I'm Grant. Owner and Creative Director at GRANTSTUDiO, based in Salford.

The world doesn’t need more bland design. It needs ideas with personality. Brands with distinction. Creativity with character.

With nearly 30 years’ experience, I’ve got the know-how to get under the skin of a business, discover what makes it fascinating, then communicate that with charisma and confidence.

I am the creative director and friendly face of Magnificent Jelly, an approachable animation studio making nice moves for corporate and commercial clients.

I am a Korean-Hong Kong interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores identity, memory and belonging through performance, food and storytelling. Rooted in community collaboration, my work often engages migrant and intergenerational groups to co-create participatory experiences that centre lived histories and cultural memory.

Ceramic Mosaic art and tesselation using the design in design technique at Grit Studios, Salford

Liz is a visual artist, curator-producer and educator, with over fifteen years experience specialising in socially engaged and collaborative approaches to practice. She is currently the Head of Social Practice at Open Eye Gallery, lecturer at the University of Salford and has a studio at Paradise Works.

Kirsty is an immersive environment designer, creative producer and researcher whose practice explores how spatial design shapes emotional, social and sensory experience, creating environments that influence how people feel, connect and participate within a space.

Gelatinous³ is a community space in north Manchester, teaching and playing Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games.

Last 30 years I have been involved with various creative activities as a music producer. With my band I did around 300 gigs in 20 different countries. Played major festivals and venues such as Glastonbury and Royal Albert Hall. I organised many events and mini indoor festivals under the name Hubble Bubble Sound Bazaar mostly in London and recently in Manchester.

I'm Abi and I run Abi Prints, where I create colourful and fun screenprint and risograph greetings cards and art.

Jamie-Lee, Wainman Design, is an interdisciplinary practitioner who uses playful and creative thinking to inspire her work. Her passion for digital technology, specifically 3D printing, helps her to design sustainable, innovative and engaging experiences, tailored to people of different ages and abilities.

Founder and Motion Lead at ThunderHawk, Motion Studio based at MediaCityUK. Creating video content with animation and visual effects.

Kirsty is an immersive environment designer, creative producer and researcher whose practice explores how spatial design shapes emotional, social and sensory experience, creating environments that influence how people feel, connect and participate within a space.

I am a visually impaired creative in Salford. I work as an actor, writer, access consultant & creative access director. I am also the artistic and executive director of LALA Arts.

Kirsty is an immersive environment designer, creative producer and researcher whose practice explores how spatial design shapes emotional, social and sensory experience, creating environments that influence how people feel, connect and participate within a space.

Founded in 2015, Dangerous To Know is a theatre company that remains proudly rooted in the North of England.

Our works bring the hidden side of modern history and social politics to the stage, giving a voice to those who are too often forgotten and delivering tangible change wherever we can.