International Women's Day: SOUP Event
Community, Free, In Person
Friday 8th March 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm
God's House Tower, Town Quay Road, Southampton, SO14 2NY
Since 2022, ‘a space’ arts has been celebrating International Women’s Day by hosting a silent auction of original artworks made by women.
These events have been a great success, and this year we want to continue supporting creativity and inspiring change by awarding a bursary for a creative, community-focussed, women-led project in Southampton or the surrounding areas. This new £2,000 bursary could support a new initiative, or help to contribute to the ongoing work of an existing project.
What we loved most about our silent auction events is that everyone could get involved, whether they were bidding in the auction or submitting an artwork. So, we’re keeping that ethos at the core of this project and letting YOU, the public, vote for which proposal you’d like to see awarded the funding at this event.
The winning pitch will recieve the £2,000 bursary for their project and will be exhibiting at God’s House Tower in the Proejct Space this time next year to share what they’ve been able to achieve with the funding.
What to Expect on the Night
The doors will open at 6pm for you to come in and make yourselves at home. As you arrive you’ll be handed two very important tokens; one gets you a free bowl of soup (kindly provided by The Chilli Chain) and the other is your voting token.
At around 6.30pm we’ll head up to the main gallery where we will hear from each individual or group pitching for your vote. We’ll have breaks between pitches, giving you time to grab a drink or some soup and chat with your fellow attendees.
Once everyone has had their chance to pitch it’ll be time for the all-important vote. The project with the most votes will be announced at the end of the event.
…Can’t attend in person?
We’ll also be streaming the event live on instagram, and you’ll even be able to cast your vote via instagram. Keep an eye on our website and socials for updates.
Access
The ground floor cafe and main gallery are both step free and served by a lift which will be operating all evening. Seats will be set out in the Main Gallery, but we will also be streaming the event from the ground floor cafe if you’d like to enjoy the event from there.
The library will be used as a quiet space all evening, with quiet music, dimmed lighting and water availalbe.
FAQ’s
What even is a SOUP event?
- A SOUP event is a community building event which sees good causes get funding, voted for by the people who matter most, the local residents! Traditionally SOUP events cost £5 to attend and you get soup, bread and a voting token. The money from the door is then what the charities or projects are pitching for. However, for this SOUP event, ‘a space’ arts will be providing the funding for the bursary and the event will be free to attend. The shortlisted applicants will pitch their ideas and get a chance to network with other community leaders and attendees. After the presentations, the audience will be encouraged to discuss and debate before voting for the project that they want to support.Can anyone attend the event?
- Of course! Everyone is welcome to attendWhat if I can’t decide who to vote for?
- You have to otherwise the event doesnt work.Is the soup vegan?
- Yes, there are two options of soup and both are vegan and delicious