Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase 2025

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor

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Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase 2025

3 October 2025

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Black Creative Trailblazers 2025
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During Black History Month, Aviva Studios is hosting a black tie evening celebrating the groundbreaking, change making and artistically excellent work of black creatives. Black Creative Trailblazers triumphs excellence within the worlds of art, music, poetry, dance and fashion with an incredible line up of talent taking place across an evening.

It’s an evening to dress your best and discover incredible artists on the cusp of exhilarating careers. Previous showcase participants have gone onto work with Glastonbury, Netflix and London Fashion Week, proving the success of this launchpad. You can expect to see dynamic performances by Black musicians, poets and dancers, fashion shows by independent Black designers and an art exhibition showcasing work by Black artists.

Black Creative Trailblazers was founded by Cultureville in an effort to address the disproportionate underrepresentation of black creatives within the creative industries.

Where to go near Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase 2025

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Black Redstart Gallery

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RJC Dance, based in Chapeltown, Leeds, champions youth and education, leading inclusive Black dance in the North through national partnerships.

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Possibly one of the city’s most mysterious art galleries, texture is a small and perfectly-formed independent space in Ardwick.

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Cliffe Castle Park hosts the Beacon, a stunning performance space that will be touring the district throughout Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.

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Indie Makers, located in Leads’ corn exchange, trades in art and gifts from independent makers across the UK.

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Plant Point is designed to help you bring the jungle into your urban or suburban space. The home of beautiful plants in Leeds.

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