ArtHouse Jersey is encouraging artists to come forward and apply for their Development Grants in 2025.
The arts charity provides financial assistance to local professional artists of any discipline for creating new work or for the development of their creative process.
The guidelines and application form can be found on ArtHouse Jersey’s website and the quarterly deadlines are 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 1 November.
ArtHouse Jersey looks to fund artists creating work that has the potential to reach and inspire audiences both locally and internationally whilst also supporting them to achieve identified goals in their practice. Artists do not need to be living in Jersey full-time, nor do they need to have been born in the Island, but they do need to have proven significant links to Jersey. Small Development Grants are for awards below £1,500 for which there is a shorter application process and Large Development Grants are for awards between £1,500 and £5,000.
Some successful applicants in the final funding round of 2024
In 2024 ArtHouse Jersey invested in creatives working in a variety of disciplines including photography, printmaking, music, film, pottery, sculpture, performing arts and more. Among those in the final round of successful applications there was a coming of age feature film, new music and a comedy/horror short film.
Some successful applicants in the final round of funding in 2024 include:
Cleo Leather- Feature film ‘Project Cola’
Cleo Leather is a photographer and filmmaker who graduated from the University of Bristol with a ‘Film & Television with Innovation’ Masters degree in 2024. She has been awarded funding towards the creation of a feature length Coming of Age film called ‘Project Cola’ which will explore the complexities of youth and addiction.
Cleo explained: “I am honoured to be awarded an ArtHouse Jersey Development Grant, to direct our Feature Film ‘Project Cola’. This funding elevates the film beyond a ‘passion project’, to a professionally sponsored and realised production. The film is a deeply personal one, which is what motivates me as a young director; I want to create intentionally raw cinema, crafted to the highest quality.
“This funding will favour the production’s chances of being distributed on Amazon Prime Video, an opportunity awarded through the film festival success of one of my previous short films. This shifts the film to a potentially global platform, which provides the exposure for a story very close to my heart, as well as team recognition. Skilled and enthusiastic young filmmakers will take on greater roles in order to build creative conviction for their career pursuit; this dynamic is central to my own ethos of filmmaking. To be given the opportunity to create a tender story, on my home turf, to serve my home turf (and beyond), is a privilege that I wish to do justice to the highest degree”.
Nina Pinto- Recording and releasing of new music
Nina Pinto (main picture) is a singer-songwriter whose personal style revolves around a fusion of Soul and RnB with Jazz influences. Nina was forced to halt her musical career due to developing a rare vocal disorder but now after a two year break and remarkable journey with her voice she has returned from her hiatus and continues to create and perform her music. With this grant she will be recording her first three singles which will enable her to share her songs more widely as she returns to her musical pathway.
Jocelyn Anquetil- Comedy/horror short film ‘Porntergeist’
Jocelyn Anquetil is a Creative Director working across music, advertising, fashion and culture. She has been awarded funding towards her surreal comedy/horror short film exploring themes of the millennial disposition, nuances of a social-media driven society, female sexuality and the taboo that surrounds it.
‘Porntergeist’ follows wannabe home-renovation influencer, who’s just moved into a ‘do-er upper’ that has been uninhabited since the 70’s. When she discovers a cursed X-rated movie in the attic, she becomes haunted by three 70’s porn stars who were murdered there years earlier.
Jocelyn said: “When your style revolves around surreal, melodramatic worlds filled with big wigs, horror and gore, it can be really tricky to finance bringing your visions to life. Thanks to the ArtHouse Jersey Development Grant I can make that final push towards finishing my first comedy-horror short and finally get the vision out of my head and onto (hopefully one day) big screens”.
