RADICAL HOPE IS BACK THIS JUNE 🌍🌸 Our annual Eco Fest is coming soon, and we don’t want you to miss out!
Last year was incredible: a day filled with live music, creative workshops, environmental talks, food, and so much more!
📅 Add Sat 27th June to your calendars and share with a friend.
📍 Make sure you’re local on the day – we’ll be at Museum Square on New Walk (Leicester)
More details to follow! 🔥
CALLING ALL CREATIVES, ECO-WARRIORS & CHANGEMAKERS! 🌿
We’re gearing up for our next festival, and we want YOU to be part of it! Whether you’re a local org, a maker, or an eco-expert, we’re looking for stalls that bring the community together.
Think bike repairs, clothes swaps, workshops, or art — if it’s local and planet-friendly, we want it.
📍 The Details:
Setup: Ready by 11am
Finish: 6pm
The Deal: It’s a DIY setup! Bring your own tables, chairs, and gazebos.
Ready to join Radical Hope? Hit the link in our bio to grab your spot! 🔗 👇
Good news: our Little Pot Shop is officially open for business at Soft Touch Arts! 🥳
These tiny treasures are handcrafted with love by the talented makers in the Potform clay clubs. Each one is unique, slightly imperfect, and looking for a forever home.
How it works:
1️⃣ Visit us at Soft Touch Cafe on Wednesdays.
2️⃣ Mix & Match: Pick your favourite mini pot and a perfectly paired saucer.
3️⃣ Give Back: Make a donation to Soft Touch Arts and take your new clay companion home.
Huge thankyou to @potform1 for their generosity! 🤍
Some work in progress from Right Track & Creative Studio 🔥
Our young people are experimenting with a mix of art forms right now, including acrylic, resin painting and embroidery!
→ Right Track is an open access youth session for making music, art, video and performance.
→ Creative Studio provides a tailor-made specialist alternative arts programme for young people.
🔗 Link in bio for more info about our weekly sessions
Our knight in cardboard armour found its way to Leicester Guildhall over the weekend! ⚔️
Young people from across our various projects came together to create these cardboard masterpieces, which were originally displayed in our cafe and exhibition space. But last Saturday, their work traveled through time at Leicester’s Old Town Festival!
Huge thanks to @visitleicester for making this happen.
Acoustic Hour, but make it outdoors 👏
Missing out on the sunshine last week is one thing, but missing these performances?
Better luck next time! 🤪
We had a wonderful blend of indie music, rap, and poetry.
Loving the variety of sounds & speech at the moment!
If you'd like to perform at the next one (and hopefully get some nice weather again 🤞), fill out the form in our bio!
Song by SirMist
WE’RE HIRING! 📢
We are looking for a Project Enable Intern to join our team! This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting young people in arts & music, while building skills in admin, social media, and project evaluation.
→ 20 hours per week
→ Based at Soft Touch Arts, 50 New Walk, Leicester and partner organisations in New Parks.
→ £13.45 per hour
If you’re passionate about creativity and community impact, we want to hear from you!
🔗 Tap the link in our bio to apply & get more info.
Deadline: 9 AM, Monday 18th May.
A very jazzy original by Grace ✨
Live music + lunch plans? Say less.
Join us for Acoustic Hour
📅 Friday 24th April
⏰ 2PM
Smooth sets from Leicester’s rising young artists 🔥
See you there!
Song: "Anything But Love" by @gracewwmusic
Singing & spoken word? Stephanōs killed it 👏
Music is so much more than a hobby, it opens doors & provides opportunities to share stories in ways that speaking can't.
MASSIVE well done to everyone who performed at Beat The Odds at Highcross a couple of weeks ago!
#livemusicuk #leicesterevents #emergingartists #whatsonleicester
WE’RE HIRING! 📢
We’re looking for an Administrator to join our team at Soft Touch Arts. If you’re organized and want to support a great cause, we want to hear from you!
→ 20 hours per week (Flexible)
→ Based at Soft Touch Arts, 50 New Walk, Leicester
→ £14,660 annual salary
🔗 Tap the link in our bio to apply & get more info.
Deadline: 9 AM, Monday 17th May.
Still in the mood for live music? Or maybe you're ready to perform and share your sound again?
Acoustic Hour is a relaxed live session where young artists can perform, build confidence, and share their talent with a real crowd 🔥
Grow your audience. Gain experience. Get on stage!
🔗 Link in bio for sign-ups (submissions reviewed monthly)
📍Soft Touch Cafe, 50 New Walk, LE1 6TF
📆 Next Session: Fri 24th April | 2PM
