A list of various arts and creative organisations
Arts and Minds
www.artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk
The Arts & Minds Network aims to bring together people in Leeds who believe the arts can promote mental well being. The network is open to anyone who in Leeds wants to see the growth of arts and health - including service users, carers, mental health workers, artists, arts organisations and mental health organisations.
TCV - The Conservation Volunteers
Environmental and conservation organisation looking after green places, caring for nature and caring for people as well.
Outside In
Providing a platform for artists who find it difficult to access the art world
Swarthmore
Swarthmore is a centre for lifelong learning, community projects and family learning sessions whose main aim is to encourage people who want to learn but might not feel comfortable in more formal educational institutions. We work on a friendly, human scale, offering a confidential counselling service, on-site childcare and learning support.
Cloth Cat
An inner-city Leeds based charity that uses music training to help local people improve the quality of their lives.
WEA - Workers Education Authority
A charity and one of the UK’s largest voluntary sector providers of adult education.
Northern College
The Northern College is an outstanding residential college dedicated to the education and training of men and women who are without formal qualifications and are seeking to return to learning.