Skippko's Arts Charity

20/10/2024

A few snapshots from our first making & performance group session. We’ve had the best time joining together after the success of Skippkos first live performance and we can’t wait to see where our group takes us next. Watch this space

14/10/2024

You are invited to join Skippko in Barkston House to share
your experiences and celebrate the last year of Skippko’s work.
The event is a chance to hear what other groups have been doing, meet other people and have a go at some creative activities.
We’re now looking at the work we will be doing over the next two to three years and this is a chance to help us think about those projects.
16 October 2024, unit 50 Barkston House, Croydon Street, Leeds LS11 9RT
10 - 12 morning session 12 - 1 lunch provided
1 - 3 afternoon session

“My confidence is increasing with every project I do.
I believe in myself and my abilities more than before.”

*xhibition

13/10/2024

Swipe to see a sneak peak of our exhibition currently @ Leeds Museum. A selection of our room in Leeds houses that showcase our communities favourites memories, hobbies, and colourful personalities.

08/10/2024

Fed up of writing the next best scene with no one to share it with? Performing to an imaginary audience in their underwear?

Come and join Skippko’s Performance and Making Club! Following the success of our Room in Leeds performance ‘Abundance’, we are super excited to introduce our workshop-style group where participants can come along, have a bit of fun, and play at all styles of live performance forms!

If you are interested in finding out more about this group, please email [email protected].

📍 17 October, 14 November and 19 December from 1-3.30pm in Skippko’s unit 50, Barkston House.

No previous experience is needed… in fact, it’s encouraged!

29/09/2024

Looking for something to do on a lazy Sunday? ➡️ Visit “A Room in Leeds” exhibition @ Leeds City Museum from 11am-5pm today! Where we’ll be spilling the tea on all our favourite objects that have inspired artwork from giant teapots to miniature houses

22/08/2024

The Leeds Permanent Building Society
Everybody worked for you at one time,
But now the young’uns don’t remember you.
Sadly you weren’t all that permanent in the end.
You were taken over by The Halifax,
And lost your identity.
This little tin is still around though,
Still helping people save.
Did it once hold the beginnings of a deposit?
You didn’t need that much back in the day.
Did the money it contains help someone buy a house,
And, if so, are they still there now?

16/08/2024

Happy Friday everyone! We’ve been loving the sunshine this week & the feeling of summertime 🌞🌞 which reminds us of this gorgeous piece of artwork made by our participants. As we head into the weekend we hope you get some much needed time to relax, recuperate, and maybe create a thing or two 🎨🖼️ love Skippko! X

05/08/2024

Have you ever wondered what your household objects would say if you asked them their stories?

Ian’s answers are found in the tick tocking reminiscence of a vintage alarm clock.

✨ ALARM CLOCK ✨

New Alarm clock with a wooden case, dreaming on a shelf,
Flitting back to moments past,
Remembering …

Whose bedroom did you grace when you were new?
Did you, when in a mischievous mood, stop for no reason and make them late for work?
If, when your alarm went off, your master didn’t get up, did you get angry and get louder and louder?
How many masters have you had?

Are you the measurer of time for a working man?
Have you ever been the bedside companion of a lady?
Or was your bell too strident for the fairer s*x?
Would you make them jump out of bed in a panic?
Who was it that made you?
A clock smith, long ago, with tiny screwdrivers
And an eyeglass, stuck to his eye?

28/07/2024

21/07/2024

What an amazing weekend we’ve had! Two performances and a great atmosphere, thankyou so much for everyone that attended and enjoyed a bun dance with us. We can’t wait to show you our snaps over the coming week

15/07/2024

We’ve been decorating natures candles at Hollybush this week & we love the final finish 🐝🐝🐝 With inspiration spanning our May pole dancing to favourite trees all around our conservation site