Jamboree 2018

Jamboree 2018 brought together 150 visual artists, curators & programmers from around the UK in a relaxed outdoor setting, on the Dartington Estate near Totnes, Devon, UK.

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Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Andy Ford
Photo credit: Dom Moore

Who helped to make this

Jamboree 2018 is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and is developed in partnership with a-n The Artists Information Company and Plymouth College of Art.

Jamboree 2018 has also been made possible with the valuable support of Plymouth Culture, VASW (Visual Art South West), CVAN NW, PAC Home (Plymouth Arts Centre), WARP (g39, Cardiff), Extra Special People (Eastside Projects, Birmingham), CG Associates (Castlefield Gallery, Manchester), Spike Associates (Spike Island, Bristol), Somerset Art Works, and The Newbridge Project.

Where this work has ended up

Following Jamboree 2018, LOW PROFILE worked for a 2 year period on 2 large funding bids to make another Jamboree event happen at Dartington. The first bid failed and the second was being submitted just as Covid 19 hit and project grant funding was withdrawn.

Jamboree CIC was fortunate to receive an Emergency Grant from Arts Council England to support some development time and other Jamboree activities from June – Dec 2020. LOW PROFILE used this time to produce a series of resources for the arts sector and a lasting archive of the Jamboree project.

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Screeshot of LOW PROFILE video

LOW PROFILE talk about the Jamboree 2018 model

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Screenshot of Jamboree 2018 website

View the full Jamboree 2018 archive

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Cover of Jamboree 2018 Impact Report

Jamboree Impact Report demonstrating the value of and making a compelling case for ambitious artist-led professional development that is sector-supported.

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Cover of Mini-Jamboree How To Guide

Mini-Jamboree How To Guide

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LP talk about our ongoing commitment to artist-led activity

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Jamboree 2018

Jamboree 2018 was developed by LOW PROFILE in response to their position as artists who struggle to meet other artists, curators and programmers for a range of reasons including money, geography, time, other work and family commitments.

LOW PROFILE invited the event’s participants (artists, curators and programmers  from across the UK) to co-deliver a 4-day programme of presentations, micro-exhibitions, activities and discussions to share practice. Jamboree 2018 also offers the chance to stop, engage, interact and recharge in a positive, critically-engaged environment.