Open Source Arts takes grant scheme online so projects can continue in lockdown

An arts project is teaming up with a food charity to give an artist a grant to carry out a project during lockdown.
By Emma Ryan
Published 29th Jul 2020, 18:57 BST
Updated 29th Jul 2020, 18:59 BST
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Next month, Open Source Arts will work with Hyde Park food waste charity; Rainbow Junktion to host a livestream event that will end up with the winning artist being given a grant to help get their project off the ground.

Four artists will be able to pitch their ideas to a voting audience in an online livestream. The individual or group that receives the most votes will then walk away with a pot of money that the audience have created from buying a ticket or donating online.

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Volunteers in the kitchens at All Hallows Church near Hyde Park.Volunteers in the kitchens at All Hallows Church near Hyde Park.
Volunteers in the kitchens at All Hallows Church near Hyde Park.

realise their projects. It works by people buying a £5-£10-£15 ticket into the event which gets them soup and a vote.

Jacob Justice, Events Programmer at Open Source Arts said; ‘Now that we’re taking the first steps towards emerging from lockdown, we want to make sure our connection to the creative community is as strong as ever. The event is people-powered so by buying a ticket, you are actively investing in the local arts scene."

The SOUP event will take place online on August 6 at 7pm, and attendants will be given recipe cards for delicious homemade soup ideas, entertainment and a chance to vote.

The first Arts SOUP at Open Source Arts was held in January this year.

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Rainbow Junktion Cafe operates from All Hallows Church.Rainbow Junktion Cafe operates from All Hallows Church.
Rainbow Junktion Cafe operates from All Hallows Church.

Lottie Loveridge with her winning pitch took home a pot of £150 and was fully funded by people eating a hearty soup. She used this funding to develop her ‘Bucket Head’ performance- a poignant new work about eating disorders.

The second Art SOUP, in May, was virtual, and in collaboration with the Rainbow Junktion, All Hallows Church. It didn't gather in person due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the SOUP format was adapted to support inspiring projects that could take place online.

For the virtual Art SOUP, Musicultural Conversations went away with £155 and they will use this to help get their interactive musical online outreach project for refugees and asylum seekers started.

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