with you to ask for feedback on your experience of using the Library People to support its ongoing development.
Click on the images below to find out about each person in the Library and the support they can offer:
Please note:
We understand that sometimes best laid plans come undone. We also want to honour the time the people in the Library set aside for meetings. If you have to cancel a meeting within two days from an agreed date and time, and if no alternative date and time can be arranged at both parties convenience, we will pay the Library of People peer their due fee and the missed meeting time will be deducted from your allocated hours. The same will apply if you fail to come to a meeting.
If the support you need entails an investment of time for the Library of People peer outside of meeting with you - for example to watch work online, or read and comment on a funding bid - this time will be logged to form part of the total of 4 hours available to you.
The Library is closed every year in July and August. Don’t hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions.