CIRCA PIPELINE: FRANK BOWLING

Built around CIRCA Pipeline, a new initiative that aims to foster creativity amongst Primary-aged students, and open the doors to careers in the creative arts, this film documents the journey of Sir Frank Bowling from Guyana, to London, becoming one of the key figures in modern painting, and now his role in this plan to get £500k of art supplies to State schools who really need it. Launching on his 90th Birthday (26 February 2024), discover a 14-layer silkscreen print with purpose by Frank Bowling. An urgent response to the creativity crisis in UK classrooms, CIRCA PIPELINE: Frank Bowling Arts Education Programme sets out to establish a clear and accessible pathway for young people to pursue a life of creative freedom. This new, open-access pipeline focuses on primary education by providing children between the ages of 5 and 11 with the material means to create and exhibit art to a broader public. Highlighting the intersection of art, education and philanthropy, each of the 100 hand-signed prints by Frank will enable one UK state primary school (approx. 30,000 children in total) to participate in a six-week arts programme. Each school will receive professional guidance alongside a free pack - distributed in partnership with Findel Education - containing the following materials: - 120 Specialist Crafts Paint - 300 Stretch Canvases - 300 Long Round Paint Brushes - 300 Colouring Mixing Trays - 300 A4 Sketchbooks - 300 Pan Sets of 12 Classmates Colour Watercolours - 300 White Synthetic Sable Brushes - 2,880 Findel Everyday Colouring Pencils CIRCA PIPELINE culminates in the Summer of 2025 when participating students’ work will be exhibited on Landsec’s Piccadilly Lights. Forming a community of ambassadors motivated to make a positive societal impact, the 100 collectors will be credited (at their discretion) on screen and online.