Community
& Charity
Initiatives.
For over 12 years, we’ve worked to ensure our community is a safe, inclusive space for creative and business growth. Using storytelling, art, and culture, we raise awareness and connect people to vital support systems through creative, accessible means
Community
& Charity
Initiatives.
Youth ART-wareness
is a dynamic monthly programme empowering emerging artists to use their creativity to raise awareness around pressing social issues. In partnership with the Saatchi Gallery, participating artists develop their work within this iconic space, gaining invaluable exposure and support. Each month culminates in a compelling exhibition, showcasing powerful pieces that spark conversation and inspire change. This initiative nurtures young voices and fosters a vibrant community committed to art-driven social impact
The African Creative Fund
Our rolling micro-grant initiative designed to support African creatives in sustaining and growing their artistic practices. We recognise that financial barriers can limit creative potential, and this fund exists to ease that burden, allowing artists to focus on their work, not just their survival. By offering consistent, accessible support, the fund helps foster freedom, innovation, and wellbeing within Africa’s creative community
A Time To Share
Our longest running community impact initiative, dedicated to supporting people experiencing homelessness. For the past nine years, in partnership with St Mungo’s, we’ve provided essential services including hot meals, toiletries, financial aid, and more to help improve daily living conditions. Over 300 individuals have benefitted from this programme so far. Beyond direct support, A Time to Share invites other creatives to join us using their gifts and compassion to become more engaged citizens and powerful agents of change within their communities.
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dreaming in colour
Dreaming in Colour is a cultural exchange initia- tive that highlights the challenges faced by young artists in West Africa, where creative careers are often overlooked in favour of traditional white- collar jobs. In many communities, societal and economic pressures push emerging artists to abandon their passion for art in pursuit of more "stable" professions. This programme seeks to empower these artists by providing them with global opportunities, showcasing their work, and breaking down the barriers that stifle artistic expression. Through platforms like 1-54 Art Fair, Dreaming in Colour connects West African artists with international audiences, reaffirming the importance of pursuing creative careers in a world that often demands conformity.
Support here:A TIME TO SHARE
A Time to Share is an annual charity project by My Runway Group, offering young people the opportunity to support the homeless community. For the past eight years, this heartwarming initiative has donated household items, clothing, and a chef to celebrate the end of the year at St Mungo's shelter. Through this project, we aim to bring comfort, warmth, and joy to those in need, fostering a spirit of generosity and community among young participants.We plan to host a Time To Share twice a year from 2025.
TABOO
The Taboo Series by My Runway Group offers vital workshops and seminars addressing forbidden conversations on critical issues such as youth suicide, knife crime, identity, and other mental health challenges impacting the youth community. We invite keynote speakers with lived experience to share their stories and provide valuable advice on the support available to young people. Having tragically lost a team member to suicide, we are deeply committed to raising awareness and ensuring that everyone knows the help and resources available for any issue they may be facing. Through open dialogue and shared experiences, the Taboo Series aims to break the silence and provide much-needed support to our community.
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