No Jobs in the Arts Fringe was a digital festival focused on ‘collaboration’ in the arts. We lined up a variety of free talks, workshops, and creative events, aimed at and delivered by early-career creatives.
The Fringe was in partnership with UK New Artists and supported by Arts Council England. In response to Covid-19, the Fringe festival was transitioned online.
- Online festival
- All events were free, delivered across the 26th and 27th February 2021.
- The complete line-up included a mix of early-career and established creatives from across the East Midlands: Amber Jesson, Anoushka Goodwin, Benjamin Rostance, Chloe Henson, Chris Boote, Courteney Campbell, Donna Briscoe-Greene, Elizabeth Hawley-Lingham, Fiona Carruthers, Georgina Watson, Jack Squires, Jasmine Storey, Jenny McKenzie, Jenny O’Sullivan, Jo Wheeler, Joe Westley, Katja Fjeld, Kellymarie Palfrey, Sarah Woolf, and Valeria Medici.
Photo credit: Joe Westley.
| Program: | Event: |
|---|---|
| No Jobs in the Arts – Welcome to the Fringe with Michelle Bowen, Director of UKNA. | Talk (recorded) |
| Happy Chances – Chloe Henson | Workshop (recorded) |
| What’s your Ritual? Objects and Actions for Navigating the Red Tide – Valeria Medici | Workshop (recorded) |
| Why Volunteer in the Arts? – Jenny McKenzie and Chris Boote | Talk (recorded) |
| Social Practice: Reflections on Collaboration – Jo Wheeler | Talk (recorded) |
| Generosity Session: A Mindful Approach to Engaging with Crit Sessions – Benjamin Rostance | Workshop |
| Where to? – Donna Briscoe-Greene | Workshop |
| DOUBLE CRISIS: Sarah Woolf | Artwork and Artist Talk (recorded) |
| What can we do for you? – No Jobs in the Arts and Elizabeth Hawley-Lingham | Discussion (recorded) |
| The Places We Miss – Georgina Watson | Workshop |
| Curating the Region: Amber Jesson and Jenny O’Sullivan | Talk (recorded) |
| Collecting Creativity: Leicester and Zines | Talk (recorded) |
| How to: Live Documentation – Joe Westley | Talk (recorded) |
| Artist to Artist Crits – Fiona Carruthers | Workshop |
| Joe Westley | Photography Commission |
| Jasmine Storely | Photography Commission |
| Kellymarie Palfrey | Writer-in-Residence Happy Chances (reviewed) Why Volunteer in the Arts (reviewed) De-Risking the Arts (Article) |
| Katja Fjeld | Writer-in-Residence Cultural Production in the Pandemic Age (Article) |