Artichoke Trust

Thanks to a £2,000 grant from the Thornton Family Fund, Artichoke Trust inspired over 900 children in Kirklees with the transformative power of art and music. 🎨🎶 Through HERD for Kirklees Year of Music 2023, local children: ✨ Developed craft and music skills ✨ Built confidence performing to 15,000 people ✨ Felt pride in their creations and part of their community Highlights included crafting with The Children's Art School, learning songs inspired by heritage, and meeting Kindra, the colourful HERD sheep! 🐑 💬 “The impact on our communities has been incredible!” - Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire This is the difference your support makes. Together, we’re building a stronger, more creative community in Kirklees. 💙 . . #OneCommunityFoundation #KirkleesYearofMusic #Art #CommunityImpact #GrantMakers #Grant #Kirklees

🎉 We did it! We exceeded our goal of £10,000! 🎉 The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge is now closed, and thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised an amazing £10,896 in just seven days. Every penny will go towards the Artichoke Summer School - a free week-long programme of creative workshops during the school holidays in August 2025. A HUGE thank you to our Champion Funder, The Childhood Trust, and our Pledge Funder, Aldgate Connect BID, for doubling donations and making your contributions go even further. To everyone who donated, shared, and supported: we couldn’t have done it without you. 💛 Thank you for making this possible! 📸: Artichoke Summer School, August 2024. Photos by Rob Hill and Beth King.

“I've learnt so much this week! Circus skills was one of the coolest things I've ever done. I've never really done clubs before and it was a really cool experience for me.” - Amelia, Summer School Participant Over the course of a week last summer, local young people from low-income families took part in a free week-long programme of creative workshops led by multi-media artist Tasnim Mahdy, venturing into everything from cyanotypes and claymation, to circus skills with National Centre for Circus Arts. Now, we are raising money to fund the third year of the Artichoke Summer School in Tower Hamlets in 2025. As part of The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge, all the donations we receive until 10 December are doubled! With only 1 day remaining, we're counting on your support to raise £2,288 and reach our £10,000 goal. Help us cross the finish line - visit the link in the captions to donate! ❤🔗 Thank you to our Champion Funder The Childhood Trust, and Pledge Funder Aldgate Connect BID, who are matching ALL DONATIONS during the week. 🎥 Filmed and edited by Rob Hill.

“For a lot of us, art isn't accessible. I'm a self-taught artist and everything I've learnt is via facilitating - going to summer programmes like these when I was growing up in Egypt really changed the course of my life. It’s important that we support them, so that everybody can access art” - Tasnim Mahdy, Summer School Facilitator. With just 4 days remaining in The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge, we're counting on your support to raise £5,470 and reach our £10,000 goal. Donations are being doubled today and all weekend, so there’s no better time to make a difference. ✌ That's one donation, with TWICE the impact. The clock is ticking! Let’s go further before the campaign ends. Donate via the link in caption. ❤🔗 Thank you to our Champion Funder The Childhood Trust, and Pledge Funder Aldgate Connect BID, who are matching all donations. 📸: The Gallery Summer School, August 2024. Photos by Beth King and Rob Hill.

The Big Give’s #ChristmasChallenge is NOW LIVE! 🎄🎁 🤲 Starting today, on #GivingTuesday, you’ll have 7 days to donate to our campaign. Every donation made during this week will be doubled whilst match funds last. We’re raising money for the third year of the Artichoke Summer School in Tower Hamlets. Over the course of a week in August 2024, local young people from low-income families took part in a free week-long programme of creative workshops led by multi-media artist Tasnim Mahdy. Watch the film to get a glimpse into the Summer School experience and hear from the team and participants about the value of creative workshops like these. For more information and to donate, visit the link in the caption ❤🔗 Thank you to our Champion Funder The Childhood Trust, and Pledge Funder Aldgate Connect BID, who are matching ALL DONATIONS during the week. 🎥 Filmed and edited by Rob Hill.

