With a bold but comforting colour palette throughout, a mixture of shapes and simplicity come together to create a space in which to play. Some of the walls form large pegboards – allowing those staying to move shapes around and reconfigure the design of the room. With four lower single beds and four higher bunk beds, it’s great for groups after a long day out in Leeds.
Games and puzzles, toys and abstract paintings, informed the design of the room, which was brought together by artist and maker Alison Smith along with pupils from local school, Shakespeare Primary. In a process of experimentation, they played with shapes and patterns to look at how they interact with one another and how play informs making.
Ziggy Wingle is all about releasing your inner child – from the colour-changing neon light, to the moveable pegboard wall and shelving with wooden games and houses. Where better to give yourself the space to play?
It’s English Tourism Week 2023 from Friday 17 March and Sunday 26 March so when better to celebrate and book a stay with us at the Art Hostel!
Find Alison:
Website: alison-smith.com | Instagram: @alison_smith_artist
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.