About Art Undefined
Design refined. No labels assigned. Uniquely defined.
Who We Are
We are interdisciplinary artists and community storytellers
We are Nine Red Presents CIC — permanently and temporarily transforming spaces, minds and communities since 2003. Truly Art Undefined. We are innovators in the creative industry known for artwork, soundwork and prose that captures the essence of any subject, any space, any story.
From children’s places and open spaces to commercial premises, shopping centres and cultural institutions — we transform empty spaces into breath-taking conversation pieces using a combination of materials, genres and mediums.
With pop-up art, pop-up performances, pop-up workshops and immersive community programmes, we continue to redefine what art can be, where it belongs, and who it is for.
Why Art Undefined?
Nine Red Presents CIC · Est. 2003
In 2003, when we started Nine Red, we wanted to create art that was truly reflective of who we are — unique, dynamic, highly collaborative and responsive. From the very beginning, we refused to be defined by labels or put in boxes.
As we grew, pressure was placed on us to build a brand, fit a category, and target a specific audience. But the work we produced crossed so many genres and so many industries that we had built a multi-faceted organisation that simply did not fit any single label.
Our art challenges preconceptions. It enables audiences to see a snapshot into other people’s worlds — to view society through another person’s eyes, to see an individual as a whole and never by the labels ascribed to them.
Art Undefined is not a brand, concept or idea. It is who we are and what we do — the essence of our nature and the artwork we produce. Born to transcend labels, we are design refined, no labels assigned, uniquely defined. Art Undefined.
Our Legacy
23 years of independent creative excellence
What we have built over more than two decades is rare. This is not a portfolio of projects — it is a living archive of courage, collaboration and creative commitment, and it is the most powerful asset we bring to every new piece of work.
Queen’s Award
Proudly celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Queen’s Award — a nationally recognised mark of outstanding contribution.
United Nations Award
Recognised for years of service towards empowering women and promoting community cohesion across Bedfordshire and beyond.
Luton’s Longest-Serving CIC
A testament to the extraordinary challenge and discipline required to sustain independent, community-led creative work over time.
Poetry Champion
Appointed Poetry Champion for Bedfordshire by the Lord Lieutenant, with a presence in schools, cultural spaces, and Luton Town FC.
What We Create
Work that crosses genres and industries
Our art is an explosive blend of sound, colour and movement — the art of storytelling, blending different mediums, encouraging deep listening and profound understanding. Inspired by art forms across the world, we create work that refuses a single category.
How We Work
The Nine Red Wheel
Nine Red works as a wheel, not a hierarchy. Every person who touches our work — staff, volunteers, participants, partners and audiences — can move through different positions on the wheel over time.
Sometimes they are part of the outer rim, being held and carried. Sometimes they are a spoke, offering skills, support or connection. Sometimes they move into the inner hub, helping to hold the whole structure together.
Everyone has the capacity to support and be supported, to lead and to be resourced. Each Nine Red project attends to four interconnected dimensions in every session and across the whole organisation:
Body
Physical presence, grounding, wellbeing and care.
Work & Creative Expression
The making, the practice, the art itself.
Systems & Resources
Structures, funding and networks that sustain the work.
Energy & Relationship
Connections, spirit and living trust between people.
Our Creative Ecosystem
The Wheel turns across all our programmes
Nine Red Presents CIC operates as a living creative ecosystem where each programme supports and enriches the others. Every project is a spoke — together, they turn the creative and cultural life of our communities forward.
RADIANT ROOTS
Radiant Roots is a creative wellbeing and holistic-living space where poetry, story, ritual, body-based practice and cultural memory are brought together with care. Rooted in heritage, healing and transformation, it creates gentle pathways for people to reconnect with themselves, with each other and with the wider landscapes, histories and communities that hold them.
WellbeingSEKHMET’S SANCTUARY
Sekhmet’s Sanctuary is a calm, permission‑giving space for rest, reflection and integration, inspired by Kemetic mystery‑school traditions and holistic health practices. Here, ancient principles of Ma’at, Ra, Sekhmet and the Neteru meet contemporary Art Medicine, poetry and community wellbeing. Held within women’s listening circles, creative healing spaces and therapeutic arts — monthly gatherings across Bedfordshire.
