Leeds City College starts £50k fund for creative arts

Funded by Luminate Education Group, the grant aims to provide first step support to new and developing creative talent working in any of the disciplines covered by creative arts at the Quarry Hill Campus. The subjects include art, photography, musical theatre and journalism.

The fund was created due to a noticeable gap in the system between leaving education and securing funding from national bodies for creative projects.

Available to a wide range of audiences, applications will be open to the local and regional arts community, members of the public and small collectives.

The successful projects will be inspired by the work of the college’s Quarry Hill campus, the students, the environment around the site or history of Quarry Hill.

College students will be encouraged to get involved with the process and execution of the projects while all creatives will exhibit a final piece to showcase their projects; a photographic display, an installation, videography or other visual content.

Ricard Lee, head of Media and Performance Production, said: “This fund is the first of its kind in the region and we’re thrilled to be able to roll out such a phenomenal opportunity to all creatives.

“ There’s a real lack of funding for these projects; we’re determined to reignite the creative flame across the district.

“We’re incredibly proud of our state-of-the-art Quarry Hill Campus which has a rich history behind it, a vibrant now and an exciting future.

“We’re looking forward to seeing how this inspires the projects.”

Leeds City College offers a range of full-time and part-time education.

For more information, go to www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk/our-courses.