Homotopia’s Creative Skills Programme is a new 12 month artist development programme for LGBTQIA+ young people aged 16 – 25 living in the Liverpool City Region.

The programme, launched in May 2023 and began with monthly workshops for six months, open to all LGBTQIA young people aged 16 – 25 living in the Liverpool City Region.

After six months there was a call out for a group show of early career artists, the successful artists worked with Casey Orr, an established artist and facilitator, to realise their work in a series of workshops over the following six months.

Participants had the opportunity to explore new areas of creativity and/or develop existing skills in a variety of areas, ranging from illustration to photography, from graphic design to curation.

This has culminated in a group show taking place at The Royal Standard. The selected artist are paid a seed commission for their work and supported by a development budget. Throughout the delivery of the exhibition there’s been mentoring available for any young creatives hoping to establish a career in creative industries, exhibition delivery and producing events.

The programme is supported by Converse in collaboration with The Royal Standard and DuoVision and fits in with Homotopia’s aim to provide space and support for Queer culture and those who are dedicated to making it happen.

ARtists

Claire Beerjeraz, Ellesha Doubleday, Harry Garner, Maia, Monet, Tish

The opening night is the 4 April and will feature queensway djs Dan chan & bron