‘Not Again People’ - COVID-19 Letter Art Project (Part of the Artist Support Pledge)

In March 2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic went global. The result was lockdown where businesses, education, recreation and leisure ceased to operate. This was to reduce the rate of infection of the Coronavirus, During this time, I began to engage in a personal project using the UK Government COVID-19 letter. The project ‘Not Again People’ was a visual documentation of world events that occurred during the pandemic with a Plague Doctor motif. The project is ongoing as part of the Artist Support Pledge.

Established to help artists struggling due to Covid-19, the Artist Support Pledge is a global movement of connected communities committed to an equitable and sustainable economy for artist and makers.

The project uses social media platform Instagram for artists to post images using #artistsupportpledge giving details of their works and price (no more than £200). If people are interested in buying, they message the artist. Anyone can buy the work and artists don’t need permission to join.

Each time an artist reaches £1,000 of sales, they pledge to buy £200 of work from other artists. There are no enforcements. It is a system based on trust where everyone at every level can contribute in supporting artists and makers.

To view the project, please visit my Instagram and Facebook @franktoartist.