The Garfield Weston Foundation has funded a total of £25 million to arts organisations to help “…continue to support the sector, its activity and its people so that existing and new audiences continue to be inspired by our world-class culture”. The awarded funding has enabled Convention House to commission 17 artists and collectives to experiment, investigate, collaborate and create. Programming includes:
- Artist residencies at Convention House
Four artist residencies will be taking place at Convention House. With over 80 applications from across the country, we are excited to announce that artists: Adam Peacock, Vicky Clarke, Armelle Skatulski and Soorin Shin will spend time exploring their practices and having an influence on Convention House as it continues to develop further. Visit each of our four artist’s profiles and learn more about their practice, their intentions during the residency, and why they applied! What happens next is up to the artists, so stay tuned on social media, @eaststreetarts, for all the latest updates on the residencies and discover the irony behind the name of a building that houses creatives renowned for defying convention.
- Seed commissions
Three seed commissions will allow artists/collectives: Flea Collective, CA Ryan and Sarah Francis to work on their ideas as initial explorations. This will enable dedicated time to learn and discover the next steps in their artistic practice.
- Virtual residencies
Four virtual residencies have been commissioned in collaboration with Vital Capacity, “…an accessible, purpose-built digital residency space, that supports artists”. Ellis Lewis Dragstra, Aileen Ye, Estabrak and Saverio Cantoni are the four artists in residence to be supported online.
- Technology and equipment facilitators
Six artists comprise a team of technology and equipment facilitators, appointed by strength of their specialist knowledge to support Matt Collins (Convention House Technician) in creating a dynamic making and learning space for artists and the local community. All of which contributes to the expansion of our technical support with: 3D printing, digital design, virtual reality, electronics, ceramics, printing and more. Facilitators include: Paul Millhouse-Smith, Jonathan Lang, Ian Oliver, Pamela Crowe, Jonathan Keep and Josef Stoger.
Other things!
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Artists
I'm Gonna Find You White Rabbit! by Silvia Liebig
Silvia Liebig's artist book I'm Gonna Find You White Rabbit!: Being Beeston Projekt 2019-2023 is now available to buy.
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Event
Reproductive Futures: Creative Workshop
Join artist Herfa Thompson and academic Zoe Tongue to explore your reproductive health experiences, responding to the duo's Reproductive Futures exhibition, in this visual art workshop.
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News
Welcome to our new trustees
We’re thrilled to welcome two new trustees to our Board following a recent round of open recruitment.
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News
Artist selected for Taipei artist residency
Leeds-based artist James Thompson has been selected for a sought-after six-week residency at Treasure Hill Artist Village in Taiwan, from August to September 2024.
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Commission
Making Public Art - a new interview series
We worked with some wonderful artists throughout 2023 to bring large-scale mural pieces to various locations across Leeds. We’ve been catching up with the artists, in a new series that looks at working with communities, sustainability, and their working process in creating public art.
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Artist support
No Going Back: exploring the archives
Here are some of our favourite images from last month's No Going Back exhibition, for anyone who may have missed it.