AISH: Support
Art is Still Honest has supported a range of projects to reach their creative potential. With a focus on dialogue and collaboration, AISH supports charities, small businesses and grassroots artists to present their work in a manner that support their ethos and ideals.
Supporting grassroots artists
Having grown up in the grassroots music and art scene, AISH shares a passion for the often neglected work of upcoming practitioners working tirelessly to build community through their art. AISH has supported new and established bands like Be Kind Cadaver and Yumi and the Weather to shoot music videos, designed album art for indie labels like Cruel Nature and DAAM, produced albums for upcoming musicians, and curated exhibitions and shows for experimental visual and performance artists.
Working directly with venues, radio shows, blogs and labels, AISH strives to build meaningful and long-lasting community within the grassroots scene.
Project design and support
Art is Still Honest has worked with a range of partners to produce photographs, videos, installations and exhibitions that showcase the unique character of their work. Whether you need to document your existing practice or create new visual or sonic pieces to support your work, AISH can help.
Our support services cover audio, video, design and project management.
Prior projects include enlivening the archives of the Surrey History Centre by producing virtual tours of their texts, developing interactive sonic-sculptures for the inclusive Rocket Artists as part of their Work In Progress exhibition, producing accessible guidelines for digital art projects, and designing bespoke visuals and physical artefacts for artists to support their practice.
Curating experimental practice
AISH believes that experimentalism is key to developing art as a form of social well-being. Trying new things out, having a go, taking risks, defying expectations… these are the sorts of creative gestures that enable communities to learn from one another and to develop new ways of being.
Whether it’s providing generative audio-visuals for established avant-garde choreographers, developing art-films for up-and-coming photographers, or co-designing participatory installations, AISH strives to locate experimental practice in the everyday, an accessible form of creativity that prioritises curiosity above the virtuosic.
Ecology, education, sustainability
A commitment to grassroots practice is by definition a commitment to sustainable practice. As such, AISH is particularly supportive of projects that engage with ecological and pedagogical narratives - projects that seek to make the world a better place for everyone.
With this in mind, Art is Still Honest has worked with forest schools to deliver video modules, run field-recording workshops in the South Downs, and developed guerrilla sculpture trails along Brighton Seafront.
Contact us
AISH is always on the lookout for new creative collaborations. Interested in finding out how we might be able to support your project? Get in touch!