WANT TO MAKE LIVE ART AT A LONDON MUSIC FESTIVAL AND GET FREE TICKETS TO SEE BANDS LIKE THE MYSTERY JETS AND GHOSTPOET?
6
years ago a young man called Lee staged a
people to display their work in a dynamic setting and
Send a sketch or photo of your proposed construction
music festival in his parents’ garden with a few
lends itself greatly to interactive installations.
and, if you have one, a link to some of your other work.
local bands playing.
The submissions will be judged by the LeeFest team,
150 people came, got
wasted, made a bit of a mess. Lee’s parents
This is where you come in.
including Lee himself and ShellsuitZombie at the end of May. There will also be a prize for the best overall
came back from their holiday and went beserk. That
work, to be judged by some very special guest judges.
could have been the end of the story but fortunately
We want you to produce an installation to be displayed
it is not. That first event raised a load of money for
at LeeFest this summer on the 29th and 30th of June.
the Teenage Cancer Trust and Lee’s dad is a pretty
It can be anything you like, any size you like. It can be
relaxed guy. So he was allowed to have another festival
a performance, a stall, a short film, an existing piece of
the following year: 350 people turned up, with more
your work, an interactive sculpture or even a number of
You and your co-artists will receive free camping
money raised for Save the Children...
related objects around the site. Think Burning Man but
tickets to the festival. Your biographies, sketches and
in the grassy fields of Bromley.
final construction will be featured on the LeeFest and
What’s in it for me?
ShellsuitZombie websites and promotional materials.
6 years later, with a grassroots award under its belt, LeeFest is now a flourishing music and arts festival.
This year’s theme is ‘contrast’. Interpret that as you will.
The event will expose your work to a diverse young,
The capacity has been kept at 2000 to preserve the
Perhaps you can experiment with light and dark, digital
creative
intimate vibe, but there is now a very impressive roster
and physical, good and evil or how about making
Furthermore, your creative skill will help to improve the
of acts this year, including Mystery Jets, Summer Camp
something new and unique out of something old. Make
artistic reputation of this young event and help it to
and Ghost Poet.
it dynamic and even interactive and you’ll be in with a
grow, year on year.
Furthermore, the festival is raising
serious amounts of money for the Kids Company charity.
audience
(and
some
amazing
bands).
great chance. In previous years we’ve had a sandy beach with deck
Most importantly, helping LeeFest helps Kids Company
When they approached us about getting creatively
chairs, a DJ shed, a graffiti wall, short films and portable
to feed thousands of hungry children in London
involved with the festival, it was no-brainer. We love the
toilet art, so we are open to all suggestions!
every week.
How do I enter?
Got any further questions? Please contact Danielle;
LeeFest story and we like Lee and his team. The plan is to evolve the artistic component of the festival, by
danielle@leefest.org.uk. Check out the full brief and
encouraging young artists, designers, carpenters and dreamers to exhibit their existing work or new creations
Email Sam from the LeeFest team on sam@leefest.org.
on the festival site. It’s a great opportunity for creative
uk with a paragraph explaining yourself and your idea.
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LeeFest itself at www.leefest.org.uk/collaborate/artists