Bounced Back: Igniting a Passion for Local Art with Creative Director of Pen Gallery, Emma Rowland #S1E1
BCP Council's Official PodcastShow Notes
Welcome to the first in a series of podcasts highlighting extraordinary stories of local businesses thriving through the pandemic and beyond, with new projects and endeavours funded by BCP Council’s Bounce Back Challenge Fund.
To start off the series, Pen Gallery’s Emma Rowland shares how local art has garnered such appreciation from the community, and the story behind the gallery’s growth over the past two years.
She joins councillor Phil Broadhead to uncover the passion for art that’s been stoked across the conurbation and beyond, and how the gallery’s vision has expanded massively with the support of additional funding.
This episode covers:
The concept behind Pen Gallery that drove its successful launch as a not-for-profit just over two years ago
What the team have done and how the vision has grown
How the Bounce Back funding has helped to accelerate the organisation
Plans for the future and collaboration with BEAF
Emma Rowland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-rowland-b52ba0123/
Pen Gallery: https://www.pengallery.co.uk/
BCP Council: https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/
Councillor Philip Broadhead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbroadhead/
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