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6 Days to Go: SPLINTR Festival is Almost Here ✨
We can’t believe it… in less than a week we’ll be opening the doors to SPLINTR Festival - our first ever festival as Flos Collective CIC.

flos collective
Oct 22 min read
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Why We Prioritise Paying Artists (Even When We Can’t Pay Ourselves)
Here’s the truth: running a grassroots collective isn’t an easy ride. There’s no big pot of money, no corporate sponsor footing the bill. It’s us - juggling jobs, scraping by and putting every bit of energy we have into keeping Flos alive.

flos collective
Sep 302 min read
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The Many Hats of a Grassroots Organiser 🎩
Running a grassroots arts collective is basically one long game of dress-up. Except instead of fun costumes, it’s metaphorical hats - and we seem to collect new ones every week.

flos collective
Sep 263 min read
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Come and perform at our SPLINTR Festival Open Mic!
We're opening SPLINTR Festival with an Open Mic - and you're invited to take the stage.

flos collective
Sep 241 min read
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No Great Woman Artists? On Myths of Meritocracy and the Makings of Genius
In 1971, feminist art historian Linda Nochlin posed the rather provocative question, ‘Why Have There Been No Great Woman Artists?’. The...
Cicely Kirby-Smith
Sep 93 min read
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We Made It: A Huge Thank You for Making Flos Festival Possible! 🎉
We Made It: A Huge Thank You for Making Flos Festival Possible! 🎉

flos collective
Jul 12 min read
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Collective Rhythms - ridding the self from conscious
As summer falls and the shift of Autumn’s approach begins, our bodies grow stiffer with the decline of outside’s temperature. We hold...

flos collective
Sep 27, 20244 min read
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We Out Here / Future Foundations by Cath
Over the weekend of August 15th, 2024, I went to We Out Here Festival (WOH) . Having grown up attending festivals across the UK since I...

flos collective
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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✨Artist Spotlight - Nora Aubry ✨
Next Saturday 15th September, Nora will be leading a dance and movement workshop, 'Collective Rhythms'. Nora (she/they) is an emerging...

flos collective
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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Pippa Blundell Debut Album Crowdfunder!
Pippa Blundell is crowdfunding to raise money for her debut album!

flos collective
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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✨Artist Spotlight✨ Olga Niekrasova
I was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, a city that instilled in me a deep appreciation for culture, art, and storytelling. Currently, I am based in...

flos collective
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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