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ASP experiences

“This has been such a privilege to experience… caring and transcending boarders! It made me realise why I have no choice but to make art, as the heart of art is this power to dissolve borders… again , experiencing that at the CORE artists are serving most sincerely and unconditionally the great good of All’.

“Thank you for creating this and supporting artists and inspiring everyone, it’s just brilliant. I’ve had the most amazing week and have been overwhelmed by the love and support from people. I’ve reached the pledge target twice with sales, I’m about to pledge again and buy my second piece from a fellow artist, I love this bit the most! Art is definitely supplying some joy in these dark times.”

The truest value is not the gain, but the gift

Artist Support Pledge Director artist Matthew Burrows MBE

ARTIST SUPPORT PLEDGE is a culture and economy in support of artists and makers established and led by artist Matthew Burrows on 16th March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now a global movement of connected communities committed to an equitable and sustainable economy for artist and makers of all countries, media and ethnicities.

The project uses social media platform Instagram, which is a popular platform for artists to post images and share their work. Artists and makers can post their images using #artistsupportpledge giving details of their works and price (no more than £200 or equivelent). If people are interested in buying, they message (DM) the artist. Anyone can buy the work and artists don’t need permission to join.

Every time an artist reaches £1,000 of sales, they pledge to buy £200 of work from other artist(s).

ASP works by example, showing how a generous culture behaves and exploring the values that maintain its ethos. At the core of this is a commitment to equality of opportunity FOR ALL and an accessible platform to participate.

ASP believes that an equitable and sustainable future economically and environmentally must begin by examining the cultural values we live by; that artists are central to this debate; and that ALL artists are important in maintaining the permaculture that is our global artistic ecosystem. If one part suffers we all do.

The truest value is not the gain, but the gift

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