2022 in Review | Bristol Creative Industries

2022 in Review

4th January 2023

Business Growth

Creative

Culture

Inspiration

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2022 was a pretty transformative year for Keep Art It.

Completed multiple video commissions with amazing clients such as Bristol Energy Network and Daler-Rowney.
Amazing reporting on art events from institutions like Upfest, Bristol Old Vic, RWA (Royal West of England Academy) and Spike Island Artspace Limited
Interviews with major creatives such as Miles Chambers, Eurgh, Frances Bildner and Hazel Mountford
Crazy events hosted and curated such as the 10 day multidisciplinary art festival “Artivist in a Box”, Sofar Sounds, the Affordable Art Takeover and Rotary Live Art where we worked with the Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club to Raise over £1500 for charity (thanks to Andrew Burns Colwill and the other artists involved.

Special thanks to:

Director Douglas Karson highlights:

Most art sales and commissions of high value artworks in one year.
Accepted to the Singulart (see my profile here https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/douglas-karson-9397) “Artist Success Program” which only accepts the top 5% of their artists to help boost visibility.
Accepted to multiple Singulart special collections (most recently the piece “Snowflake” in the collection “Visions of Winter” (https://www.singulart.com/en/collection/visions-of-winter-6540?campaign_id=1059)
Selected for the exclusive Singulart partnership with the Bradbury
Completed the WECA Creative Sector Growth Program
Accepted and started the NatWest Commercial and Institutional Accelerator Program

We’re thrilled to bits about what’s coming next!

About Keep Art It Ltd

Keep Art It Champions the joy of human creativity with engaging content that amplifies artist culture by any and all means.

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