Network members Teresa Grimaldi and Sarah Vardy are delighted to announce news of funding from Arts Council England to further progress the story of Olivia Parkes. The project entitled OLIVIA will launch in February 2023.
OLIVIA will be an experimental animated film & zine based around the ‘outsider’ life of Olivia Parkes who lived off grid in a stilted boathouse in Ventnor IW for 40 years. Working with Ventnor’s Better Days Cafe and St Catherine’s School, a series of community and Young People’s workshops will develop the content examining themes of isolation, well being & alternative perspectives.
Outputs from the activities will be synthesised into a zine & animated film to be premiered in Ventnor, as well as a site specific installation at Ventnor Fringe 2023. The project grant will also provide freelance opportunities for fellow Creative Practitioners.
To follow this project and find out more, click here.
