Community Work Day

Aim

In a world which is becoming more remote, Community Work Day aims to bring people together.

Who Are We?

The Carousel is a community interest company founded in 2019. Setting out to build a supportive, friendly and accessible art space in a city centre location, The Carousel has since grown into a community of artists, freelancers and remote workers. Students have written dissertations, freelancers have hosted events, businesses have grown and joint projects have developed all under our roof.  

Alongside building our community and renovating our space we have hosted workshops, engaged individuals with creativity and skill building, exhibited 104 artists, distributed over £18,000 to creatives, recorded over 89 hours of DJ sets, had 8,000 people worldwide view our online exhibitions, hosted three small festivals, produced street art projects, took over larger music festivals and a corner of John Lewis Nottingham and drank approximately 7024 litres of coffee.

Community Work Day

69% of employees working from home are experiencing symptoms of burnout.

Community Work Day is a Crowdfunding campaign to provide free access to The Carousel for remote workers, freelancers, owners of small businesses and anyone else who may need a community led workplace. Hosted by The Carousel once a week, Community Work Day aims to support people who are struggling with the modern day work climate and are looking for a change of environment.

Studies show that 81% of under-35’s feared loneliness from long-term home working.

Our current members have told us that working from The Carousel has: reduced their stress levels as they can rationalise issues with their peers, helped their work life balance, enabled them to work on collaborative projects and reduced feelings of isolation by making new friendships. In a world which is becoming more remote, Community Work Day aims to bring people together.

Access to The Carousel every Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:00

Including:

• Free tea and coffee
• Fast wifi
• Fully equipped kitchen
• Lockable storage spaces
• Access to printers
• Access to art materials
• Free tickets to Wednesday Workshops 19-22:00

How we will do this

In order to host Community Work Day we need to raise funds to pay staff, support refreshment costs and contribute to the building's utilities. Throughout the cost of living crisis The Carousel has been affected by a 23% rise in its utility bills whilst simultaneously losing members because their individual outgoings have increased. In particular early career professionals (who may now be unable to afford a membership) are at risk of having reduced opportunities; maybe even of giving up on their aspirations. Community Work Day will support us in maintaining the increased outgoings of The Carousel whilst  helping others who are struggling because of the current economic climate.

Rewards

**PLEASE NOTE** All items that are physical rewards do not include a postage charge. If successful with our campaign we will require an additional postage fee (at cost price) before popping the item in the mail to you.

COMMUNITY PLAY DAY 002 ART GAME TICKETS - £10
Buy a ticket to play games and WIN ART! at Community Play Day 002 taking place on Sat 8th April.

Super Freak Zine - £15
A publication all about the time we painted our sign with artist Super Freak.

Still Here Still Life Book - £25
A book which has sold out online! The SHSL Book was made with studio alumni Zena Kay and The Carousel co-director Benjamin Kay for the instagram account Still Here Still Life.

The Carousel Community T-Shirts (Two Designs, one to be announced at later date) - £30
Designed by artist and studio alumni Kynobio. The branding for this campaign. Printed in The Carousel Printing House. Created exclusively for this campaign.

Community Work Day A2 Screen Print - £40
Designed by artist and studio alumni Kynobio. The branding for this campaign. Four Colour, A2, Screen print on Fully Recycled 300gsm Paper.

Risograph Printing Class for 2 People in The Carousel Printing House -£50
Experiment with different creative techniques and learn how to Risograph print. Walk away with an edition of artwork or some mini-zines.

Photo:Tom Morley

International Womens Day 2021 Project Collection - £60
Inside this anthology, you will find the work of twenty illustrators based all around the UK.
25 Risograph Prints, A Poster, Stickers & a handmade booklet.

 

Photo: V21 Artspace
© The Artists
Courtesy: The Carousel

Screen Printing onto Paper in The Carousel Printing House - £75pp
Learn how to produce high quality silk screen prints onto a range of papers and alternative substrates. This workshop is an induction to The Carousel Print Room and gives you access to the space, equipment and consumables so you can carry on printing after the session.
 
Screen Printing onto Textiles in The Carousel Printing House - £90pp
Print a run of tote bags and learn how to screen print onto textiles. This workshop is an induction to The Carousel Print Room and gives you access to the space, equipment and consumables so you can carry on printing after the session.

Group Creative Play Day - £300
Have a creative Play Day with The Carousel. Includes a range of art materials for every type of art making process.
For groups of up to 8.  

Full Time Co-working for 3 months - £220
Give yourself or someone else the gift of working 7 days a week, 24 hours a day in The Carousel. Including all the amenities and services of The Carousel.
RRP. £240

Photo: Tom Morley

Full Time Co-working for 6 months - £420
Give yourself or someone else the gift of working 7 days a week, 24 hours a day in The Carousel. Including all the amenities and services of The Carousel.
RRP. £480

Photo: Tom Morley

Your Own Art Exhibition - £500
Our city centre gallery space is an excellent venue to showcase your work. We have exhibited; photography, fine art, prints and moving image work. Our multi-purpose space has different walls in which you can hang your work as well as the option to present your work in our windows.

Photo: V21 Artspace
© The Artists
Courtesy: The Carousel

Your Own Art Exhibition including Printing - £700
Exhibit in our gallery and also get print credit with The Carousel Printing House to produce your exhibition.

This project successfully funded on 9th April 2023