Part C

PART C:
My interview: http://www.radiowaves.co.uk/story/151018/title/LucyRatcliffinterviewwithEmmaattheOldSweetShop

I organised an interview with Emma Toss, founder of 'The old sweet shop' - a small store set up in a quiet area of Sheffield [Nether Edge]. The former sweet shop sells pieces of art and creative craft stuff by local artists. Emma is not an artist herself but I chose her because she has the skill and creativity to do something good for art – supporting and bringing together the work of local artists. She’s sold and exhibited many local artists such as Phlegm and Kid Acne. I saw plenty of their work when I went to do my interview. I even bought phlegm's Comic Issue 8.

I really enjoyed interview Emma. She was lovely and down to earth and it was inspiring to see something like that work in a small neighbourhood. Also it was a cross between a gallery and a shop and I liked that. It’s like an old curiosity shop and might appeal to more people than a normal gallery because it’s also a corner shop (it was a sweet shop before!)

Interview...
1. This is Lucy Ratcliff interviewing creative entrepreneur Emma for Site Young apprentice scheme.
2. so...you are the founder of 'the old sweet shop' in nether edge, firstly...what is it?
3. What's the story of how it came about? (why a quiet area like nether edge? did you worry it was too quiet?
4. How important do you think it is for local artists to be given the chance to have their work in a local gallery?
5. How do you choice the work you show and is it all personal taste?
6. How do you price work?
7. What is the most common genre of art in your gallery?
8. What types of things sell the best?
9. What is your favourite type of art and why?
10. What's the weirdest piece of work you've had in the shop and do you limit the weirdness?
11. What price brackets do you sell in?
12. Do you make your own art or get creative and does the shop inspire you?
13. Do you have any funny or weird stories around the shop that you can share?
14. How would a young or new artist go about seeing if they can exhibit their work in the old sweet shop?
15. Are you happy with the way it's going and what would be your wish if you could make any changes?
16. You offer the chance for visitors to have work commissioned by an artist? What's that all about?
17. Can you sell the gallery as a place to come and visit to people who haven't been in...3 sentences?