Workshops 18 workshops

This folder contains photos of art workshops that I have worked on. The aims of these workshops vary, but they are generally to give young people the opportunity to fufil their potential by engaging them in urban/graffiti art. In some of these young people work towards the Arts Award qualification.

Click on the titles below to see pics of these projects, and just get in touch if you would like workshops at anywhere you know/work/go, or if Ive got pics of your artwork and you want them on this website!

Little London Tackle it!

We've been running Urban Art workshops for young people in Little London, working in partnership with PAYP, Positive Futures, the Leeds Youth Service and Speak to the Streets on the Tackle It!

The Urban Art workshop involved painting a 146ft long mural around the now derelict Carlton Towers with hard to reach young people on Friday nights. 'Hard to reach' is a funny term, because theyre not that hard to reach, they hang around in the same places with nothing to do nearly every day and night. The tower block isnt going to get knocked down for a few years, so the mural will be up for a while. Go check it out, its next to the Rifleman pub.

“Instead of us all fighting each other it’s about time someone brought people together to make it a better place to live… It’s the best thing I’ve seen in the time I’ve lived here…and I must have lived here at least 60 years! its right nice and colourful” Clifford, aged 91years old.

Click below to see more:

1) CLICK HERE for BBC article on Tackle It! Little London. (I dont really like this article it hypes up the whole gang thing to make the story more exciting)

2) CLICK HERE for BBC article on Carlton Towers Urban Art project.

3) CLICK HERE for video on Positive Futures Tackle It! in Little London.
4) CLICK HERE to see Sam Greigs design which won a national competition run by Positive Futures.

On Drugs

This set is photos of workshops done on themes of drug awareness in different places across Yorkshire. Click on the image make it bigger.

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project was setup to provide positive activites for young people. It runs in Beeston, Armley and Middleton areas of Leeds.

1) CLICK HERE for Yorkshire Evening post article on FNP.

In partnership with; Out of School Activities Team, PAYP, NACRO, LCC Youth Service, Leeds Federation Housing, South Leeds Health For All, Community Safety, Middleton Bright Ideas.

Bradford YOT

These are pics from urban art workshops done with young people attending the ISSP programme with Bradford YOT and Kala Sangam. Big up all the young adults who were a pleasure to work with and did some wicked canvases. For more info on ISSP Click here, and Click here to see these workshops on the KalaSangam news feature.

Leeds Central Library

Leeds Central Library is making an effort to attract a more diverse crowd by setting up an area called 'Your Space' with Playstations etc.

They commissioned me to run a series of workshops where young people create art to go up in their space.

"They didn't stop talking about it till 8.00! Marc said he hadn't done any art since primary school and was really happy with his board. Sophie took her board around the whole Library showing it to everybody and Martin who did the DJ board said that he never thought he'd be able to help produce anything like that and that he wanted to do more and practice his own drawing skills. They have all asked to do more and said thanks more times than I can remember!"

NHS Lifecheck

These workshops were done at Bingley Youth Centre on the topic of drugs. The young peoples artwork was then displayed at the NHS Lifecheck project launch in Bradford in partnership with Kala Sangam.

Fire Safety Central

Over the summer holidays we did a series of graffiti art workshops on fire and road safety themes. It was based at the old fire station on Stanningley Road in partnership with the Youth Inclusion Project YIP and Seagulls.

Bangladeshi Community Association

Photos from workshops at the Bangladeshi Community centre in Keighley, Bradford Nov 2009.

Hyde Park Source

Hyde Park Source provides training and support for disadvantaged young people who have been refered there from schools. They turn disused areas and binyards in Burley into community gardens.

Youth Point

Youth Point is a youth centre in Burley, Leeds where we run a weekly graffiti art project for young people. Participants work towards the Bronze Arts Award qualification.

Armley, Leeds

This folder contains photos of workshops that Ive done and do in a few different places in Armley, Leeds:

1) The LAZER centre, which is a weekly accredited urban art workshop that Sune and myself run in Armley with the Leeds Youth Service (Arts Award).

Every Tuesday, 3.30 - 5.30pm, no booking needed just come down! Ring Vince Foster for more details: 07891 274522.

2) The Friday Night Project, at the Sports & Leisure centre...yes its on a Friday night and was set up to distract young people from anti-social behaviour.CLICK Here to see an article in the Yorkshire evening post about this project.

3) Artwork from these projects was displayed in the St.Johns shopping centre in Leeds city centre. CLICK here to see the flyer, or HEREto see the article published in the Yorkshire Evening Post.

Lawnswood Secondary School

CHIVA Children In Vulnerable Accomodation

Leeds Housing employed us to produce a big mural with young people who are in temporary accomodation at Richmond Court. This mural was on the theme of what the young people associated with 'home'. It will be displayed at the housing office on StGeorges Street in Leeds centre.

NHS mental Health

We did workshops in for the NHS mental health service at Little Woodhouse Hall.

Smallworld, Keighley

Coming soon....

Sutherland School Telford

"Nick Halahan of Olas Art and Alison Thomas from Bridges, Shropshire’s Development Education Centre based in Wellington spent a great day with Year 7 pupils from Sutherland Business and Enterprise College. With the help of Nick, an Urban artist, the young people produced an amazing, large scale display with a strong environmental message.

The work is part of a three year project called Picturing Our World. The project is being run by Bridges in conjunction with 7 schools and communities around Shropshire. There are plans to display the work in school, in the local community and for it to tour Shropshire!"

Bradford 'Your Shout, Your Say

"Aims of the ward events: To involve young people in developing actions and ideas, which contribute to the Area Committee Action Plan priorities and the priorities identified through the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament Road Shows. To record any emerging priorities and issues from young people who have had not participated in Council decision-making processes before. Outcomes for young people: • To increase young people’s influence and participation in decision-making, about services, provision and developments in their community. • To enable others to recognise young people’s contribution and value their views. • To increase young people’s confidence and self-determination."

Wakefield pupil referal & support

This was a one off workshop with young people at Springfield pupil referral center & support in Wakefield. On a theme of 'identity' they step by step designed and painted this mural in the pool room. They had wild creative ideas...making the decks into a grinning face and even a goblum from Lord of the Rings in a burberry cap! Big up Scott, Jamie B, Stokesey, Nadia, Levi Curt and Jake. May2009