6A2, 6B2, 6D2 - OUGD602 - PPP - Getting in contact with Lord Whitney

Getting in contact with Lord Whitney 

- After talking with Alec I sent an email to Lord Whitney asking about the possibility of me volunteering with them in any way possible on one of their projects. As I didn't really consider myself to have much work currently in the style of their work but knew I really enjoyed, making and building things and generally getting stuck in with practical work Alec suggested focussing on this within the email.
- Our session on writing emails highlighted the importance of subject line that stood out. For the email I put Need an extra pair of hands? - Work Experience. This summed up that I was offering to help on a project for work experience in a fun way. 

Key points stated in the email:

- wrote the start of the email as 'Hi Lord Whitney' because I wasn't sure who would pick the email up, but listed all the names of team in brackets to make it more thoughtful.
- Mentioned that I had been to there talk at Harewood House about their Seeds of Hope Exhibition and how I loved the immersive experience they created.
- Introduced myself as being a 3rd Year Graphic Design student at Leeds Arts University and that I was looking to get some work experience to know where I sat within the creative industry.
- Asked whether I could help on any projects that they had coming up in the near future to get a sense of the types of project they work on and how their studio works in reality.
- Mentioned how I had done some work experience at Harewood House with their Christmas exhibition and wanted to get more experience in a similar type of role. 
- Outlined how I enjoyed getting stuck into practical work, making , experimenting with processes and am enthusiastic and willing to learn

Key Points from Amy's reply:

- was grateful for me getting in touch 
- said that they occasionally offer placements but that no places were available currently 
- when placements do arise they are advertised on the website and are given through an application process 
- she suggested that volunteers are sometimes needed for projects at that these are posted on Instagram and twitter so to look out for those and that other events are sent through the mailing list.