Time to dazzle with your Great War art project

Thursday 31 March 2016

If you've got an idea for a big community art project that reflects the Great War, Jersey Arts Trust wants to hear from you.

The Trust wants to commission a new work of art as part of the Island's official commemorations of the centenary of the First World War.

Last year Ian Rolls transformed an ex-US Army tugboat into a WW1 Dazzle Ship and was the first artist to get a cash boost from their Great War Art and Community Fund.

(picture credit: Gina Socrates)

The ‘Elektra’ is his largest canvas to date and has become a Jersey landmark and a mark of remembrance for all those lost at sea during the Great War.

Jersey Arts Trust Director Tom Dingle said: “Art has a great capacity to connect people and open up subjects in new and interesting ways. It is almost impossible for us now to truly reflect on the horrors of the First World War and contemplate what life would be like without the freedom we enjoy today.

“Proposals could focus on the event and history of the war, or indeed reflect on the themes of sacrifice, bravery, peace and what it means to be free then and now. Our key aim is for the work to be a portal for people to connect to these topics, making it more accessible, and a gateway to their own personal reflection.”

If you've got a project you hope will benefit from the funding, get in touch with Alice Bravery by emailing alice@arts.je.