I am delighted to announce that I have been awarded a mentorship through the Plymouth Platform scheme, to develop a project for Plymouth Art Weekender! Plymouth Platform is now in its second year, and is part of a scheme to support emerging artists in Plymouth. Plymouth Platform invited proposals from artists, and each of the three successful artists are then matched with a mid-career artist mentor that suits their practice and method of working. Last years pairings worked exceptionally well, and you can read about the outcomes here.
After submitting my written proposal and then pitching my project to VAP Activators Laura Hopes and Lucy Rollins, I was thrilled to discover that I had been selected, and had paired with Rachel Dobbs, a local artist and one half of LOW PROFILE.
Rachel Dobbs is an artist & educator based in Plymouth, UK, and is one half of LOW PROFILE (with Hannah Rose). LOW PROFILE’s practice spans small-scale live moments, gallery exhibitions, books, videos, text works, and large-scale participatory projects. Their concerns are commonplace – centered on people, relationships, communication and an examination of the role of community, individuals and the collective.
In addition to the mentoring support, Plymouth Platform also offers a grant towards the development and production of the work, as well as a research budget shared between artist and mentor. This will enable us to attend relevant events that could further ideas and expand horizons. Rachel will also be supporting me to put in additional bids for funding, which will be new territory for me and something I am quite excited by.
I feel as though this mentorship will propel me forwards into the next step as an artist, whatever that ends up looking like. It’s a daunting prospect because there will be quite a lot of focus on the end result, but Rachel is calm and measured in her approach to working with me which instills a lot of confidence. So Plymouth Platform seems to have taken the strain away while simultaneously piling the pressure on!
Dates to Remember:
March 9th – Plymouth Platform Supper Club, Plymouth Art Centre
July 20th – Plymouth Platform Supper Club, Plymouth Art Centre
September 28th, 29th, 30th – Plymouth Art Weekender
October 27th – Evaluation session, Plymouth Art Centre
Read More…
Read the Plymouth Platform 2018 Artist Profiles on Visual Art Plymouth’s newly launched website: www.visualartsplymouth.org/plymouth-platform-2018/
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ELENA BRAKE 