Healing CirclesBEDFORDSHARE & BEDFORDSHIRE VOICES
County-wide poetry, storytelling and community voice projects celebrating the diverse cultures and lived experiences of Bedfordshire. BedfordSHARE is the umbrella campaign led by Naz Knight as Poetry Champion for Bedfordshire, appointed by the Lord-Lieutenant Susan Lousada and delivered in partnership with NINE RED Presents… (CIC). It honours identity and belonging, the history and heritage of the place and its people, and how people shape place while place shapes people – celebrating who we are, where we come from, and who we, and the county we live in, are becoming. Bedfordshire Voices sits within BedfordSHARE as a key delivery strand and community rollout model, providing the main live structure for local activity, participation and publication as part of Bedfordshire’s Poetry Together campaign.
Poetry & VoiceBEDFORDSHIRE DAY
Our annual celebration of Bedfordshire’s culture, creativity and community, bringing together artists, makers and storytellers at a different location in the county each year. An intimate county‑wide Book Salon & Poetry Recital – a family‑friendly gathering of local authors, small presses, community groups and spoken‑word artists, curated through BedfordSHARE: Bedfordshire’s Poetry Together Campaign as part of Bedfordshire’s National Year of Reading.
Community EventDESTINATION WELLNESS
Holistic health journeys and immersive wellbeing experiences that feel like travelling to Destination: Wellness – connecting body, mind and community in restorative, culturally aware spaces shaped by art, story and nature. Each pathway is designed as an intentional journey, using familiar travel moments – check‑in, routes, layovers and arrival – to help people move towards better health with clarity and encouragement, while honouring the places, cultures and relationships that hold them.
Holistic HealthSOUND WITH VISION
A multi-sensory creative practice using DJing, sound, colour, light, poetry and narrative psychology to support healing, self-expression, self-awareness and performance confidence.
Sound with Vision builds on the current SOlVe approach of using theatre arts, poetry, prose and multimedia performance to help participants explore emotions, address unresolved feelings, build self-esteem, raise self-awareness, improve social skills and simultaneously develop performance skills.
Music & Spoken WordBUTTERFLIES IN SHADES OF GREY
A comprehensive support programme for direct and indirect victims of domestic and sexual violence, offering a holistic pathway towards healing, safety, empowerment and recovery. Support that sees the whole person. Butterflies in Shades of Grey recognises the complex and lasting impact of trauma. The programme supports both direct and indirect victims of domestic and sexual violence through a multi-faceted approach to healing and empowerment.
This includes counselling, art therapy, advocacy, mentoring, personal development, training, sport-based support and community-centred pathways that help people move forward with greater confidence, safety and strength.
Visual ArtLMNT (EL-EM-ENT)
LMNt – Light, Movement & Nature Treatments. LMNt is the energy‑focused strand of Radiant Roots, offering gentle treatments that work with light, colour, sound, herbal support and poetry affirmations to restore balance across mind, body and spirit. Rooted in holistic art medicine, LMNt creates calm, carefully held spaces for relaxation, clarity and subtle energetic renewal – supporting people navigating stress, trauma, transition or a longing for deeper alignment in their lives. Through attuned, sensory‑rich sessions, LMNt helps reconnect people to themselves, to place and to possibility, as part of the wider Radiant Roots journey.
Design & InnovationAL KHEM I
The alchemy of art, spirit and material transformation — where ancient wisdom and contemporary practice meet to create something entirely new. Al Khem I is the energy cosmetics department of Radiant Roots, offering candles and skincare that combine ritual, adornment and self‑care. This collection includes candles, massage candles and skin treatments created to support beauty, balance and personal transformation, held within the alchemy of art, spirit and material change – where ancient wisdom and contemporary practice meet to create something entirely new. Inspired by alchemy as a psychospiritual science, Al Khem I products are crafted to nourish both skin and spirit: from illuminating body oils and balms to soothing, intention‑infused candles, each piece invites you into a daily ritual of presence, grounded care and gentle inner work.
Spirit & TransformationEach project is a spoke in the wheel. Together, they turn the creative and cultural life of our communities forward.
Collaboration
The most powerful art is made together
Nine Red Presents CIC works collaboratively with community organisations, creative partners, educational institutions, wellbeing practitioners and cultural bodies across Luton, Bedfordshire and beyond. We believe in sharing power, not hoarding it.
We warmly welcome conversations with individuals, organisations and partners who share this vision — whether you want to host a session, co-facilitate a programme, share our work with your networks, or simply come and be part of the wheel.
Special Thanks
Nine Red Presents CIC has been and continues to be built with the help of many extraordinary people and organisations from across the world. Our customers and community help fund our charitable work and improve lives.
To each and every one of you — we see you. We are grateful. We are stronger because of you.
Thank you. We appreciate you. Keep Shining. ✦