What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Swarthmore Education Centre has announced that actor and arts advocate Gaynor Faye has agreed to become our new President, following former President Hilary Benn MP, who stepped down earlier this year. Gaynor is well known for her TV work, including Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Fat Friends and The Syndicate, but she’s
Celebrating Hunslet, a wonderful piece of animated community artwork, co-created by local residents working with artist Rozi Fuller, was unveiled at the Involve Centre last Saturday (22 March 2025). The piece is a collage representing various stories from around Hunslet, but with the use of the Artivive app on a
We are delighted to invite you to the unveiling of an inspiring, public artwork created by the community in Hunslet. The unveiling will take place on Saturday (22 March 2025) at the Involve Community Centre from 1:30-3:30pm. Refreshments in the form of hot and cold drinks and cake will be
Swarthmore Education Centre’s Lottery funded project, Creative Communities, is in the second year of delivering free arts activities for adults in South Leeds. Here’s what we have going on alongside our regular blocks of workshops: Creating with the community in Belle Isle Over the next few months, our Community Artist
The Swarthmore Creative Communities project is thrilled to share the exciting progress of their first artist residency in Hunslet. Artist Rozi Fuller has been working diligently, and the results are inspiring. Keep an eye on our Facebook page search for Creative Communities) for sneak peeks of the amazing work. A
We are thrilled that the first block of workshops in our second year of Creative Communities, has been very well attended. Over ten weeks, the participants at Beeston Community Centre, Manorfield Hall and Hunslet Library and Hub have been introduced to a variety of art techniques, including pottery, wire sculpting,
At Swarthmore Education Centre we are busy preparing to deliver the second year of our Lottery-funded Creative Communities Project. We have some exciting events and activities in store this month and over the coming year and look forward to seeing the amazing artwork that is created. Celebration events On Friday
As we come to the end of our first year of delivery, Swarthmore Education Centre’s Lottery Funded Creative Communities project is looking forward to our first celebration events and exhibitions taking place in Belle Isle and Holbeck/Beeston. On Friday 14 June 2024 we invite everyone to come to the Cranmore
Swarthmore Education Centre’s Lottery Funded Creative Communities project is delighted to announce its next blocks of Pride in Place art workshops, which will take place at BITMO’s Gate in Belle Isle and St Luke’s Church in Holbeck. In each block, six talented artists will demonstrate and introduce participants to their
