People United are seeking three socially engaged artist/makers to work collaboratively with people experiencing social isolation to imagine 1 or 2 objects that bring the coast to people who can’t access it otherwise. The artists will design and make 1-2 prototype objects to be reproduced and these objects will be added to an immersive coastal themed wellbeing box and shared with socially isolated people across East Kent.
Building on our 2022 project Soft Fascination, this project asks how we might work together to explore the potential impact of “Radical gifting,” referring to the act of offering a gift without expectation of receiving anything in return.
Fee: 3.5 days @ £250 per day plus a meal, travel expenses and materials budget of up to £200 per artist.
For more information and downloadable brief with application information, click here.