Case for Support

Working with cultural and non-profit organisations to make the case for funding

servicesLeo Crane28 December 2020

Brand Visuals

Fable Data commissioned us to make a short brand video for an online conference.

services, animationLeo Crane1 November 2020

Animation for Social Media

We worked with Michael O’Mara Books to produce a series of four micro-animations to help launch a new children’s book.

services, families, animationLeo Crane30 October 2020

Idents & Graphics

services, animationLeo Crane27 October 2020

Exposed! Inside the Starkers Academy

Step into the sensational world of the Starkers Academy, where life models are made on the cabaret stage. A documentary by Angelika Winnett.

film, publicLeo Crane3 August 2020animation, production

Nude Triumphant

Jay is trapped in the relentless City until he is forced to confront his relationship with Time and himself. A cross-artform celebration of identity, including live performances, exhibitions, screenings, talks and public workshops.

animation, film, exhibition, public, queerLeo Crane17 May 2020FigurationNude Triumphant, production

Business Plan for Peace

It is here, on this connected Earth, that we re-discovered peace. A youthful Gaia recounts the struggle and determination that made this possible. Commissioned by Business Plan for Peace.

Leo Crane7 March 2020

Rebel Portraits

Whether we are defying convention, persevering against the odds or transforming our future, there’s a bit of rebel in all of us. We invited participants to reflect and reveal their true selves in this two-day portrait masterclass led by artist Leo Crane.

library, publicLeo Crane19 January 2020British Librarybritish library

Your World Featuring You

Imagine, create and inhabit your own architectural landscape using hand-made collage and green-screen technology.

architecture, families, film, public, animationLeo Crane23 October 2019Royal Institute of British ArchitectsRIBA

Masterclass in British Animation

From the Age of Invention to diverse voices today, we returned to the University of Sussex to deliver our half-day masterclass on the British Animation.

animationLeo Crane31 July 2019University of SussexSussex

Paint Your Selfie!

Two-day workshop as part of Barnet Libraries’ Year of Learning 2019 youth positive activities, in partnership with Barnet Youth Engagement, funded by Arts Council England.

families, library, publicLeo Crane30 May 2019Chipping Barnet LibraryBarnet, portrait

Queerer Than Thou

Figuration’s Leo Crane teamed up again with writer/director Kate Jessop to animate a new episode of her queer comedy webseries Tales From Pussy Willow. Produced by Hipster Films.

film, queerLeo Crane26 May 2019Hipster FilmsTFPW, production

I Am Not Obliged! Create Your Own Visual Story

In the book Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, Sofia finds herself writing a novel based on her experience of life. In this workshop, young learners aged 8-14 created their own stories through drawing.

families, library, publicLeo Crane25 May 2019Orpington Librarycityread

Psychomachia!

Rounding off the British Library’s blockbuster exhibition Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, Figuration and Art Model Collective invited 16 artists to reinterpret one of the most popular stories of the Middle Ages: The Psychomachia.

library, public, exhibitionLeo Crane17 February 2019British Librarybritish library, art model collective

Kiki Mellék's Starkers Academy

We launched into the New Year with our first performance life drawing event at The Glory: a special edition of the Starkers Academy, hosted by ‘Mellékia’s top Professor of Art’.

public, queerLeo Crane8 January 2019The GloryGlory, life drawing, kiki

The Foundling

An Untold Tale of abandonment and dreams. A micro-short animation commissioned by Animate Projects and Anim18.

animation, film, families, queerLeo Crane9 November 2018Animate Projectsfoundling, production

I Can Do Your Portrait!

This half term, adults and children joined forces for two special workshops at Penge Library and West Wickham Library in collaboration with Better Libraries in Bromley and The Big Draw.

public, library, familiesLeo Crane22 October 2018Penge Librarybromley, big draw

Objectify This!

As part of the V&A's Friday Late, artist and activist Lidia Lidia devised theatrical sets that played with stereotypical ideas of beauty and gender.

public, queer, libraryLeo Crane27 July 2018Victoria and Albert Museumv&a

Drawing Radclyffe

To celebrate Pride in London 2018, we collaborated with Queer model and performer Lager Darling on a life drawing event inspired by Radclyffe Hall’s The Well of Loneliness

library, public, queerLeo Crane5 July 2018The Sparrowhawksparrowhawk

The Queer Nude in Perspective

Tutor Leo Crane hosted a special evening at the Royal Institute of British Architects for Pride in London 2018 inspired by RIBA’s exhibition Disappear Here with models Kage and Maya.

Highlights

Read about select past events & projects here