Recession jeopardises photography festival
Thursday 9th February 2012, 3:00PM GMT.
World renowned photographer Martin Parr with his Cube at North Beach during last year's Guernsey Photography Festival.
JUST three years in and the Guernsey Photography Festival 2012 could become another casualty of the global recession.
Reduced sponsorship and a major backer pulling out may mean the festival, scheduled for 24 May to 22 June, will be drastically pared down – or even abandoned for this year.
The loss would hit thousands of children who are due to take part in its new education programme.
‘It’s not because of the lack of quality of the festival but simply the economic downturn,’ said festival director Jean-Christophe Godet. ‘If we want the festival to succeed we need a minimum of £80,000. We have around £40,000 so far, so we’re roughly halfway.’
Anyone interested in sponsoring the festival can email Mr Godet at mail@chrisgodet.com.
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You could do away with the cube this year.That should save at least a tenner
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Or make do with a recycled half litre milk carton instead.
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This guy is having a laugh. A few cubes knocked up with shuttering ply pasted with photographs costing eighty grand?
Does he live in Monaco?
I would like to know what his take is out of that budget.
Students at the CoFE could make the cubes as part of their coursework if they’re crucial to the overall experience. The ply would then be reused. The photos or art should be donated on loan by people wanting exposure for the pieces they create. The reward could follow from that if they are as good as they believe.
There is enough empty shop windows to address their desires.
I wonder if the guy from Alderney is wanting 200K to plant some mud boulders around Guernsey whilst on the subject? Pomposity, art and recession is a match made in hell.
If art can’t wash its own face, at times like these, then let it find its own feet until it can.
The CoFE donkeys were a success story. That raised good money. Not squandered it.
Do what you want to do out of charity or don’t do it at all. I’m sick of all the sob stories and especially the never ending list of wishlist capital projects.
It seems like some here are hell bent on doing their utmost to create half a billion in debts for future islanders to take of.
Saving every single penny is what people need to concentrate on at the moment.
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Well said!
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You’re right, the Galp donkey parade was brilliant, but that didn’t happen for free, you know. Who do you think paid for 50 fibreglass donkeys to be made and shipped here? Each and every one of those donkeys was sponsored by a company or organisation.
I’d imagine sponsorship cash is exactly what Mr Godet is hoping to get for his photography festival.
And yes the donkey parade raised a lot of cash for charities, but if you read the article above, it seems an educational programme was planned for during the festival.
Charity doesn’t always come in the form of money.
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Why not 10% of the people overcharged by the B.B.C to donate their windfall.
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Like the poster who suggested the hospice in another thread, who are you to say where people should donate their money? I’d far rather support the beeb than this overrated sideshow.
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If the authorities secured a bansky exhibition it would create a massive explosion with short stay visitors like it has never experienced before.
I doubt it would be overly complicated to sort out either. Many millions would be contributed into the economy.
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The solution seems very straightforward to me. If you’ve only got half the money then do what you can with what you’ve got.
Scale the project down by half – cut costs, just like everyone else is having to do, whether that be business, charities or individuals.
Oh, and stop bleating about the lack of money and be grateful you managed to get £40k. That’s £40K more than a lot of other things.
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