I’ve been putting together an Arts Council grant application since March, between caring responsibilities and zero hours contract work, whilst also starting to think about my own practice for Peace Painting.
It’s almost ready to submit, so once I’ve double checked it, this will be submitted by mid May. If successful, I will start work on studio practice from July, with more Peace Painting workshops proposed for September 2017 in the new school year.
I have been making some initial work for my own practice for Peace Painting, developing some ideas and concepts.
And I’m very inspired how the ideas are developing, especially as I’ve found a way to combine this new way of working with my old digital practice, at least, I hope I have. I’m still considering it.
If the application isn’t successful, then I will need to spend more time (that I don’t really have, and will not be paid for) reapplying, and delaying the project.
So fingers crossed that this time it’s successful so I can get on with developing the project and new work further!
Back in February (and I thought I’d already posted a blog in here!) I ran an hour’s Peace Painting workshop at The Collection Museum and Art Gallery, organised via Paradigm Arts.
I thought initially that this would be a talk for teachers about the Peace Painting Project, but I had to put together an ad hoc workshop.
Further images and details are in this blog.
I’ve since been experimenting with a few ideas for my own work and discovering that I have had to set up an all-new profile for Grantium.
Rob and I agreed to apply for Arts Council grant funding this spring, however, Catrine has sent me a brochure to use to send to companies in the UK to seek sponsorship and funding for the project.
I picked up a brochure from NSEAD and had a read of it recently to give me some ideas for the project.
I haven’t applied for Arts Council grant funding since 2014. I became completely disillusioned that any of my proposals, no matter how good, bad, big or small, would be accepted and funded.
Even when I had advice, I was made to feel that it’s simply a waste of time putting together proposals, and wasn’t in any position financially to risk it any more.
I have started work on one again, which is a bit like the description a lovely couple gave of visiting their son on the acute ward at the mental health hospital…..
But as I could be made destitute by Universal Credit next month, it’ll be a miracle if I get time to finish it….
Last month I was invited to give an hour’s talk about the Peace Painting project at the annual Paradigm Arts Art & Design Conference at The Collection Museum and Art gallery, Lincoln.
Images and experiences are in this blog
Recent work I’ve been developing for my own practice, is in this blog and this blog
Last week, I ran a series of Peace Painting workshops at Priory Witham Academy, organised by Paradigm Arts, who are funding the work.
I worked with Paradigm Arts last year for a series of after schools comics workshops for my illustration practice, and we are planning to launch the Peace Painting project in February at the Art & Design Conference at The Collection.
There was mention of my nemesis: an ACE grant proposal. See my other blog Artist As Carer to know why I can’t risk any more financial neglect.
See this blog for images and information about the week with Year 3.
Wishing you all a very peaceful Christmas and a peaceful New Year!
Since I returned from Norway, I’ve been busy earning some income in my non-art job, and had a meeting with Paradigm Arts, with whom I ran some after schools comics workshops last year in my work as an illustrator.
Next week we have arranged to run 3 funded Peace Painting workshops at Witham St. Hugh’s school.
I’ve been invited to speak at an Art and Design Conference run by Paradigm Arts in February to launch the Peace Painting project.
The conference is attended by teachers and schools wishing to collaborate for arts projects, and we have exciting and ambitious plans for the Peace Painting Project.
Everything is looking positive, and the funding paid for this will provide much-needed match funding for any arts council grant applications, along with the research trip, and it’s good to be supported for this.
