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  • Grant from York Rotary

    Grant from York Rotary

    We amazed to be contacted by York Rotary asking if we needed assistance and volunteers for the exhibition. We took this opportunity to apply for a grant and we pleased to announce that this has been approved! This piece of art was part of the 2025 exhibition and was connected to a York Rotary member.…

  • Meeting the SPARK team

    Meeting the SPARK team

    Today we met Luke and Joey from SPARK, it was a great opportunity to talk about the workshops that are happening during the exhibition, the opening event and organising kid-friendly menus for all those visiting. Joey gave us the idea to sell the T-shirts online, we’ve always sourced our merch from Teemil. Teemill is an…

  • Meeting Jenny leyfield, CEO of Explore York Libraries

    Meeting Jenny leyfield, CEO of Explore York Libraries

    We met with Jenny Leyfield at the main Explore library in the city center. It was great to meet again and organise new libraries as collection points and make the collection window four weeks. The following libraries will be open for collecting your art from Saturday 17th January to Sunday, February 15th. The following libraries…

  • Grant from Elmet Lions

    Grant from Elmet Lions

    We applied for a grant from Elmet Lions and we pleased to announce that this has been approved.

  • We have new team members!

    We have new team members!

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    We have a new team!

  • Making a youtube short

    Making a youtube short

    Ada visited a recording studio at York University today to create the voiceover for a short video we hope schools will show to inspire kids to take part in the next YorKAOS in 2026.

  • Donation receipts

    Donation receipts

    The money raised makes a genuine difference both in York and across the UK, we have attached the receipts or acknowledgements of the £600 donations made to Explore York Libraries, St Leonard’s Hospice and BBC Children in Need.

  • We made the front page

    We made the front page

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    We made the front page of York Press today!

  • Final interview with Joanitta

    Final interview with Joanitta

    At the end of February we visited BBC Radio York to record a final interview

  • It’s all over….nearly

    It’s all over….nearly

    It’s all over folks…..we’ve still got lots of your artwork left…now safely back at YorKAOS HQ. We will keep it for ONE WEEK before recycling it, please contact us if you want to pick it up.