Artist and Designer, working independently in Manchester, making a living doing graphic design and murals for local businesses. His art work usually focuses on stylised illustrations or colourful abstract paintings. He predominately used pens, brushes, spray and acrylic/emulsion paints to create illustrative and imaginative artworks. You can find more pieces he has created at: www.instagram.com/artbymul or www.behance.net.mul

The piece he created for the project reflects aspects of day to day life that have been restricted or lost during lockdown.

My name is Charlie Cross, 28 years old and a resident of Manchester for the last ten years - 6 of those in Hulme, where I currently reside. I'm a graphic designer, muralist, sign writer and graffiti artist, and I work with a wide variety of mediums - spray paint, paint pens, ink, acrylics and digital. Through my mural work i've worked with and collaborated with brands and local bars such as Tanqueray, Brewdog, The Manc, 7Sins, Superstition, The Shack, Chai Shai and more. With my graphic design I mostly work with local musicians, sound systems and event organisers. In my spare time I like to create both public artworks and work on canvas, paper and board.

This piece is based around both the location of Hulme, and south Manchester generally, and the ideas of community and solidarity. My work often has a gothic and/or urban theme.

Hulme Loonies, ran by Local Community Documentary Photographer Anni Kay; provided us with a selection of photos documenting local lives and sub cultures.

'I take photos of anything and everything happening around me. Luckily i live in the most amazing and unique places that there's never a dull moment. I picked up a film camera about 3 years ago and haven't looked back since. I take photos to try and capture a moment as it's happening and be able to keep that moment forever, I find it beautiful and real. Hulme is such a special place and the people within it are what makes it. Capturing these people and the crazy moments just feel very important and needed to me. I can't wait to capture more of the loonies, past and present that all help create the Hulme we all know and love.'

My name is Christian Asare, I am black British of Ghanaian heritage, and I am a multidisciplinary Artist. I am a self taught visual artist, painting fine art in oils with a focus on uplifting afrocentric imagery, afro-futurism, portraiture and abstraction. I write poetry and prose, create custom couture and interiors, and I am a trained choreographer and practicing contemporary dancer with a specialisation in afro-contemporary movement. At 30 years of age, i am entirely independent and unrepresented by any galleries, and have sold and exhibited work internationally.

One of my goals as a visual artist is to proclaim and promote the Presence, Representation and Excellence of People of Colour. I paint portraits using the primary colours that comprise various skin tones, rather than variant tones of brown, to encourage audiences to see past the stereotypical connotations of skin tone and focus on the subjects' features in relation to their culture and identity. I believe positive imagery of People of Colour can contribute to combatting a lot of negative stereotypes prevalent in modern culture, creating an atmosphere of unconscious inclusivity that positively contributes to the mental health of under-represented communities within public spaces.

As such i would like to create a large oil painting (100cmx150cm) on cotton canvas, to spotlight Inspired and Inspiring pioneering People of Colour, in response to the global civil rights movement that is Black Lives Matter 2020.

Natalie is a performance and visual artist from Manchester; Her work focuses on the human body, the way it can be manipulated through beauty trends as well as looking at her own body through self portraiture. She has been selected to work with Random Acts North (Tyneside Cinema, True North, HOME) to develop Control Pant Symphony, leading to showings on Channel 4’s Random Acts and at the ICA (London). Recent exhibitions of her work has been included at gallery such as HOME Cinema (Manchester), ICA (London), The Cooper Gallery (Dundee) and Camden's people theatre (London)

WEBSITE: www.nataliewardle.com

Personal Space - This is an ongoing project I have been working on for the past 6 years. I look at the body and performance in all of my work and within this project I'm capturing performance in front of the camera, usually on 35mm camera. I like to see the relationship between an image and performance and invite the view to ask more questions about the performance being captured. I often invite the viewer in to seeing a personal setting in these images where only i'm present.

The piece he created for the project reflects aspects of day to day life that have been restricted or lost during lockdown.

