First Breath

First Breath is a new artwork commissioned by Manchester’s newest venue Factory International.

Each evening during January 2023 First Breath cast powerful beams of light up into the clouds to celebrate new life. The lights gently pulsed to represent the number of babies born each day across Greater Manchester. Audiences were able to get up close to the artwork, walking in and around the installation, as well as witnessing it from vantage points across the city.

 

Bristol School Arts Fund

Luke is giving funding to secondary school art departments in Bristol.

For more than a decade central government has made cuts to real term funding of schools across the UK. Many don’t have a budget to cover art basic materials for their students. Research shows that consequently, there has been a steep reduction in the arts provision provided in state-funded secondary schools.

If you are a teacher in a Bristol state-funded secondary school or ALP, you are eligible to apply for up to £2,000 to cover the costs of art projects, activities and resources including materials, trips, prizes and exhibitions. Deadline 30th March.

Download the application form here.

Please direct any questions to Cara Lockley, Project Manager: studio@lukejerram.com

Oil Fountain

Oil Fountain is a new artwork just completed to make us think about how oil has built contemporary society and how we need to quickly move away from this dependency. The artwork is also a venue and meeting place for experts to come together to discuss ways out of the climate crisis. Find out more here.

Crossings

Crossings is a new installation artwork by Luke Jerram in collaboration with BBC Radio4 producer Julian May, which was commissioned by Compton Verney for presentation during summer 2022.

The installation consisted of 9 rowing boats on the lake at Compton Verney. Each of the boats played audio of stories from around the world. In choosing a story and rowing out into the lake for 30 minutes participants were taken on an audio journey, transported to another life and circumstance.

The artwork will now tour to other venues to be presented in lakes, canals and docklands across the UK. Contact us if your organisation is interested in presenting this artwork.