We at the Lincoln Art Programme have set up this blog in an attempt to allow an online audience to follow the organisations development throughout the coming months. After initiating our inaugural event in March we have been busy writing various proposals to fund our future plans. We have been fortunate enough to recently acquire Arts Council funding in which to commission a series of events throughout Oct – Nov. I hope this blog documents the successes and shortfalls that the coming months bring. As we aim to build and develop the Lincoln Art Programme into a regionally established commissioning programme of exciting live art.
The idea behind starting the Lincoln Art Programme was to attempt to increase the level of artist led activity in the city. Myself and the three other people who direct the Lincoln Art Programme all graduated from Lincoln University and were a little miffed regarding the lack of activity in the city in comparison to other surrounding cities such as Leicester, Nottingham and even Stoke. So like most other students we moved away (although not too far) but since leaving we have always had that urge to return to tackle the ‘lack of activity’ problem, if people don’t start doing things then I guess people will continue to leave after graduation and the trend of nothing happening will continue. Our aim with the Lincoln Art Programme is to make people aware that stuff does actually happen in Lincoln, and to inspire students alike to initiate their own projects and ideas.
We are focusing on working with artists and fellow organisations to develop events and projects that take place in accessible public spaces in and around the city. We are creating events that we think are both exiting and appealing, and critically engage with issues associated with the role of live art in public environments.
The coming months will see us publicising our events that we have hidden up our sleeve, and shining some exposure on Lincoln, all of which you can follow on this blog!
The idea is that the four members of the Lincoln Art programme team will blog independently; creating various a blog that looks what we are doing from various perspectives.
Alan
