Salford Lads Club

Exhibition at Salford Lads Club

Our next exhibition is The Street of 1000 Children organised by Leslie Holmes. It will take place over 3 weekends from June 16th until 1st July. It was featured on BBC TV North West Tonight. This can be viewed at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northwesttonight/content/articles/2007/04/18/180407_street_feature.shtml The exhibition is part of Architecture Week 2007: Website at www.architectureweek.org.uk

Drawing Inspiration Award

Our project Knockout Drawings from the Boxing Ring has been chosen as one of only 5 award winners from 1312 Big Draw events across the UK. Sue Grayson Ford, Campaign Director, comments “Salford Lads’ and Girls’ Club and Ordsall Community Arts fully demonstrated the Big Draw’s aims of bringing people together, engaging them creatively and supporting active learning – all through drawing. Unique and imaginative methods made this a knockout event and produced surprising images. Artist Les...

The Big Draw from the Boxing Ring

Join us on Saturday 14th October from 12-4pm for an unusual drawing workshop in the boxing ring at Salford Lads' Club. We will be drawing the fast moving combat sports of Capoeira, Ju-jitsu, Thai and ABA boxing. Can't draw? Well we can't box either, but we know someone who can. We have a Capoeira group led by Danny Henry called Capindiana, Manchester Cobras Kickboxing Club and ABA boxers from Salford Lads' Club. All the drawing materials are provided free and we have artists on hand to...