For 18 years I taught art and design up to GCSE level both in Africa (Botswana) and in the UK. I decided to leave the teaching profession 2 years ago to become a freelance arts facilitator working with various arts organisations such as Z-arts, Manchester Museum and Herarts, delivering visual arts workshops, along with smaller establishments and individuals. I thoroughly enjoy interacting with those that attend my sessions, witnessing the joy and satisfaction they gain from making a piece of artwork. Since lock down all of my work has ceased because my sessions involve directly working with groups of people, hence social distancing was impossible.

After the horrific murder of George Floyd and consequently everything that has been further highlighted with the BLM movement, is the systemic racism in this country. Like many people, this has had a huge impact on me, where at times felt disillusioned with society and the mistreatment of marginalised groups especially Black people. I've begun to read more, watch films on the Black Panther Movement, listen to speeches by Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, interviews with Angela Davis and James Baldwin, to get a sense of some understanding of the social construct of Racism. Education is paramount in addressing the impact and lasting legacy of Colonialism and The Empire. The concept would be to produce a canvas painting with the hope that it would provoke thought and encourage people to be inquisitive about African History. It's title will be BEFORE ANY HISTORY, THERE WAS BLACK HISTORY. Dominating the piece will be a map of the continent encompasses faces of various Kings and Queens prior to the invasion of the Europeans, to draw attention to positive imagery of Black people. I will use bright bold colours, emphasising the power and opulence of those that ruled many civilisations. Incorporated into the design would be intricate patterns influenced by decorative adornments from their time. The title will be included within the painting to further emphasise the message I hope to portray.

This piece is based around both the location of Hulme, and south Manchester generally, and the ideas of community and solidarity. My work often has a gothic and/or urban theme.

I am a dedicated photographic-artist, working within a range of digital and analogue processes. From creating conceptual and abstract pieces, to traditional documentary, my practice is eclectic, and takes on a number of appearances.

Throughout lockdown, I have captured multiple rolls of film that depict the changes of Greater Manchester's urban environment since Covid-19 hit, this body of work is developing into something I would like to showcase to a wider audience.

One of my goals as a visual artist is to proclaim and promote the Presence, Representation and Excellence of People of Colour. I paint portraits using the primary colours that comprise various skin tones, rather than variant tones of brown, to encourage audiences to see past the stereotypical connotations of skin tone and focus on the subjects' features in relation to their culture and identity. I believe positive imagery of People of Colour can contribute to combatting a lot of negative stereotypes prevalent in modern culture, creating an atmosphere of unconscious inclusivity that positively contributes to the mental health of under-represented communities within public spaces.

As such I would like to create a large oil painting (100cmx150cm) on cotton canvas, to spotlight Inspired and Inspiring pioneering People of Colour, in response to the global civil rights movement that is Black Lives Matter 2020.

I am a dedicated photographic-artist, working within a range of digital and analogue processes. From creating conceptual and abstract pieces, to traditional documentary, my practice is eclectic, and takes on a number of appearances.

Throughout lockdown, I have captured multiple rolls of film that depict the changes of Greater Manchester's urban environment since Covid-19 hit, this body of work is developing into something I would like to showcase to a wider audience.

One of my goals as a visual artist is to proclaim and promote the Presence, Representation and Excellence of People of Colour. I paint portraits using the primary colours that comprise various skin tones, rather than variant tones of brown, to encourage audiences to see past the stereotypical connotations of skin tone and focus on the subjects' features in relation to their culture and identity. I believe positive imagery of People of Colour can contribute to combatting a lot of negative stereotypes prevalent in modern culture, creating an atmosphere of unconscious inclusivity that positively contributes to the mental health of under-represented communities within public spaces.

As such i would like to create a large oil painting (100cmx150cm) on cotton canvas, to spotlight Inspired and Inspiring pioneering People of Colour, in response to the global civil rights movement that is Black Lives Matter 2020.

As the N.I.A.M.O.S.'s unofficial resident sign writer, I have a lot of love for this building and the community of people in and around it! I have a keen interest in typography and sign writing, as well as other kinds of painting and mural work. I am particularly interested in texture and perspective, and love to deliver positive messages through my art.

I have recently been working on a technique to paint a realistic looking neon sign effect and I am pretty happy that I have nailed the technique. I would love the opportunity to develop this practise by creating a large piece for the theatre. I would personally like to create a piece around the theme of rLOVEution.