Kayla wins Love Arts Leeds Performing Arts Award

Love Arts Awards recognise the contribution of people, groups and organisations in Yorkshire who have made a real difference to people’s mental wellbeing through the arts. Our awards are a fantastic way of giving something back, with five categories to nominate individuals and organisations for including Arts Volunteer, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Arts in Health and Judge's Choice. Nominees were shortlisted to a final three, with the overall winners announced at the awards ceremony on the 29th of October in Leeds.

Kayla was announced as the winner of the Performing Arts category: A fantastic performance (this includes film, theatre, dance, music) that raises awareness of mental health and/or learning disabilities whilst challenging stigma and discrimination.

Community Ventures' Chief Executive, Nigel Fenny presented the Performing Arts award to Kayla Kavanagh:

“I first bought Kayla’s CD last year when I was diagnosed with BPD, it was as if I had written the lyrics myself. I’ve seen her perform live and she is amazing, playing a whole range of different instruments and using music as part of her recovery. She is the only person out there fighting the stigma of BPD and does it amazingly through music”

Taking home a beautiful trophy, Kayla was delighted to have been recognised for the work she has been doing in music and mental health, and thanked all who nominated and supported her this year.