Charlotte Little Charlotte joined the YAD programme as she wanted to achieve the Silver Arts Award, increase her knowledge of the arts, increase confidence and participation. Charlotte is a member of So Many Words Theatre Company and has also worked with DanceSyndrome She has a particular interest in drama and working with community groups and wanted to develop her skills and confidence in leadership, facilitation and providing peer support. Wanting to challenge herself by working amongst a new team she feels she developed confidence in teamwork and communicating her ideas to others. Charlotte committed to all monthly sessions, and used her learning from sessions to create a personal statement about her interest and involvement in the arts. Charlotte felt on application to the Young Artist Development programme she had little to say about
her skills and experiences. She lacked confidence in celebrating her past achievement. Charlotte believed the session on Building an Artist Statement run by Blank Media has helped her feel confident to produce a written document that she can use again when applying for further arts projects and programmes.