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We are excited to be partnering with BLEND to offer free family workshops at Cambridge Street Collective food hall in the school holidays. Bring your family to the food hall to join in a fun, relaxed and creative art session run by artists from Sheffield based company ArtWorks.

These free fun family Art workshops will explore original artwork from across the world. Stretch your imagination, explore some new art making skills and make your own original piece of artwork to take home.

Workshops will take place on the following dates:

February

Tuesday 17th

Wednesday 18th

Thursday 19th

Friday 20th

April

Wednesday 8th

Thursday 9th

May

Tuesday 26th

Wednesday 27th

Thursday 28th

Friday 29th

*Artwork in thumbnail by Kayla Snover

Set in a tower block community, in a dystopian future, a ruling authority has declared all music a threat to society. Unbowed, the residents of The District come together, to rediscover music and to make a change for good that will resonate far beyond their lone tower block.

The District is a love letter to music. The production will highlight the particular importance of music in the creative lives of learning disabled and Autistic people and is inspired by the collective experience of the Covid-19 lockdown and life in a post-pandemic world.

The District's book is written by Becky Newbould, Simon Grainger and Cross The Sky, with original music and lyrics by Simon Grainger, with an exclusive contribution from Torquil Campbell of Canadian indie rock band Stars.

Like previous Cross the Sky productions, this work is informed by the lived experiences of Cross the Sky’s performers.

This premiere performance of The District is part of ArtWorks Together, an international festival, offering adult artists who have a learning disability, are autistic or both, the opportunity to showcase their talents to the entire world, gaining the recognition they deserve.