By
Naomi Pratt
Glasgow
Friends, Family, And all you lovely strangers!...
I am an artist and I have recently been accepted to GSA to do a masters in painting - an incredibly sought after placement and a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. I want to grab the opportunity with both hands. The GSA offers world class technological/critical support and facilities that can extend my practice in ways I could never do on my own. http://www.gsa.ac.uk/ Unfortunately with no personal savings and my close family recovering from the loss of our home through a tragic fire last year, I am having to face the possibility of turning down the offer...
I am applying for a scholarship and have had a benefactor offer to help with living costs but I just need a wee bit more to pay for materials and travel.
Materials are expensive, my ideas are ambitious and I plan to create large scale works. I will need enough money to sustain me over the course of the year e.g. brushes/canvasses/stretches/oil paints/water colours/water colour paper/oil painting paper/drawing materials such as conte/charcoal and much more.
For funding individual projects: I intend to travel into the Scottish landscape to research, paint and draw.
The course also has a residency at Dumphries House in the South of Scotland that I will need funding to attend.
Myself and my twin, Sacha Pratt, will be showing work from the last two years and hoping to sell drawings and paintings to help raise money.
I am passionate about changing the way people percieve and are taught arts in the future. My long term plan is to be a practicing artist with a studio. Whilst using this as a base for my own work I also would like this to be a place which reaches out to children and adults in my community.
Click the 'I want to help' button above if you're happy to help share my project.
Then please do get in touch. Or come to my studio to look at my work and have a coffee. I am interested to speak to you and divulge any more information you might need.
Select this reward if you just want to donate to the project without receiving a reward.
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A handmade postcard from me to you : )
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Estimated delivery: 1 December 2014
A print inspired from my first terms work based in the etching and lithography rooms.
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Estimated delivery: 1 December 2015
A bespoke master class in painting. I will take you through the basics of stretching a canvass/priming your canvass/mixing oil paints and tackling a subject. A three hour intensive session. Alternatively, join me for a morning or afternoons drawing session in the National Gallery where we can learn from the rich history of painting on display.
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Estimated delivery: 1 December 2015
A painting or drawing of your choice from my show at the end of the course .There will be an exhibition in Glasgow and in London in September 2015.
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Estimated delivery: 1 September 2015