Jo Ball

“I first met Mark through a DYCP funding workshops back in late 2020. It was really helpful. I had found the questions from the Arts Council confusing and after the session felt much clearer of what was being asked of me and far more confident in my application. It worked! My application was successful and in 2021 I began my project to focus on studio research.

Luminara Florescu

In this short video, artist Luminara Florescu shares her experiences working with Mark as a mentor within her Arts Council England, Developing Your Creative Practice grant.

Lady Kitt

Lady Kitt is a maker, researcher and drag king, based in the UK. Kitt describes their work as “Mess Making as Social Glue, driven by an insatiable curiosity to explore, share and (gently) insight the social functions of stuff that gets called art”.

Elina Medley

“As a result of an application I made for funding (with the help of Mark) I had a series of 5 mentoring sessions with Mark Devereux Projects, including an in person studio visit. The process of talking, listening and working though various exercises was truly transformative…

Saroj Patel

“I just found out yesterday that my DYCP application was successful, I’m very happy and excited! Thank you for hosting your workshop, it definitely helped me to create a strong proposal and made me really think about how I wanted to develop my practice. I haven’t been able to stop smiling since I heard the news, I […]