Elmer’s BIG Art Parade
We will be welcoming a stampede of colour and creativity this summer with Elmer, the much loved patchwork elephant, and friends.
Lincoln Creates
A fund to support new creative art projects in Lincoln City Centre
About Lincoln Creates
Lincoln Creates has been made possible with some of the money raised from the public auction of the Lincoln Imps in 2021 and a £20,000 contribution from Lincoln BIG. Lincoln Creates is managed by Lincoln BIG and supported by partners, including local arts organisations.
The fund aims to encourage artists and businesses to work together on visual art projects which will make Lincoln City Centre a more vibrant place to live, work or visit. Art projects can take the form of murals, sculptures, installations created using different materials and processes. Art projects can receive funding of up to 100% with grants available of between £500-£5,000 towards their project.
Apply Now
Applications are now open. Please submit a competed application form to yvette.mills@lincolnbig.co.uk by the following deadlines;
- Phase 4 - 5pm, Friday 3rd May 2024
- Phase 5 - 5pm Friday 27th September 2024
Lincoln Creates Project Objectives:
- Develop and encourage collaboration between Lincoln based creative practitioners and businesses
- Support the City Centre events programme
- Enhance local image and identity through arts and culture
- Provide innovative an inspiring creative content and process
Lincoln Creates Past Projects
- Pride Bench by Lincoln Pride, located on Lincoln High Bridge
- Can I Help You? Lincoln's Forgotten Shops by The Fabric Quarter
- Summer in the City at St Marks
- Lincoln Sausage Festival Bowls by The Pot Shop | Handed out at Lincoln Castle during Lincoln's Sausage Festival
- Two Wall Murals, located at Lincoln Jazz Cafe
- Writing Wild Workshops: with artist Ruth Charnock located at Lincoln’s Liquorice Park and Happy Culture Café
- Piecing Us Together Trail: 40 businesses across the City Centre with artist Mel Langton
- Wigford Way Bridge 2.0: with artist James Mayle and Luke St Clair-Pedroza located at Brayford Waterfront
- Giant Jeans Installation: with artist Kerry Gibson
- All We Need Is Love Projections: with artists from Different Light located outside House of Fraser
- The Joiners Arms Bike Stands: with artist Kenny Roach and Landlord Paul Mann
- Dinos on the Loose Storybook: with artist Sian Ellis
- City Centre Stories: with artists Beth Lambert and Laura Mabbutt from Brew Projects
- Share Pavilion: Stokes Coffee with the artist Nadya Monfrinoli - located at The Lawn
- Window cut outs: Venues and businesses across the City Centre with the artist Lena Sass
- Poetry in the City: Venues and businesses across the City Centre with Women in the Arts
- Brayford Underpass: Brayford Waterfront with the artist James Mayle
- Origami window and store displays: with Bluebird Arts and Paperchase working with Zen Pulp
