DUAS Loop

Newsletter number 3 for  DUAS Loop  is here!   Each month we will be posting a newsletter updating you on: What's been on -  where you can find out about art-related activities that have been going on within the society and further afield! What's going on  -  events and activities that are happening that you can get involved with! What's "in" -   recommendations of podcasts, books and exhibitions we think you might enjoy! Check out our latest interview with Jess Hunt, from East Durham Creates here .  Image: Beatrice Law This week, a matter of days before the national lockdown is due to end, it was announced that Durham will be moving to tier 3. However, that by no means stops Art Soc. activities and other creative events from taking place, and in this edition we've got lots of arty updates and some fun recommendations to keep you going through the next phase of the covid-19 saga!  Keep a particular eye out for our next interview, with head of the Tyne and Wear

Each month as part of DUAS Loop we are introducing a local creative, based in the North East. For our second edition we present Jess Hunt, project lead for East Durham Creates. Originally from Hartlepool, Jess completed an art foundation at the Northern School of Art (then CCAD) and then studied Visual Communications in Birmingham, specialising in Illustration.  Amana: Jess, tell me a bit about yourself. Jess: I’ve always been very arts-driven, interested in drawing and painting and being creative. When I left uni I worked freelance doing graphic design and illustration and also began delivering sessions for a few years before getting involved with art being delivered in different contexts – so in mental health settings, working with older adults and in a community setting as a project co-ordinator, and then later leading the EDC project. So what made you take that step from being simply someone invested in community that’s around you and then wanting to pursue it in you work life? I s