The Jaunt is a unique project that combines the two best things in life. Art & Travel. The Jaunt allows artists to travel the world and find inspiration – not just during the trip, but lasting inspiration that hopefully permeates their entire artistic practise. The Jaunt’s mission is to catalyse progress and feed fresh insight into the creative process of our artists. The first step in this process is taking the artist out of their comfort zone and allowing them to experience completely new surroundings.
The concept is as simple as it is exciting: The Jaunt find an artist and send them on a trip to anywhere in the world that they have never been before. The artist then soaks up all of the local impressions and inspirations at their destination. From freshly brewed local coffee to small boutiques, neoclassical architecture, overcrowded tourist sights or whatever else comes across their path. The artists also document their adventures and impressions in a travel blog that can be followed online, which gives even more insight into the artist’s perspective. Each destination and artist is different, making each trip truly unique.
After they return home from the trip, the artist channels all of the impressions into an artwork that is reproduced as a limited edition and handmade screen print. It’s a unique travel document in the form of an artwork. But while you know which artist is going to which location, the limited-edition screen prints are sold before the artwork has been created. This allows you to contribute to making the inspiration possible, while experiencing the creative process from up close.
The Jaunt was founded by Jeroen Smeets, who acts as the project’s curator and travel planner. With a background in art ranging from Editor-In-Chief to agent and gallery owner – and a variety of jobs in between – Jeroen started The Jaunt in early 2013 after talking to artists and hearing their repeated desire to travel the world. With The Jaunt he has found a way to fulfil their dreams.
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