Lifes A Pitch- First Task

Individually generate and come up with as many ideas for an event, exhibition or creative opportunity in Leeds.

Group: Me, Jake, Will, Chapman and Zak
Team name: The Lakers (inspired by the top that Chapman was wearing at the time)

The ideas that we had on our post sticky notes:

• 1. Childhood nostalgia exhibition; create a piece of art based on your favourite childhood toy OR create a piece of art based on your favourite childhood TV show or film
• 2 .Workshop on how print can be turned into digital, displayed in an exhibition 
• 3. Collaboration networking
• 4. Least favourite exhibition: create a piece of art based on an artist who's work you don't enjoy
• 5. Event/exhibition based on a specific music genre where you can collaborate with others to create a piece of work which celebrates it, can bring your own music too!
• 6. An exhibition celebrating the cultural/racial diversity in Leeds
• 7. One day workshop where you can create a poster based on a specific personal interest then collaborate with someone that has a similar interest in order to create a new poster
• 8.Turn the city into a canvas: Lamb banana type inspired but instead on walls, floor, buildings etc. Mapped out so you can actually find them all and explore the city which boosts tourism...each area is commisioned to one designer
• 9. Pop up shows in different cities so design students can sell their work, prints etc...gives them more exposure and helps them make money.

As a group, we decided to go with idea number 8 (City Canvas) as we all agreed that it was interesting as it is fun and creative whilst at the same time promoting and celebrating the city that we live in.

Additionally, we decided that the art work would be displayed on sculptures (maybe of Rhinos) all around Leeds in popular locations- Rhinos relate to Leeds as they are the professional rugby team. We decided to name the creative opportunity/public space concept 'Ey up' which is a slang term used in Leeds, it is playful and fun. We would create an 'Ey up' typographic sculpture. The sculptures will be mapped out so people can go and find them whilst exploring the city.

Roles:

• Budget: Jake
• Venue: Laveeza
• Location: Laveeza
• Logistics: Zak
• Materials: Jake
• Tech: Will
• Branding: Input from all
• Marketing: Will

I will also be creating a fold out map which will display all of the locations. The user will be able to stamp the map each time they have visited a location (the stamps will be available at each location). The map will use the same elements as the rest of the branding.