Showcase — THE LEAP

Female only open mics supported by The Leap and Bradford Libraries every month at City Library.

changemakersJimmy Smith8 March 2022poetry

↑ keighley christmas baubles – designed by the keighley community

Helen and Melissa led this project getting over 1000 people involved creating 3000 Christmas baubles for Christmas trees in Airedale Shopping Centre.

changemakersJimmy Smith8 March 2022crafts

↑ table-top crochet – loom crotchet sessions

Ladies from the New Libya Society ran weekly loom crochet sessions to learn how to make table runners and mats.

changemakersJimmy Smith8 March 2022crafts

↑ recycled art sessions – making a mess!

Seed bomb and book mark making sessions to recycle the 3000 Keighley Christmas Baubles which Helen and Melissa ran the sessions for in 2021.

changemakersJimmy Smith8 March 2022crafts, environment

↑ messages of support – animated message projection

Animated messages were projected from KAWACC community centre to support and inspire the community during the pandemic and dark hours.

lit awardsJimmy Smith11 February 2022visual art

↑ build a girl – increasing access into the arts for young women

Increasing participation of young women in different arts forms.

creative consultationJimmy Smith11 February 2022skills building

↑ game for change – gameifying community aspirations

Engaging with individuals to develop games around what their aspirations are for their local community.

creative consultationJimmy Smith11 February 2022gaming

↑ pass the mic – a platform for rap and hip-hop talent in bradford

An explosive event where local talent came together to perform their own tracks to a live audience.

responsive awardJimmy Smith10 February 2022music

↑ 100 creative women and girls of keighley

Creative women and girls across Keighley share their creativity and highlight the barriers that they have found when engaging in creativity

creative consultationJimmy Smith10 February 2022photography

↑ social cinema – helping communities start their own cinema

This project will allow commmmunities across the District to set up their own community cinemas, with a twist: using film as a way to discuss and learn about social issues.

social cinema, current projectsJimmy Smith9 February 2022film

↑ using art and culture to tackle chronic pain

Group sessions for people suffering from chronic pain using art and culturre as tool to tackle and enhance the lives of people attending.

radical social awardsJimmy Smith9 February 2022health

↑ phoenix rising mural – creative consultation project

A mural designed and led by artist Dean and the Project 6 community, using arts as a way to listen to communities and create a buzz in local spaces!

creative consultationJimmy Smith9 February 2022visual art

↑ dancing in the dark – positivity in darkness

This project gave space for adults with learning and physical disabilities to discuss what light meant to them in times of darkness.

lit awardsJimmy Smith9 February 2022dance

↑ samiul rahman – podcast showcasing bradford talent

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↑ zakia jabeen – creative workshops to grow cultural confidence

A series of creative workshops, that help young people to experiment with different art forms, exposing young people to new people as well as new career paths & creating a space for them to meet young people like themselves, make new connections & build confidence.

radical social awardsJimmy Smith9 February 2022crafts, social issues

↑ i am perfect as me! – co-created campaign

Co-created campaigns with young people via Speakers Corner that focus on mental health, body image and other issues that relate to young people and the wider community.

radical social awardsJimmy Smith9 February 2022theatre, poetry, spoken word

↑ youth cutz – a barbershop to support mental health

Youth Cutz: using the barbershop space to support mental health issues by socialising with the community and conversing with individuals through barbering.

radical social awards, current projectsJimmy Smith9 February 2022social issues

↑ haris ahmed – re-thinking poetry workshops

A series of poetry sessions for children and young people to develop creative writing and performing skills to empower them and be inspired that people like them are leading a creative career and they can too.

radical social awardsJimmy Smith9 February 2022poetry