TRANS ARTISTS COLLECTIVE

What is the Trans Artists Collective??

The Trans Artist Collective (TAC) is a newly developed artist support project designed to empower trans youth talent in pefromance-led art practise, founded by Sas Kraftowitz now in collaboration with Beth Drury. In its first run, as “Trans Theatre Collective”, TAC delivered a six-week programme designed by Sas Kraftowitz with NYT, offering participants mentorship, skill-sharing, and creative collaboration. Part of the 2024/25 GLA-funded NYT Mentoring Collectives, it aimed to equip emerging talent to shape the future of theatre. Following sessions have been run in collaboration with the Royal Court, Camden People’s Theatre and Boundless Theatre. The project is new developing to offer artist development opportunities tailored to open-ended creative practise and career growth. TAC will also begin offering consultation for organisations supporting young trans artists.

At its heart, TAC is a visionary accelerator designed to nurture the next generation of exceptional trans artists working across performance mediums, in the UK’s creative industries. TAC is made by and for trans people because art needs trans voices and this is how we make space for them. 

Why is Trans Artists Collective important now?

The creative industries have long failed to adequately support and develop trans talent. Opportunities for young trans artists to learn and grow in the field are few and far between, and those that do exist often come at the cost of having their personal experiences exploited for the sake of "representation”. 

What can it offer to trans young people? 

A space where artists and performance makers can thrive, and liberate themselves from the scrutiny and harmful expectations of the broader creative industry.

Accelerated learning opportunities in a safe trans-specific space, bridging the gap to access an industry where trans people are underrepresented and under-supported.


TAC at The Royal Court

September 2025

Image Amelia Pitcher

As Trans Artists Collective, we plan to deliver two strands of activity in 2026, designed to support trans artists at different stages of their creative development.

What we offer

Trans Creative Room

(4 sessions) Jan-apr

Open, low-pressure creative labs where trans artists can:

  • Develop ideas and works-in-progress autonomously

  • Access space, peer support, and informal feedback

  • Experiment across disciplines in a flexible, adaptive environment

  • Build community and confidence in their artistic voice

under the skin

(4 sessions) Sep-dec

Hands-on workshops hosted at leading cultural venues across London, giving young trans artists the chance to:

  • Learn how specific art forms or creative practices work

  • Gain insider knowledge from industry professionals

  • Build practical skills and industry readiness

Access spaces and networks that are often closed to them

Meet your TAC Leaders

Sas Kraftowitz

Sas is the founder of the Trans Arts Collective. Their approach to artist development champions equity, experimentation, and radical transformation across the creative industries. They are the leader of TACs “Under the Skin” strand. They love sunsets in the countryside, round windows, loud gigs, hibiscus margaritas and making visual art in their studio. Sas’ haircut changes a lot (why not?) so they might not look exactly like this when you meet them.

Beth Drury

Image and bio coming soon.

Are you a trans artist? Do you work primarily in performance? Do you want opportunities to build skills, opportunity and community?

This is for you!

If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and register for any workshops we currently have live. If you still have questions reach out anytime.

You can get us here:

email - tactransartistscollective@gmail.com

insta - transartistscollective

TAC email is monitored regularly. Our instagram DMs are open but you might get a slower response.

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  • These will be announced around May. Check back or sign up to our Newsletter for prompts.

  • As much as possible we try to offer TAC sessions for free. We also aim to have a support pot available to help cover costs of travel and food for participants. If you need to use this support please don’t hesitate to reach out!

    From time-to-time we will offer ticketed workshops, events and shows. These will be listed separately on Instagram and this webpage and the profit will go directly toward supporting TAC work, paying trans artists or charities supporting trans people.

  • Absolutely! If you are keen to hear what’s happening with TAC you can sign up to our newsletter and follow our Instagram. These are the places where we will announce upcoming opportunities and ways to get involved.

WHAT our participants are saying…

  • “It’s given me hope for the future and confidence in my own abilities and identity as a trans creator. I can envisage a place for myself in the industry in a way I couldn’t before.”

    NYT Mentoring Collective Participant

  • “ [...] The collective made me realise how crucial it is to continue to tell queer stories and make queer art. There have been times in theatre spaces that I’ve felt inclined to ‘dial myself down’ to be more palatable, either in terms of how I present myself or how I act personally - the Trans Theatre Collective never made me feel like that, in fact, it encouraged me to be more authentically myself and embrace that, and incorporate it into my art”

    NYT Mentoring Collective Participant

  • "I feel so lucky to have met and had the time with everyone in the space. It was so lovely to be in a creative space for trans people."

    Intergenerational Trans Theatremaker’s Surgery Participant

  • I found the 1on1s with the mentors really rich with wisdom and information ~ It felt like a real privilege and they were both so helpful! ~ Getting 1:1 time with trans icons!

    Participant reflections on 1:1 mentoring in the Intergenertional Trans Theatremakers Surgery