We commission artists and creatives to deliver socially engaged projects with communities in Luton and with other towns like Luton. Browse our recent commissions and find out more about our work with artists across all stages of their careers.
Welcome to Luton Henge Luton Henge is a project where art, history, and nature come together, and we want YOU to be a part of it! Inspired by ancient Henges, we are reimagining an outdoor community meeting space for today. Led by artist Matthew Rosier, Luton Henge will be a place where everyone can connect,…
Nature Calling is a ground-breaking national project, that has commissioned an exceptional, diverse range of artists to explore and celebrate nature and our National Landscapes. It is specifically designed to listen to communities and ensure our landscapes are a place for everyone, helping people to access nature, improve their wellbeing and inspire a sense of…
Undercurrent is a creative heritage project that aims to uncover and share historical narratives of activism and music sub-cultures connected to the River Lea. From neolithic beginnings to Blockers’ Seaside, punk gigs to rave collectives, the River Lea has been a constant source of inspiration for Luton and beyond. The journey of Undercurrent starts in…
Telling the radical history of the River Lea, the Undercurrent Digital Archive contains stories of collective action, play and liberation along the river from Luton to East London. From neolithic beginnings to punk gigs and rave collectives, the River Lea has been a constant source of buoyancy for Luton and beyond. The journey of Undercurrent…
Snail’s ‘Make Your Mark’ project used the form of arborglyphs (tree carvings) to engage and involve local people in the creation of a collective public artwork. Snail is an interdisciplinary artist using sculpture, textiles, print, photography and performance to investigate ideas of power and dominance. Snail’s work explores identity and belonging within and between the…
Carers Create was a Revoluton Associate project which aimed to improve the well-being of carers in Luton through engaging textile art activities. The initiative was championed and led by the award-winning, Mary Hearne, a Luton-based socially engaged arts practitioner, workshop facilitator and textiles artist. Mary’s textile art focuses on health and wellbeing, understanding illness and…
The Revoluton Associates programme provides opportunities for local creatives to develop their practice and build connections with new local audiences through projects that have a long-lasting legacy. Revoluton Associates are awarded a commission to create their project and we are particularly interested in projects that connect with those who have less access to creative opportunities.…
Get paid to build your creative portfolio by working with our producing team to make a project you are passionate about happen. We support Young Revolutonaries over a period of three months through bespoke 1:1 support and group workshops, delivered by a range of experts, that cover producing and project management essentials. Young Revolutonaries also…
Museum of Stories is a new community-led audio walk featuring real people’s stories. Each story has been pinned to a map, in the place where it happened. All can be experienced by downloading the Museum of Stories app, and taking yourself on a walk around Bury Park. All you need is a smartphone and some…
In partnership with Revoluton, resident company Jean Abreu Dance invited Lutonians to create, discover and share together the movement of contemporary Luton today. The aim of the commission was to co-create powerful new work with and for Lutonians. The ambition was to capture the movement of Luton and its people and how bodily we can…
Local residents unleashed their inner creativity by taking part in the Revoluton Associates commission Pillars of the Community by Farley Hill-based artist Aimi Rix. Pillars of the Community is a new street art mural on the pillars of Whipperley Way Ring in Farley Hill, Luton, that has been co-designed and painted with over 120 residents.…
Over 500 children from Beech Hill Primary School created highly decorative roti cloths with local artist Shabeena Parveen. The project connected the different generations of families in Bury Park, an area of Luton that is predominantly built up of residents of a South Asian background. Shabeena used traditional Kashmiri textile techniques to create colourful repeating…
Lu wanted to be an actress. Tony wanted to be an astronaut. Their parents told them if they worked hard, they could be anything they wanted. Lu worked hard and now she’s a waitress in The Hat Factory Cafe. Tony worked hard and now he’s a gas salesman polluting the atmosphere he loves. How do…