HOW THE GROUP WAS FORMED

+ London based artist/composer Lola de la Mata curated with the idea of forming a cross disciplinary group. Lola approached 8 artists from different networks, that she encountered at exhibitions, performances, and while conducting research on the relationship between the creator of work (composers/choreographers) and the performer. 

+ The 8 artists were then invited to put forward another artist they felt would engage with the group manifesto, while Lola wrote an open call through the arts council website and twitter.

+ Discussions arose around the challenges the ‘female artist’ experiences in creative fields. Wishing to be an inclusive group, and to compliment the broad spectrum of practices found amongst our artists, it was essential for us to have a balance in gender, and diversity in sexuality.

HOW WE DEFINE ‘EMERGING ARTIST’

+ A creative individual who is proactive in a scene they feel is best suited to them, pushes the boundaries of said ‘scene’, and has defined their practice by creating a body of work. Is driven, proactive, considers the culture around them and promotes or exhibits their work in a public domain.

OPEN SOURCE WORKING METHODS

+ Everyone in the group has an equal voice. Everyone in the group curates. 

+ We exchange skills and support each other to push our practices, through our internal monthly workshops, where experimentation is encouraged and failure is just another part of the process. 

+ The peer to peer exchange allows each artist to have an audience, participants and a platform to test out work in progress.

+ For those who cannot attend physically, we have been using online platforms to connect with them in real time.

+ We share resources through Google drive: Links to recordings, follow up notes on each session, references/links and ideas for future workshops.