Fine artist who specialises in drawing and painting.
Fortunately we had finished all the workshops for the Shout Out project when lockdown happened, but our exhibition at Soft Touch Arts has had to be cancelled. So not to be deterred we are taking the exhibition online, a website will be live very soon, showing all the amazing work from our young people. Art, music and a documentary film.
The 3 young homeless centres that have been involved with the Shout Out project have made 3 large scale art works each 7ft high.
5 weeks of exploring colour with paint, developing and having fun with techniques
Focusing on colour, really enjoyed teaching at ArtCore and we made some beautiful pieces and had a lot of fun.
After 5 months the finished piece is made up from residents and ex residents art work on 80 tiles.
Now sitting in pride of place in the orchard garden – Health & Well-being team at YMCA Derbyshire – thank you for your support!
Creating, making and having a natter….
Art club on a Wednesday for the residents….
We are proud to be able to make a safe space for our participants to have fun, make marks, experiment and lose themselves for an hour in the creative process
#Shoutout
Two of our young people have created a series of amazing photo booth pics
A year long series of creative workshops & music sessions with Soft Touch Arts for the young homeless of Leicester.
Working with local artists and musicians with funding from the Arts Council, Leicester City Council Castle Ward and Everybody’s Reading festival…
My best mates portrait of me circa. 1992.
Joanne Finnegan!
The residents get inspired and decorate stones… getting crafty at YMCA Derbyshire!
At the Harrington Nursery in Derby – a teaching preschool who do amazing work with preschoolers.
Our crew from the YMCA in Derby took a grotty piece of land and transferred it into an amazing wildlife garden – and I helped the crew with the three stunning murals ❤️
