Developing You: Exploring Wellbeing and Work

Pyramid has partnered with Hamara, People Matters and Leeds Employment Hub to deliver a project for adults with a learning disability who are interested in learning more about getting a job. It’s called Developing You: Exploring Wellbeing and Work.

It’s a free, 12-week course (3 hours per week).

The course will start on Tuesday 29 April 2025 and runs for 12 weeks at the Hamara Centre in Beeston.

As well as employment, the course looks at ways to maintain and improve your personal health and wellbeing.

• Improve how your body and mind feel
• Develop your digital skills
• Better understand the world of work
• Find out about employment support services
• Meet new people

The course is open to people in the Leeds area aged 18+. Attending will not affect any entitlement to benefits that you may have. We can help with travel costs if needed.

Please click here to contact us if you’d like to find out more or register for the course.

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Happiness, a sharing with Leeds Lieder Festival – 4 April

Join Pyramid groups Legends and High Rise Music at Archive for an informal sharing of music and visual art celebrating happiness, in collaboration with Leeds Lieder Festival musicians.

Inspired by interactive workshops led by Leeds Lieder musicians Philip Smith and Jonathan Fisher, members of Legends and High Rise Music spent twelve weeks experimenting with sound and visual art, creating unique responses to the theme of Happiness.

Audiences will hear the original music co-produced with Leeds Lieder musicians and view the visual art produced in response to the theme.

Happiness, a sharing is in partnership with Leeds Lieder Festival 2025, which promotes the enjoyment, understanding, appreciation, composition and performance of art song.

Where? Archive, 94 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS3 1HD
Event Date: Friday 4 April 2025
Event Time: 10am – 12pm
Cost: £3-£9
Booking: To book your ticket, please visit our eventbrite page: https://happiness-sharing.eventbrite.co.uk
Access: Please see our Archive Access Guide for detailed information https://pyramid.org.uk/Archive-access-information-easy-read

Prints of Possibility, 18-24 March

In 2024, Pyramid artists took part in a 12-month-long project called Prints of Possibility with Leeds Print Workshop. The project supported artists to explore printmaking and develop their own print-based creative practice.

We’re having a group exhibition at Archive from Tuesday 18 March to Monday 24 March 2025 to celebrate the success of the Prints of Possibility project and the amazing work our artists created. The exhibition will include new print-based work by 10 Pyramid artists. 

We will be hosting an exhibition celebration on Tuesday 18 March 11am – 1pm. This will be a chance to see the artwork, meet the artists and try making your very own screenprint. This is a drop-in event and everyone is welcome. 

Where? Archive, 94 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS3 1HD
Celebration Event: Tuesday 18 March 2025 (11am – 1pm)
Exhibition Dates: 18 – 24 March 2025
Exhibition Times: Please see Archive’s website for opening hours https://archiveleeds.co.uk/
Booking: No booking required, just turn up
Cost: Free
Access: Please see our Archive Access Guide for detailed information https://pyramid.org.uk/Archive-access-information-easy-read

Pyramid would like to say a massive thank you to the team at Leeds Print Workshop for providing such amazing support and facilities for our artists. Having access to the workshop has allowed people to reimagine what it means to be an artist and to discover a new creative environment they can call their own! 

Prints of Possibility is a partnership project with Leeds Print Workshop, kindly funded by Leeds Community Foundation. 

Studio Days Spotlight: Conor Van Der Wert

Conor Van Der Wert is a member of our Next Step group and has been attending our Studio Days since it started in July 2024. Conor comes as often as he can, sometimes up to three times a week during holidays!

Conor’s favourite medium is drawing and he can often be found working on large artworks during his Studio Days session. He likes to draw using a variety of materials like felt tip pens, coloured pencils, oil pastels, wax crayons, and paint marker pens. He enjoys layering his work and stacking different patterns. Sometimes he’ll break through the paper too. Conor is currently working on a large red piece of work on paper.

While drawing, Conor likes to talk about different activities he has been to at Purple Patch Arts and Leeds Playhouse. Sometimes he’ll talk about what he’s seen like ambulances, houses, and taxis.

Pyramid Studio Days take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Pyramid member artists can make use of our studio facilities during these days free of charge.

Pyramid Studio Days is part of Finding the Flex, a further development to our ongoing work, Irregular Art Schools. It is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and is delivered in partnership with University of Leeds.

Christmas Gift Guide

Whether you’re looking to gift an artwork, recipe book, or monthly Pyramid swag this Christmas, there are many ways to find the perfect present for loved ones while supporting Pyramid at the same time. Read our Christmas Gift Guide to find out how you can support our work with artists with learning disabilities and/or autism this festive season.

