Art in the Orchard: Crafting and collage with plants (Bramley)
Art in the Orchard: Crafting and collage with plants (Bramley)
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Want to do something creative outside?
Bring the whole family along to this nature inspired arts and crafts session in the local community orchard.
What to expect:
A big welcome from Grace (@sparkingcommunity), a short intro about the orchard, an invite to join in a guided moment to connect and breathe, a quick names round and a warm up art task.
Grace will demonstrate some techniques to collage with plants and you will go home with what you've made and lots of new ideas of how to continue making nature inspired creations.
Seating will be dotted around the space and you can go and sit wherever you want to make your collage. The perfect way to reconnect with nature.
At the end, we'll come back together and if people would like to share their work or some words about how it felt to connect with what they were observing they can.
This will be a great chance to spend some time together as a family and discover a new outdoor space in your local area.
All art materials will be provided.
About Grace
Grace Hills is an artist and urban community gardener based in Kirkstall. Grace became a community gardener primarily in response to the climate emergency and combined it with her artistic practice, using the soil as her canvas and plants as the medium. Grace transforms neglected patches of urban land into vibrant pockets of biodiversity and creates colourful signage from upcycled materials to inform and educate people about plants and pollinators. Her recent work focuses on nature reconnection and inspiring observation and curiosity in people whose primary occupation does not frequently bring them into contact with the wonders of the outside world.
About the organiser: Fruit Works Co-operative
Fruit Works Co-operative is a Leeds-based social enterprise working to build resilient local food systems and stronger communities through fruit tree planting and care. Our aim is to enable everyone in West Yorkshire to access beautiful orchards and opportunities to take part in growing, harvesting, and enjoying fruit within their local area.
Learn more: fruitworks.org.uk
Venue
The orchard at St. Peter's Church can be accessed by going through the car park of The Old Unicorn pub. Alternatively, you can reach it from the church building, walking through the church grounds.
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Please walk, cycle or use public transport if you can. The orchard can be reached on the 14 and 49 bus routes from Leeds City Centre. Bicycles can be stored in the orchard, or locked at the cycle parking next to the church building. If you are driving, there is free on-street parking in the residential streets near the church.
Accessibility
The orchard is wheelchair accessible. There is a path made up of stone slabs around the perimeter of the orchard, and the orchard terrain is flat and grassy. If you have particular access needs, please contact gini@fruitworks.org.uk to discuss the best access route.
We will provide a range of seating options, including benches, picnic blankets, and fold-out chairs, to accommodate different comfort and mobility needs.
Maximum group size, including workshop facilitators: 17
Materials
All materials are provided.
Food & Drink
Hot and cold drinks, biscuits and fruit will be provided.
About Art in the Orchard
Art in the Orchard is a project by Fruit Works Co-operative aiming to inspire connection to orchards through art. Between August and October 2026, we are hosting a series of free creative workshops in different community orchards across Leeds where participants will have the opportunity to learn and practise sketching, painting, singing and poetry writing while surrounded by fruit trees.
This project is part of the Seasons of Culture Programme funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Council through the Leeds Cultural Investment Programme.
Learn more: fruitworks.org.uk/art
Supporting Fruit Works Co-operative
This workshop is free to attend, but we welcome donations of £5-10 when booking your ticket to help support our work growing, planting and maintaining fruit trees.
If you have any questions about this workshop please email gini@fruitworks.org.uk
Location
The Parish Church of St. Peter, LS13 3NF