Workshops 10 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!

On grime guns n gold

This is a collection of photos taken from projects across Leeds and Bradford that where we've done graffiti on the topic of gang culture, prison life, asbos, identity, drugs, crime, grime, guns and gold. Done on projects in partnership with PAYP, Con-Sequence, Kala Sangam and the Bradford Youth Offending Team.

On Drugs

This set is photos of workshops done on themes of drug awareness in different places across Yorkshire. I dont think 'no to drugs' slogan is useful, if I get told 'wet paint dont touch' I touch it to see if its wet'. Its better to give someone the facts so they can make an informed decision themselves. When young people are colouring in its easier to have open discussions about drugs and their experiences.

On Fire & Road Safety

Over the summer holidays we did a series of graffiti art workshops on fire and road safety themes with NEET young people. The fire-related art was used as a carrot and to break up the more formal parts of the programme. In partnership with the West Yorkshire Fire Service, the Youth Inclusion Project YIP and Seagulls. Leeds 2009. Leeds 2009.

On Environment Eco themes

This folder has photos of workshops where participants designed artwork on themes of not polluting, saving endangered species and sustainability.

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 young people on Friday nights. 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.

YOT and prison

These are pics from urban art workshops done with young people in trouble with the law. Some are attending the ISSP programme with Bradford YOT and Kala Sangam. For more info on ISSP Click here, and Click here to see these workshops on the KalaSangam news feature.

Others are photos from Eastmoor Secure Unit for young offenders Leeds, 2011.Big up all the young adults who were a pleasure to work with and did some wicked canvases.

Pick N Mix

Photos from projects that dont have enough photos to merit a folder of their own so they have to share! Featuring Spainish day in Shropshire, Leeds Central Library, Lawnswood mural with Sune, Keighleys Bangladeshi Centre, Aaron from Beeston with Tyson!...and more.

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.

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.

NHS mental Health

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