We’re thrilled to announce that Artichoke has been longlisted for the Digital Culture Network's #DigitalCultureAwards in recognition of our work on HERD 2023! Devised by composer Orlando Gough and produced by Artichoke, HERD took place around Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, during July 2023 as part of Kirklees Year of Music. This year’s award celebrates digital and tech innovation in creativity and culture. The winner will be announced in March 2025, so keep your fingers crossed and watch this space.🤞 Congratulations to all those nominated! 👏 📜View the longlist in the link in caption.

One day till we’re live… We’re so excited to once again be participating in The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge, raising money to fund a week-long programme of creative workshops for local young people from low-income families. Every donation made to our campaign from Tuesday 3 - Tuesday 10 December will be doubled! So, don't forget to set your reminders for midday tomorrow. Let's make an extraordinary difference together. 🤲 Thank you to our Champion Funder The Childhood Trust, and Pledge Funder Aldgate Connect BID, who are matching ALL DONATIONS during the week. Your contribution, no matter what size, will have a meaningful impact on our work.💓 For more information and to donate, visit the link in the caption 🔗 📸: Artichoke Summer School, August 2024. Photos by Rob Hill and Beth King.

✨ We’re thrilled to announce that we’re taking part in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge! ✨ This week-long campaign is a chance to make a real difference in the lives of young people from low-income families, helping them unlock their creativity and build confidence through art. Every penny we raise will go directly toward funding the Artichoke Summer School next year — a free, week-long programme of creative workshops designed to inspire and empower local young people during the school holidays. The arts are so much more than just an outlet; they’re a lifeline. They foster self-expression, nurture talent, and give young people the tools to dream big. We believe every child deserves access to opportunities like this, regardless of their circumstances. 🎨 🤲 And here’s the best part: thanks to match funding from our Champion Funder, The Childhood Trust, and our Pledge Funder Aldgate Connect BID, every donation you make will be doubled, making your generosity go even further. The campaign goes live on #GivingTuesday and we will be receiving donations between 3 - 10 December. Can you help us reach our goal of £10,000? If you would like to donate during the campaign, please contact our Individuals and Trusts Manager Shawnique W., with your pledge. Once the campaign is live, we will get in touch with instructions on how you can make your donation. Please share the campaign with your networks – anyone who may be interested in having their donation doubled! 💬 🔗 Find out more via the link in the caption. 📸: Summer School, August 2024. Photo by Rob Hill.

Take a look at our updated showreel! 🎥✨ Artichoke was founded in 2005 to bring The Sultan’s Elephant by Royale de Luxe to central London. For the first time, streets normally reserved for state occasions or sporting events were taken over by art. The Elephant changed the landscape for outdoor art forever and catapulted Artichoke into the public eye. We have continued to work with artists ever since, with the aim of producing unique, large-scale experiences that appeal to the widest possible audience. Our updated our showreel includes some of our more recent works, such as HERD, The Gallery, Babylon Gamelan and Lumiere. 👀 Take a look and let us know what you think in the comments! 🎥: Edited by Clara Carbajo. https://lnkd.in/eATWSmKD

🏆 We’re one of the 20 shortlisted organisations for the 2024 Art Explora – Académie des beaux-arts European Award! 🥹👏 The European Award encourages new forms of audience engagement and participation in arts and culture, across all art forms and sectors.   We’re fundraising for a new project, Treeline, which combines music, trees and the environment. Conceived of and led by composer, musician, and tree-enthusiast Graham Fitkin, the project will span across a 2,100km route through some of Europe’s most ancient beech forests.    🫶 We need your help to get as many votes as possible in the Audience Choice category to help fund the project. Vote for Artichoke here: https://lnkd.in/enb2y4Si 🔗 Voting is open until 11 November. Don't forget to validate your email address for your vote to count. Thank you so much for your support! ⭐ #Award #ArtAward #Vote #VoteNow #Art