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| 22 Apr 2024 | |
| Written by Megan Aubrey | |
| DH LINKS |
In our April Medley Lecture, Pim Baxter (Piper, DH 1969) returned to Downe to share insights from her career in the arts, including her tenure as Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and her time at the National Theatre.
She led the fundraising effort for the NPGs recent refurbishment, which provides extra gallery space, a theatre, a restaurant and a proper entrance hall to replace the tiny entrance that didn’t do justice to the gallery. She feels privileged to have been a part of this major transformation.
Her advice to anyone interested in working in the arts is to get involved as soon as you can, by volunteering in a gallery or theatre. The experience you gain will demonstrate your commitment and help you stand out from the several hundreds of others who will probably apply for any role.
She’s now embarking on a second career as a Lay Canon, something she traces back to her love of services in the chapel at Downe House.
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