Undercurrent is a creative heritage project that aims to uncover and share historical narratives of activism and music sub-cultures connected to the River Lea. From neolithic beginnings to Blockers’ Seaside, punk gigs to rave collectives, the River Lea has been a constant source of inspiration for Luton and beyond. The journey of Undercurrent starts in…
Telling the radical history of the River Lea, the Undercurrent Digital Archive contains stories of collective action, play and liberation along the river from Luton to East London. From neolithic beginnings to punk gigs and rave collectives, the River Lea has been a constant source of buoyancy for Luton and beyond. The journey of Undercurrent…
Nature Calling is a ground-breaking national project, that has commissioned an exceptional, diverse range of artists to explore and celebrate nature and our National Landscapes. It is specifically designed to listen to communities and ensure our landscapes are a place for everyone, helping people to access nature, improve their wellbeing and inspire a sense of…
Calling filmmakers, digital artists, designers, musicians, DJs, rap artists, dancers, choreographers, writers, poets, visual artists, actors, producers, creative entrepreneurs, podcasters and more… We’ve got a wide range of projects for young creatives aged 16-30, from Open Mic to Mic Drop Masterclasses and Micro Commissions. We’ve even got a Platform showcasing the latest Lutonian creative work.…
We work with artists, creators and producers interested in working with people and place. Whether you’re starting out or more established, we have a range of projects to support you as you develop your artistic practice working with communities. We commission and produce socially engaged projects with communities in Luton. We offer commissioning opportunities, from…
The Revoluton Associates programme provides opportunities for local creatives to develop their practice and build connections with new local audiences through projects that have a long-lasting legacy. Revoluton Associates are awarded a commission to create their project and we are particularly interested in projects that connect with those who have less access to creative opportunities.…
We run Creative Assemblies across the breadth of our projects. A Creative Assembly is a gathering of people, coming together in conversation – often within a facilitated creative activity or event – to share ideas, needs, desires, and ambitions. Running these sessions helps us to grow democratised decision-making and shape creative projects and programmes that…
Curate & Create is our creative residency project in Bury Park, Luton. Every month we run artist-led fun, friendly and free creative sessions at the Bury Park Community Centre. Recent activities include exploring the everyday stories about Bury Park featured in the new audio walk project Museum of Stories. Curate and Create offers lots of…
Revoluton’s popular Open Mic Nights provide a quarterly platform for Lutonians to share their work-in-progress music, poetry, writing, film, stand up and more in an inclusive, supportive, and welcoming professional environment. Revoluton’s Open Mic Nights exist to amplify the super-diverse creative talents of young people who live, learn, or earn in the super-diverse town that…
Get paid to build your creative portfolio by working with our producing team to make a project you are passionate about happen. We support Young Revolutonaries over a period of three months through bespoke 1:1 support and group workshops, delivered by a range of experts, that cover producing and project management essentials. Young Revolutonaries also…
Calling all Luton-based self-producing artists, producers, event organisers, theatre makers, commissioners, creative programmers, cultural educators and heritage practitioners. The Producer Hub is a regular event for creatives in and near Luton. Part workshop, part networking, the Hub is here to support you create high-quality work, develop your practice, and connect with other local artists and…
Museum of Stories is a new community-led audio walk featuring real people’s stories. Each story has been pinned to a map, in the place where it happened. All can be experienced by downloading the Museum of Stories app, and taking yourself on a walk around Bury Park. All you need is a smartphone and some…
In partnership with Revoluton, resident company Jean Abreu Dance invited Lutonians to create, discover and share together the movement of contemporary Luton today. The aim of the commission was to co-create powerful new work with and for Lutonians. The ambition was to capture the movement of Luton and its people and how bodily we can…
Local residents unleashed their inner creativity by taking part in the Revoluton Associates commission Pillars of the Community by Farley Hill-based artist Aimi Rix. Pillars of the Community is a new street art mural on the pillars of Whipperley Way Ring in Farley Hill, Luton, that has been co-designed and painted with over 120 residents.…
Over 500 children from Beech Hill Primary School created highly decorative roti cloths with local artist Shabeena Parveen. The project connected the different generations of families in Bury Park, an area of Luton that is predominantly built up of residents of a South Asian background. Shabeena used traditional Kashmiri textile techniques to create colourful repeating…
Lu wanted to be an actress. Tony wanted to be an astronaut. Their parents told them if they worked hard, they could be anything they wanted. Lu worked hard and now she’s a waitress in The Hat Factory Cafe. Tony worked hard and now he’s a gas salesman polluting the atmosphere he loves. How do…
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