Visit Pyramid Winter Art Market on Saturday 7 December (11-3pm)

Our Winter Art Market returns this year at the Pyramid Studio. You can expect to find amazing artwork for sale from Pyramid artists and other local makers. There will also be delicious hot chocolate to keep you warm and a family-friendly creative workshop.

Date: Saturday 07 December
Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Pyramid Studio (Unit 3, Croydon Street, LS11 9RT)

Gift a membership to Pyramid’s Patreon

Gifting a Pyramid Patreon membership is the perfect way to show your support for our work while also receiving monthly updates about our artists. Choose from one-month memberships up to a year. Memberships start from £5 for a digital supporter and £10 for a swag supporter. Memberships include digital content like exclusive digital downloads, behind-the-scenes photographs, and new merch for swag supporters like postcards, prints, and handmade badges.

To gift a Pyramid Patreon membership visit: https://patreon.com/Pyramid497/gift

Purchase handmade gifts and artwork from our shop

Our online shop features artwork from Pyramid artists including books, postcards and tea towels. We ship items from our shop anywhere in the UK so this is a perfect option to send to long-distance friends and family. Remember to get your orders in before 3pm on Friday 13 December to ensure the gifts are delivered in time for Christmas.

Browse our online shop at: https://pyramid.org.uk/shop/

Buy handmade gifts from Ria at Flavour Like Fancy in Headingley

If you prefer to buy your Christmas gifts from a shop, check out Flavour Like Fancy in Headingley. They feature handmade items from Pyramid artist, Ria, including lampshades, wooden coasters, pompom wreaths, poetry badges and more colourful pieces. Proceeds made from the collection support Pyramid’s work.

Visit Flavour Like Fancy’s shop at: Unit 29, Headingley Central Otley Road, Leeds LS6 2UE

Gift a donation to Pyramid

We rely on regular donations to support our work with people with learning disabilities and/or autism to discover the arts and develop their talents to become world-class artists. Donating to Pyramid on behalf of someone is a great way to give a meaningful gift that supports our charitable work.

Choose from a recurring to a one-off donation. We offer a variety of ways to donate like card, PayPal, or online banking. To donate in someone’s name visit: https://pyramid.org.uk/support-us/make-a-donation/

Support Pyramid while you shop

Looking for a specific Christmas gift? We’ve partnered with Easy Fundraising so you can support Pyramid even while buying gifts from major retailers. Choose to shop from stores that opt for Easy Fundraising and donate directly to Pyramid when you make a purchase. Find out more about Easy Fundraising here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pyramid/

We’ve also partnered with Making a Difference, so you can choose to support Pyramid when mailing out Christmas cards or e-cards. Send a card with Making a Difference here: https://gb.makingadifference.cards/supporting/pyramid

Find out about other ways you can support Pyramid while you shop here: https://pyramid.org.uk/support-us/support-us-when-you-shop-online/

Winter Art Market 2024

Come and browse the beautiful, festive artwork being sold by Pyramid artists and other local makers at this year’s Winter Art Market. There will also be delicious hot chocolate to keep you warm and a family-friendly creative workshop!

This year’s Winter Art Market will feature:

Nourishing People
A social enterprise promoting learning and employment for people with disabilities, organised through People Matters, selling delicious natural snacks.

Yellow Holly
An independent designer selling a selection of handmade Christmas decorations and prints.

Alfie Fox
A Pyramid artist selling limited-edition screen prints.

Dragons Nest Community
An inclusive Dungeons & Dragons group in Leeds selling custom dice and sharing information about their events for gamers who are neurodiverse.

Clod Studio
Poppy from Clod Studio is a Leeds-based artist and Pyramid facilitator who will be running a drop-in family friend clay workshop.

Pyramid Fundraising Stall
Our fundraising stall will be selling stickers, jewellery, lampshades, artist books, postcards, zines, badges, tea towels, canvas art, t-shirts, tote bags and notebooks all made by Pyramid artists. Proceeds from the stall will go towards our work to support artists with learning disabilities and/or autism.

Everyone is welcome and we’d love to see as many people as possible, so please help us to spread the word!

Event details

This is a fundraising event for Pyramid, and all money raised will go towards improving access and inclusion in the arts for people with learning disabilities.

Winter Art Market 2024 artwork by Pyramid artist Ria @lakexy_design_artist

Date: Saturday 7 December 2024

Time: 11am – 3pm

Location: Pyramid Studio, Unit 3, 18 Croydon Street, Leeds LS11 9RT

Access: Please see pyramid.org.uk/access for full information

Share: Click here to download a shareable event flyer and here to download an Instagram graphic by Pyramid artist Ria.