First Draft Kitchen in Norwich to pay people for bad artwork

First Draft Kitchen is ready to open to customers in St Giles Street on Thursday.

Formerly the home of Al Dente, the new bar and restaurant will host chef pop-ups with different cuisines on offer every few weeks.

First Draft Kitchen has moved into the former Al Dente restaurant on St Giles Street (Image: Dan Larkan)

However, as the last of the decorating on site is under way, a unique request has been made.

“Calling the worst artists in Norwich!” said owner Daisy Larkan, who is opening the venue alongside her husband Dan.

“This is the bad art wall. We need to fill it.

The walls are ready for some terrible artwork (Image: Daisy Larkan)

“This weekend only, turn up at our empty bar with your worst pieces – finger painting, awkward collage, GCSE final project – and, if it’s bad enough, we will pay you £1 for it and hang it forever, until we get bored of it.

“Be part of something! Real artists need not apply.”

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Daisy came up with the idea after looking for ideas for decorating the bar.

Daisy Larkan with her husband and business partner, Dan (Image: Daisy Larkan)

“I didn’t want just corporate and generic art on the walls,” she said.

“We’ve already got some wacky decorations – including a bathtub – and I wanted to carry on with the fun.

“Everyone has embarrassing and painful art that we are going to display on our walls.

Some of the artwork already collected include an old GCSE art book and some illuminated dolphins. The restaurant already has a bath installed as a feature too (Image: Daisy Larkan/Nathan Neeve)

“We have lots of truly terrible pieces already and can’t wait to see some more creations!”

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With First Draft Bar and Restaurant set to open next week, it’s been all hands on deck to get the place shipshape.

The bar is making use of fun designs, including neon signage (Image: Nathan Neeve)

“We are in the last-minute panic stages of things still to do,” added Daisy.

“It is utter chaos, but I can’t wait to open.”

Anyone interested in submitting some art pieces at the weekend should contact Daisy on Instagram at @Firstdraftkitchen to arrange a drop-off time.