The Egg Den is an art & design enterprise made up of recent university graduates from a range of the artistic disciplines: architecture, illustration, and graphic design.
Preparation
We are organising an immersive and collaborative arts, comics, and poetry exhibition. We are applying as Galleries and Collectives, wishing to take on a larger space for the 11 days of the festival showcasing and selling work. This will be a curated space that demonstrates working processes and encourages visitors to take part in a creative way. The majority of works will be for sale.
We would be one of the first multi-disciplined, collaborative projects in the UK. We hope to be unique and attract more interest in the area. Somerset House Pick Me Up will attract attention from art & design enthusiast from all over the world. We will hopefully spread the word about poetry, comics, and collaborative arts.
So far we have contacted a number of young poets, Exhibitions: illustrators, poetry organisations, arts collectives, and even • Mounted art gallery musicians who would all be very interested in collaborating • 3D art on display on visual, poetry and performance art exhibitions. Live Performances: We’ve spoken to professional organisations and individuals • Young spoken-word slam poets who would be interested in collaborating with us too. We • Musicians (music inspired by mythology) are also currently in the process of applying for funding from Sky Academy Arts Scholarship and Arts Council. Themed Daily Workshops: • Teaching about poetry & comics We have been in discussion with The Saison Poetry Library • Learning art techniques at the Southbank Centre who have a strong interest in this field and have been collecting poetry comics for a number Collaborative Projects: of years. The Poetry Library are interested in collaborating • Live artists & musicians on this project, which might be on the level of contributing • Live artists & poets to an exhibition, co-hosting an event on poetry comics or recommending items for a display. Pop-Up Shop: • Selling 3D art We have also been in discussion with Chrissy Williams; a • Books, dream catchers, etc poet who works at the Poetry Library and has had several • Selling 2D art poetry and comics pamphlets published. She was recently • Prints, comics, etc shortlisted for the Michael Marks Pamphlet awards. She runs an informal poetry and comics workshop and has Budget taught on poetry and comics for the Poetry School. If we are successfully funded from Sky Other organisations we have been in contact with who Academy Arts Scholarship or Arts Council: would also be interested in collaborating are: £10,000; Total • Apples and Snakes (Performance Poetry Organsation) • £2,000; Organisers Allowance • Farrago Poetry (Performance Poetry Organsation) • £2,000; Commissioned artists • Paddington Arts (Arts Centre) • £1,000; Office space • The Poetry School (Poetry Organsation) • £1,000; Printing zines • Seven Shades of Black (Online Magazine) • £1,000; Commissioned tutors • Youth Arts Online (Online Magazine) • £1,000; Reserve costs • £500; For workshop books & materials • £500; Printing promotional material • £500; Expenses for travel & lunch • £500; Commissioned performers
Outcome
Creative Director Tari Eguruze Contact tarieguruze@outlook.com 075 4080 5290
Architectal Designer Esra Abd-elrahman Contact esra.abdelrahman@hotmail.co.uk 077 1890 1991
Ambitions
Our newest exhibition Words & Pictures: The Poetry of Dreams has a greater focus on poetry and how the expression of our greatest fantasies, hopes, and dreams can be expressed through literary and visual arts; exploring how they work together and traits they share.
Galleries & Collectives Application
Recent graduate of BA (Hons) Architecture Part 1 at the Arts University Bournemouth. Currently interning at Youth Arts Online.
Proposal
Our last exhibition aimed to explore and promote the idea that storytelling through literary narratives can be enhanced with imagery. The narratives exhibited vary from short stories, sequential illustrations and poetry.
Recent graduate of BA (Hons) Architecture Part 1 at the Arts University Bournemouth. Currently working as a freelance designer. Graphic Designer Jenny Gomes Contact jenny_gomes@hotmail.co.uk 077 0204 6368
We held our exhibition at the Bournemouth International Centre, exhibiting over 100 pieces of artwork over a week, from 30+ arts university students. Our exhibition was visually very diverse, featuring comic books, prints, Recent graduate of BA (Hons) Graphic Design at the Arts University installations and animations.
Our exhibition will consist of a gallery of curated artwork, a formatted Zine of digitally submitted artwork, 3D installations pieces, including an interactive 3D space where we can add work to accumulated during the exhibition, daily workshops on Poetry & Comics, live performance collaboration between musicians, spoken word poets, and visual artists. We will have a ‘tapestry/scroll’ which visitors will be encouraged to add to throughout the week(s). We’ve already spoken to a number of organisations and individuals who would be interested in collaborating with us too.
This will be our first big project together after graduating university. It will help to establish ourselves, boost our portfolios and give us invaluable experience. We will hopefully build up strong contacts and be able to further build our own enterprise. We want to do further collaborative projects at other venues, building up a reputation and attracting prospective employers and commissions.
Equipment Equipment we are hoping to borrow from Somerset house would be: • Tables and chairs • An overhead projector • Adjustable walls & shelf to mount work • Display-case tables • Easels • Whiteboard
We would like to schedule exhibitions and workshops, but We hope to greatly expand upon the concept of graphic also inviting visitors to write and draw their own poetry, storytelling, which is inherent to the history of all cultures. producing an installation piece which transforming a entire Narratives as a form of communication have become more space into something reflecting what we are trying to sophisticated over time. They can be used to express and embody. We will have a ‘tapestry/scroll’ which visitors will convey through art, what wouldn’t be possible otherwise; be encouraged to add to throughout the day. giving us new perspectives.
Schedule
Bournemouth. Currently working as a design intern at Tommy’s. Illustrator Louis Vinet Contact louisvinet@outlook.com 075 3017 6643 Recent graduate of BA (Hons) Illustration at the Arts University Bournemouth. Currently interning at Topolski Century Gallery. Illustrator Joshua Sherwell Contact jsherwell@live.com 079 4762 0396
The Egg Den went on to win the regional Young Enterprise competition, winning £250, and was one of the top 10 student businesses in the UK finals at the London Canary Wharf competition in early 2013.
Recent graduate of BA (Hons) Illustration at the Arts University Bournemouth. Currently working at VS. Comics. ‘Words & Pictures Illustrated Narratives’ Exhibition (2012)
Written & Designed by Tari Eguruze | Background & Title Illustrated by Louis Vinet | Logo Designed by Jenny Gomes
‘Words & Pictures Illustrated Narratives’ Exhibition Visualisation at the Bournemouth International Centre, by Esra Abd-elrahman (2012)
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