Cheeky Fest; arts for social impact
Cheeky connects artists, entrepreneurs & performers to help you manage your social & mental health through coaching/consulting, community, education, events, fairly paid work, funding (arts & business) marketing & promotion.
Music streaming (i.e. what musicians are being paid per stream) + Covid + changes in arts / music funding (e.g. recent ACE grant changes, especially in the classical arena) + Brexit + have had / are having a dramatic impact on performers in the UK.
I studied music for many years and was an active musician (pianist & drummer) for 10 years, as well as singing in community choirs. I’ve dealt with trauma & suffered with depression, which has been related to / triggered by periods of unemployment / underemployment.
I want to help people in & through the arts.
I want to help humans who (are friends or family of people who) have suffered with / continue to work through mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, bi-polar, schizophrenia, psychosis.
I want to help people build friendships, self-esteem / confidence, to express themselves, to connect with others, to create & be part of a community which they feel they belong to, to show them that they matter, to give them a sense of control over and freedom in their lives.
I want to help artists, musicians, performers to make & share their creative work, to make their creativity emotionally, financially, mentally and socially rewarding.
We’re looking for performers, a venue* & (a) sponsor(s) for our 1st Cheeky Fest. *I’ve got 1 in mind but open to ideas.
I need your help. Pease help us curate, fund, host, organise, present, produce the 1st event in London.
If you donate £10 to our GoFundMe campaign then email me (rupert@cheekyfest.com) about something you’re working on — art, dance, film, music, opera, photography, poetry, theatre and/or related event, venue, startup / business …
I’ll promote it on all* of our social media pages & groups (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Twitter, Soundcloud*, YouTube*) inc Cheeky; Promo, Fest, Foundation, Education, Space, Ventures [+ PianoTalent if it’s relevant].
