Radiate Arts CIC

Thank you! 🙏 It’s always good to share LGBTQ+ visibility and recognise all people involved with what we do 🫶 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🫶

We were thrilled to receive this award at the LGBTQ+ Flowers Awards, organised by the Collaborative Network CIC in Liverpool.

We would also like to thank everyone in our community that continues to create spaces in which people are free to express and be themselves fully.

Great time at the University of Chester’s Express Yourself event organised by the LGBTQ Society @csulgbtqsoc 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We shared info on our True Colours project, Youth Voices Forum and all of our exciting upcoming events and workshops ☀️

Youth Voices in Volunteering A video has been created by young people to highlight some of the barriers when trying to find volunteering opportunities, and the steps that can be put in place to encourage more younger people to volunteer.

With @cwva.bsky.social, Radiate Arts worked with young people across Cheshire to create, voice and animate this film.
Participants shared barriers they faced to engaging with volunteering and changes that could be made to make opportunities more accessible and fulfilling for other young people.

Reminder everyone: there isn't any sewing this week. The next sewing group will be on Friday 12th September, where we will be doing costume design! ❤️🎉

#truecolours #sewing #truecolourssewing #radiatearts #costumedesign

Events | Hafan Yr Afon

Calling all art book lovers! If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, why not pop along to the Wales Artist's Book Fair?

Entry is free and if you fancy taking part in a workshop you can book to join here: www.hafanyrafon.com/event-list

Today we welcomed Obie to Radiate Arts 😍
We think he’ll make the perfect office and workshop companion, he’s a 5-month rescue, he loves meeting people, and he adds a bit of calm to our office 🤩

#dogsofinstagram
#officedog
#chesterartscene
#therapydogintraining
#patdog

Join us for a 5 week course led by Jingyi, trainee art therapist and MA Art Therapy student at the University of Chester
Living with a long-term health condition can be challenging
This art therapy group offers a gentle space to explore experiences and nurture emotional wellbeing.

Delighted to announce that the window designed and painted by our wonderful volunteer Pippa down at That Beer Place has won Chester BIDs Rainbow Art Trail competition!
@chesterbid.bsky.social @thatbeerplace.co.uk
Thanks againfor giving us the space to exhibit and to create the artwork ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

💚Join us on the 9th September for our next Teatime Tuesdays cooking experience with Lisa from @_allaboutgreens

💚These workshops are pay what you want and tickets go fast! Book yours on our website now: radiatearts.co.uk/what-s-on

🌈✨ QUEER SPOTLIGHT CATWALK – CHESTER PRIDE 2025 Saturday 16th August 5:30 PM
THE JAMES LEE ‘THE VIVIENNE’ WILLIAMS STAGE, Castle Square. Join us for a fabulous, inclusive, and unapologetically queer celebration of style, self-expression, and performance!
Expect fierce looks, electrifying energy.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting the Food For Thought exhibition organised by Chester Archives

Get yourselves down and pay a visit and see all the wonderful creativity!

Get yourselves along to @uochester graduate show at the @grosvenorshoppingcentre #chester to see the amazing artwork on show! Radiate Arts are so lucky to have one of the artists as our intern for 6 weeks 🙏
They’ve been doing some amazing work with our creative community groups 🤩👌🧡

Huge thanks to @oswestry.pride today for a fantastic event, sharing love and joy 💖
What an amazing day!
And well done to our fabulous Pride baby Flossie - Best Dressed Dog 😍🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐕🙌

#lgbtqiap #oswestrypride #oswestrylifemagazine #chesterpride #lgbtqlove #queerlove

We are celebrating LGBTQ+ Tea Time Time Tuesday's 1st Birthday this week!. Join us on Wednesday for our new Mindfulness Art Journalling. Thursday's Live! Cheshire sessions continue. Friday is True ColoursLGBTQ+ sewing for Chester Pride this summer! All details are on our website.

Great to see new art mural opening at #Northwich train station today 😃
Artwork by Jim Stanley shows iconic images along the #Chester to #Manchester route to celebrate #railway200

We are exploring local food through creative activities with Dorin Park school on Tuesday. Join us on Wednesday for our new Mindfulness Art Journalling. Thursday's Live! Cheshire sessions continue. Friday is True Colours LGBTQ+ sewing for Chester Pride this summer! All details are on our website.

Want to be part of the Queer Spotlight at Chester Pride this August?

This is your moment to shine in a fabulous celebration of the queer community, creativity and self expression.

Fill out this form and let us know how you'd like to get involved: www.radiatearts.co.uk/queer-spotli...

Join us on Wednesday for our new Mindfulness Art Journalling On Thursday Live! Cheshire sessions continue and Art therapy is at Tomorrows' Women with Creative Food project with deaf.sensory.network Youth Vibe in the evening. Friday is True Colours LGBTQ+ sewing for Chester Pride this summer!

Crate of books at Books on the Walls in Chester, showcasing local authors

Pile of handmade zines with stamped covers in red showing a match book, a martini glass and some scissors.

I'll be reading some of my work and playing some goth tunes at 2pm this Saturday 17th May 2025 at Books on the Walls, Chester - it's a free event and I'd love to see you there! You can read more on my blog 🖤: diebooth.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/f...

#goth #chester #indieauthors #zines #zinesky

Join us on Wednesday for our new Mindfulness Art Journaling and Creative Food project with deaf.sensory.network Youth Vibe in the evening. On Thursday Live! Cheshire sessions continue and Art therapy is at Tomorrows' Women. Friday is True Colours LGBTQ+ sewing for Chester Pride this summer!

We are in the middle of Mental Health Awareness week which is highlighting the importance of community, so why not come along to @radiatearts and join in one of our workshops and meet new people and get involved in a new art activity. #chester

Here's a taste of activities coming up next week. Come along to art therapy with Sasha and paint clay models, develop you personal artwork at Patchwork Art and join our LGBTQ+ group on Friday starting preparations for PRIDE! @cwva.bsky.social @cwpnhs.bsky.social

🎨 @radiatearts.bsky.social has achieved Investing in Volunteers accreditation, recognising its good practice in volunteer management and involvement.

More ➡️ cwva.org.uk/providing-vo...

#WeAreCWVA #NeverMoreNeeded

Join us on Tuesday afternoon at Theatre Porto in Ellesmere Port for our LGBTQ+ social.
Network, make connections and get creative with others in the community - work on a group mural or sit back and chat. Whatever works for you!
Sign up for free on our website ☀️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Lots of fun at our LGBTQ+ Teatime Tuesdays with Lisa from @_allaboutgreens

Tickets available on our website or Eventbrite for next months session and booking is essential to secure your spot!

www.radiatearts.co.uk/what-s-on

Celebrate all diversity! 🤗

#neurodiversityawareness
#adhdcommunity
#creativecommunity_
#creativecheshire

We had another fantastic evening at Teatime Tuesdays making a delicious udon curry
On the 8th of April Lisa will show us some brilliant tips and tricks using Tofu

Tickets on the What’s On page of our website now 💚

Teatime Tuesday is our social cooking event exclusively for the LGBTQ+ Community

Here's what's on next week:

#CommunityartChester #Arttherapy #Chester #EllesmerePort #LGBTQ+