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87 Gallery Explorers Sessions
We absolutely loved last months ‘explorers’ session at 87 Gallery, The kids were super inquisitive and engaged. We explored our inner...
Mar 6, 2023


Funding Outcome
With deep sadness we wanted to share the outcome of our first Arts Council bid, which was unsuccessful. On a lighter note, we have met...
Feb 26, 2023


One Day at a Time
Join WCCD and 87 Gallery on Saturday 25th of February for a film screening of documentary, One Day at a Time. Book a free ticket through...
Feb 20, 2023


WCCD x 87 Gallery
What a brilliant start to January with the opening of ‘It’s a joy to be here’ at 87 Gallery in Hull. We are so grateful to the gallery...
Feb 16, 2023


WCCD x SET Residency Announcement
We are excited to announce that our members Yasmine Brennan and Eleanor Mclean will be in residence at our studio in SET Woolwich until...
Feb 16, 2023


Building a Community of Working Class Writers
After raising a discussion on their TikTok platforms about being working class writers, Lucy Rose and Louis Glazzard decided to form a...
Aug 16, 2022


Should I pay fees to show my Art?
Being an emerging artist it can be hard to turn down an opportunity. It can be tempting to pay to enter a competition or art fair in hope...
Apr 9, 2022


WORKING CLASS PODCAST SERIES
Working Class Creatives Database member Aidan Teplitzky has been interviewing Working class artists, sociologists and organisations for...
Jan 30, 2022


2022 WCCD Members Meeting!
RSPV HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/249799074757 **Members only*** WCCD would like to invite you to their 2022 meeting! Since...
Jan 17, 2022


New Statistics on WC Creatives
"Creative Access surveyed more than 1,900 people working in, or looking to pursue, a career in the creative industries to examine how...
Nov 21, 2021


PURE CLASS
An Exhibition of working-class artists in collaboration with the Royal College of Art Working-Class Collective and the Working Class...
Sep 27, 2021


Motion Sickness x WCCD
In July we Collaborated with Motion Sickness on our exhibition 'Looks like its gonna rain' in Cambridge showcasing the work of WCCD...
Sep 27, 2021


THE WCCD OPEN LETTER
SHARE this letter with your contacts, whether they’re university course leaders, gallerists or theatre directors - spreading the message...
May 23, 2021


Residency Announcement
Thanks to SET Woolwich, we are hosting six 3 month residencies throughout the year in our studio, giving our members the space to be...
May 23, 2021


SET STUDIOS x Working Class Creatives
We have received the amazing news that we have be gifted a studio space in SET Woolwich for a year! We will be hosting Residencies for...
May 6, 2021


Pipeline Gallery x Working Class Creatives Database
Pipeline Gallery x Working Class Creatives Database. Barriers In the Arts - Social Class Webinar. In Conversation with our members Jim...
May 6, 2021


WCCD x Pineapple Black Arts
Founded by artists Bobby Benjamin and Stephen Irving, Pineapple Black Arts is an arts space centred in Middlesbrough with a focus on...
May 6, 2021


I Never Worried About Being Working Class Until I Went to Art School - Beth Ashley
Beth Ashley has written a brilliant article on being Working Class and Art school. Follow the link for the full article:...
May 6, 2021


‘Skint or rich, just keep doing it’: the working-class creatives striving for inclusivity
Carrerra Lydon invited Members Joanna Coates, Jim Brook and Marcus Lister to talk a bit about their work. Read the full article here:...
May 6, 2021


ANTI- WORKING CLASS DISCRIMINATION IS RIFE ACROSS THE UK'S UNIVERSITIES - EMILY 0'SULLIVAN
One of our Members Emily O'Sullivan has written a brilliant article about Class in UK Universities. Follow the link to read the full...
May 6, 2021
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