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As well as visiting the Apollo 50 installation, the Lift Off participants were also
invited by Guildhall School to attend the immersive Beasts of London exhibition at
City of London Museum in May 2019.

Third-year Guildhall students had created the digital displays for Beasts of London

and they shared their experience with the East Durham students, talked about what it
is like to study at Guildhall and have the opportunity to work on professional
commissions.

William describes the impact that the project continues to have on the participants:
‘The Artichoke team and the creatives from Guildhall School were very generous with
the sharing of their time and knowledge.

“From the start of the project to completion they were completely focused on helping

the young people involved to find their own voice.

“As a result, the young people felt full ownership of the creative development process
and of the final artwork.

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“Several students have decided to focus on art as their main career route because of
their involvement in the project, and some learners who were not directly involved in

the main project but took part in the visit to Guildhall School have focused their
energy and are now studying art, and they will be studying at Northern School of Art
from September 2021.

The project allowed the young people to have a deeper understanding of the potential

opportunities they have available to them.”