IMMERSIVE SOUND ART INSTALLATION

Jonny Danciger is an is an interdisciplinary theatre-maker who applied for funding for the research and development phase of a new project. This involved creating an immersive sound art installation built to exploit sensory phenomena through bone conduction.

'U MINE' MUSIC VIDEO

Ben O'Shea is an LGBTQIA+ singer-songwriter and actor. With his original music he aims to bring authentic, truthful and relatable lyrics to listeners together with soulful vocals and catchy melodies. He was he awarded funding to create a music video for his single ‘U Mine’.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT- SCULPTURE

Nicole Sheppard received a grant to produce a new copper based sculpture and undertake one to one tutoring, to learn a new specialist skill. Within her work she explores the cross-curricular of art and ecology, specifically the relationship between heritage of land and industry.

 MUSIC PRODUCTION COSTS

Georgina Sutton and Georgi Mottram are both professional musicians currently performing internationally all over the world. They were awarded funding towards the music production costs of a classical crossover project.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT- POTTERY

Heather Barette is a studio potter and artist educator who was awarded funding as a contribution towards undertaking an artist residency in Korea to immerse herself in the traditional technique of Onggi pottery. Her goal for this residency was to expand her artistic skills and learn from a master of this unique craft.

THEATRE IN EDUCATION PLAY

Sophie Martin is a singer and an actor with a degree in Musical Theatre. She is also a secondary school English and Drama teacher. She was awarded funding to produce, write and perform a theatre in education piece in collaboration with the local Jersey coastguards.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT- FASHION

Anaya Kogi is a student studying textiles. Her ambition is to work in the fashion industry and she is passionate about creativity and innovation. Anaya was awarded funding as a contribution to undertake a fashion design course in Florence.

SHORT FILM

Jonny Labey is a freelance actor who was awarded a grant towards the creation of his short film ‘We all scream'. This project will be his debut as a film director and is inspired- by real events, focusing on the themes of mental health, community, toxic masculinity and hope.

MUSIC EP

Amy Moore was awarded funding towards the creation of a new EP. She has been working hard to promote her music over the past year since the release of her debut EP last summer. This grant means that she can capitalise on the momentum that she has already built and create more music.

THEATRE- EDINBURGH FRINGE

Gemma Daubeney is a performer and creative with ‘Maybe You Like It’ theatre company. She was awarded funding to support taking the show ‘Pleading Stupidity’ to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT- SCREENWRITING COURSE

Timothy Renouf is a Jersey born actor who has worked on various projects for Television, Film and Theatre. He was awarded a grant in order to further his skills as a writer by undertaking a screenwriting course to produce a TV pilot to pitch to production companies.

MUSIC EP

Lish Kwizera is a songwriter, performing artist and producer with an eclectic music taste. He was awarded funding for the musical engineering of his new five song EP ‘Love or Hate’ which combines a mix of different music styles from R&B/Soul, House, Hip Hop to Dance.

DEBUT NOVEL

Marianne Adams is an English teacher and novelist who was awarded funding to support the process of self publishing of her debut novel and achieve her aim of becoming a published writer. The grant will support getting a professional edit of the novel before publication.

MUSIC EP

Megan Langlois is a singer and songwriter who performed at Glastonbury festival in 2023. She was awarded funding to launch her first EP and have a set of original songs professionally recorded.

PYRAMIDEN PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

Connor Daly is a photographer who received a grant towards the initial phase of a multi-year project capturing Soviet era architecture, structures and sites. This is part of a long term ‘Dark Tourism’ project, exploring sites associated with death, danger and tragedy.

SHORT FILM

Rebecca Coley was awarded funding towards the production of her short film ‘Bunkers’. The aim of this film was to create a beautiful and informative piece about the history of surfing in Jersey over the last 100 years. This film was screened to a large audience at the 2022 Jersey Surf Film Festival.

SOLO TOUR- BATHTIME FOR BRITAIN

Adam Perchard is a writer and performer who makes multidisciplinary work that flits between cabaret, comedy, theatre, opera, and performance art to think about queerness, gender identity, and history. This grant went towards touring Adam’s solo work ‘Bathtime for Britain’.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE

Tom Pope used our support to hold and live-stream an experimental photographic performance which saw the physical destruction of 16 professional photographs by Martin Parr. The performance reached a direct audience of 460 with extended reach through social media discussion groups.

SHORT FILM

Joshua Shea is an aspiring actor & filmmaker who strives to write and create work that changes people's perceptions. He received funding for his short film ‘Before The Tide Comes In’, a dark comedy exploring the themes of mortality, acceptance and how we judge people from their outward appearance.

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT- BRONZE CASTING

William Romeril used our support to fund skills development and an expansion into a new medium, bronze casting. The funding has allowed Will to successfully extend his portfolio and become self-sufficient in bronze production as well as displaying his initial bronze artworks at an exhibition.

MUSIC VIDEO

Aine Daly and Jordon Cox received financial support to produce an award-winning music video, hiring a water tank film studio and an experienced production team. The video has received over 5,500 views to-date on YouTube as well as nominations for best music video at various film festivals.