STIK STAMP 2023

Artist STIK and London’s Southbank Centre are teaming up to raise thousands of pounds to fund free creative events and activities for Imagine Children’s Festival, the UK’s leading arts festival for children 0-11 years. A unique set of six artist’s proofs by STIK will feature in the Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on Thursday 29 June.

Earlier this year STIK hosted STIK STAMP, a nine day series of free workshops, at the Southbank Centre which saw 3,500 children lift one of six life-sized inked rubber stamps - hand-carved by STIK and featuring his minimalist ‘stick man’ figure - onto 100% wove hemp paper. Jumping,stomping and stamping, each child created their own unique version of the monochrome print totake home. To continue the legacy of STAMP and support access to art making, STIK has nowdonated his original, signed artist's proofs from his own archive to the Southbank Centre so thatthey can raise funds for their free programme during the Imagine Children’s Festival.

The Southbank Centre’s Imagine Children’s Festival is a vibrant cross-arts programme featuring over 100 music, storytelling, comedy, dance, and visual arts events plus interactive activities. At the heart of the festival is a series of free activities that make up 50% of the programme, which is open to children from all backgrounds and abilities. To continue to offer extensive high-quality activities for free the Southbank Centre depends on the generosity of private donors and funders. STIK’s contribution will support the festival’s 2024 free programme which reaches thousands of children.