Last year, at the beginning of 2019, a group of emerging artists and creative activists gathered at ChapelFM – Arts Centre for East Leeds. The first cohort arrived for the beginning of a new, year-long, course called UNION – The Northern School of Creativity and Activism. The same weekend, 52 weeks later saw 15 of …
It’s time to reflect on Hello Little Lady’s – A Year in Review 2019. The past 12 months have been a whirlwind of activity and experiences. Thankfully there has been more happy experiences than sad. Working by and for myself is a lonely, isolating slog at times. It feels like you’re not achieving much or …
I’d been very much looking forward to this weekend and did some a major baking on the Friday to make cakes and treats for the sessions to share for the get-together that night, and for the Saturday. It was another fantastic weekend. You may have read about how I was feeling weary after the previous …
As we British love to say, time is flying and I couldn’t believe how quickly my next trip had come around. I was excited to be meeting up with the UNION19 cohort for our third get-together as part of the Northern School of Creativity and Activism. This time the weekend was based in Manchester, with …
Saturday The Northern School for Creativity and Activism held its second residential weekend in Hull at the beginning of April 2019. The weekend was kindly hosted by ArtLink – an arts centre located in the west area of Hull. The main theme of the weekend was about Creating Connections: The Artivist as Go-Between. Saturday was …
This post has been in the draft section for over a month, but I still wanted to publish it. Over the years I’ve had loads of support for the various activities I’ve undertaken and the weekend in Leeds was no different. It’s nerve-wracking going to new places and walking into UNION – The Northern School …
Over the weekend of 11-12th January 2019, 20 creatives, artists and activists from the North of England met at a converted chapel for the commencement of UNION – The Northern School of Creativity and Activism. UNION is a sector-based coaching programme for emerging community artists and social activists across the North of England. The aim of …
