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Celebrating LEVEL Creatives
18 September 2026 – 22 January 2027
A showcase of work by our LEVEL HED and LEVEL Makes groups, and Residencies
at LEVEL artist Bethany Smith. Free to visit.
This colourful exhibition brings together art made or developed at LEVEL across a range of our programmes including:
LEVEL HED – our creative group for young people who are home educated or out of mainstream education. Packed with multi-arts exploration, young people can learn to express their own creativity in a relaxed environment and choose to take further arts qualifications (like Arts Award) if they want to.
LEVEL Makes Visual Art – our group for Learning Disabled adults who want to explore creativity and expression. Vibrant workshops allow participants to experiment with different visual arts techniques and find their own creative voice. These include collage, painting, drawing, stencil work, graphic design, photography and more.
Residencies at LEVEL – our inclusive development programme for professional artists, companies or collectives who identify as Disabled or are interested in exploring access as part of their work. This exhibition features a dance film piece by residency artist Bethany Smith.
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LEVEL HED lead facilitator: Abbie Canning
Abbie Canning an artist, educator, independent curator and producer with over 20 years of experience in the creative sector.
Abbie has managed, produced and delivered projects in education, health and community settings across the UK and overseas.
As an interdisciplinary artist Abbie works across a wide variety of media. Her socially engaged practise frequently explores creative digital technologies in a visual arts context, seeking to merge analogue arts and craft activity with the digital world.
LEVEL Makes Visual Art lead facilitator: Helen Jackson
Helen Jackson is a visual artist and facilitator with a background in applied and participatory art.
Helen’s own work explores layers and transparency, through materials and themes of identity and reflection.
She works across many creative practices, including sculpting, mark making, drawing, illustration and digital.
LEVEL Makes Visual Art support artist: Hannah Fowkes
Hannah Fowkes is a LEVEL volunteer and artist facilitator. She works closely with our participants including LEVEL Makes Visual Art, leads and supports art workshops and volunteers at our events and open days.
Hannah is committed to celebrating creativity and helping people feel confident, capable and proud of what they create.
Residencies at LEVEL artist: Bethany Smith
Bethany is a contemporary dance artist, actor, and a Dance Co-Director of Hubbub Theatre Company.
As both a performer and choreographer, Bethany’s work explores emotional depth, storytelling, and innovative performance practice within contemporary dance. She has created three contemporary solos, one shortlisted for the national programme U.Dance. Bethany has performed at many festivals and events, including Derby Feste, Derbyshire Festivities and Spectrum Festival. She curated her first dance event to launch the Journeys Dance film at Chapel Street Arts Centre in Derby in 2026.
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