REGNANT - Xavier de Sousa
Regnant is part of the Season for Change programme, ‘The Space Between’. It will involve participants from local East Leeds neighbourhoods and the audience, who will explore the themes of migration, identity, belonging, adaptation and power structures and how these collide with the pressing issue of climate change.
Xavier will conduct a series of workshops with the community. Residents will be recruited to participate in pottery making workshops to assist in creating the plates, bowls, and serving pots needed for Xavier’s final live event.
The final event will see Xavier collaborate with two artists – Jade Montserrat and Yas Clarke – to create an Open Studio to exhibit the works and stories developed within these workshops, create visual narratives and soundscapes throughout the event.
The materials created within the workshops will go on a short tour with Xavier, and then be returned to East Street Arts as a contribution towards a new archive and exhibition for the neighbourhood.
Other things!
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Artist support
Netherlands Sharing: Communities & Resilience
It was lovely to get a glimpse into what our Netherlands-based residency artists have been up to during their stay with us, at their sharing event on Friday. Chiara Tammaro, Tom Dijkstra and Sijas de Groot stayed with us over the past two weeks at Convention House, and over their time discovered Leeds, studios in the city, and local communities.
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A Night at The Plaza: Exploring the History of The Plaza
Well, what a night! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the wonderful A Night at The Plaza with Harry Clayton-Wright.
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The Do - 30 Years of East Street Arts
A few weeks ago we celebrated 30 years of East Street Arts with a good old knees up. It was also a wonderful way to welcome our new Executive Director Anita Kumari, and say a fond farewell to co-founder Karen Watson.
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Artist Mohammad Barrangi’s large-scale murals come to the streets of Leeds
This December, we're working with Leeds-based, Iranian-born illustrator and printmaker Mohammad Barrangi to bring four large-scale paper murals to the streets of Leeds.
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Check in at the Art Hostel: The Rainbow Lodge by ViDa
We’re checking in at the Art Hostel, highlighting how incredible the rooms and spaces are. Next, we’re looking at Room 7, ViDa’s peaceful The Rainbow Lodge.
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Artist support
Three Netherlands-based artists join us for two-week residencies
In partnership with LEEDS 2023 and the Netherlands Embassy, this week we welcome three Netherlands-based artists to Leeds for two-week residencies based in our art and tech hub, Convention House.
