Every Primary School in Leeds has now received our Activity Pack for free to keep the children of Key Workers entertained whilst still in lessons, and those currently at home. We’ve already had some fantastic responses, and hope they have spread a little bit of joy during this difficult time! Now we are spreading theContinue reading “THANK YOU KEY WORKERS: Download your Free Activity Pack here!”
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THANK YOU KEY WORKERS: Free activity packs by Leeds-based Artists for Local Schools during Lockdown.
At the start of this year us Grafters seemed to have everything set into place for our projects and what we wanted to achieve. But as you’re all aware by the end of March the whole of the U.K. went into lockdown leaving a lot of companies and workers in the creative industries in limbo.Continue reading “THANK YOU KEY WORKERS: Free activity packs by Leeds-based Artists for Local Schools during Lockdown.”
PLAYGROUND: A new and unusual exhibition space for Leeds’ Communities.
As part of their MA Curation Practice course at Leeds Arts University, James, Director here at Graft, has been looking into ways of opening up curated exhibitions through community engagement. Playground is a travelling interdisciplinary exhibition space, aimed at tackling important social issues by connecting emerging artists, performers, writers and creatives of all backgrounds withContinue reading “PLAYGROUND: A new and unusual exhibition space for Leeds’ Communities.”
Top Five Tips for Struggling Grafters in Leeds: A Short Guide for Emerging Creatives, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers
Leeds is fast coming one of the best places for creatives across all disciplines in the U.K. and internationally. With the past decade of expansion and growth throughout the creative sector, and the North of the city quickly becoming a University campus within its own right, you’d think it would be easier than ever forContinue reading “Top Five Tips for Struggling Grafters in Leeds: A Short Guide for Emerging Creatives, Entrepreneurs and Freelancers”
Lessons Learned: Update on Graft and Our Future
Starting a CIC can be an extremely daunting task, and a huge step to take, especially as young social entrepreneurs at the start of our careers. Graft Collaborative CIC was started on the basis that cooperative partnerships can achieve more than individuals, and that by pooling together our time, energy, skills, knowledge, networks and resources,Continue reading “Lessons Learned: Update on Graft and Our Future”
ENDED: Holbeck Community Project 2019/20: Exploring Social Issues through Arts Engagement
Holbeck has gained regional and national attention since 2014 when a pilot scheme designated the area as the U.K’s first decriminalised/managed zone for prostitution. Whilst Journalism and Social Media has focused entirely on this devise and emotive topic, few have engaged with the community that call Holbeck their home. Graft Collaborative CIC is driven toContinue reading “ENDED: Holbeck Community Project 2019/20: Exploring Social Issues through Arts Engagement”
Insert Here 2019/20: A Digital Archive and Online Gallery Space for emerging artists in Leeds, U.K.
Insert Here is a digital archive and online gallery space for emerging artists in Leeds. Across all creative disciplines, artists will have the opportunity to insert their creative practice into the archive establishing a living document of the talent within the city. From this archive, a selection of artists will be displayed on the ‘Gallery’Continue reading “Insert Here 2019/20: A Digital Archive and Online Gallery Space for emerging artists in Leeds, U.K.”
Meet the Grafters: The Board of Directors 2019/20
Graft Collaborative is a non-profit Community Interest Company established to support emerging creative practitioners from a range of artistic and performative disciplines through the development of engaging projects involving Leeds-based communities to highlight and engage residents with important social issues. This will be achieved by creating and developing opportunities for communities to engage and participate inContinue reading “Meet the Grafters: The Board of Directors 2019/20”
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