by Sam Snailham | Sep 9, 2026 | Projects
Building Bridges is a wonderful annual project that brings together around 350 children from different backgrounds and communities across Pendle. The project creates opportunities for primary-school-aged children to make art, have meaningful conversations, and build...
by Sam Snailham | Sep 9, 2026 | Projects
This project saw myself and fellow artist Martha facilitate weekly sessions in mixed-media storytelling and collaborative creation, exploring rail travel in all its glory — past, present and future. Each session gave young people the opportunity to truly delve into...
by Sam Snailham | Sep 9, 2026 | Projects
Commissioned by the wonderful charity Stand Up Sisters, I worked with the residents of Honeysuckle Lodge at Bolton Hospital to create a large-scale outdoor mural exploring wellbeing, happiness and the things that bring us joy. We began with a series of clay workshops,...
by Sam Snailham | Sep 9, 2026 | Projects
I fell in love with illustrating at weddings in 2022, when I began offering bespoke live portraits to bring guests a little burst of colourful, creative joy throughout their special day. Using a mix of watercolours, marker pens and ink, I create unique portraits for...
by Sam Snailham | Sep 9, 2026 | Projects
I was absolutely overjoyed and incredibly proud to be a finalist for Independent Creative of the Year at the 2025 Manchester Cultural Awards, recognising my work facilitating creativity and community connection across the city. Manchester is very much my creative...