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Artist-Led Housing: Histories, Residencies, Spaces - available to buy!
Architectural researcher Dr Jonathan Orlek's brand-new publication, Artist-Led Housing: Histories, Residencies, Spaces is now available to buy.
Architectural researcher Dr Jonathan Orlek's brand-new publication, Artist-Led Housing: Histories, Residencies, Spaces is now available to buy.
Are you an artist using sound and audio-visual media at the core of your practice? Do you want to collaborate with communities and other artists to develop new artworks? Apply now! Deadline 12pm, Sunday 5 May 2024.
Visual artist Herfa Martina Thompson and Law lecturer Dr Zoe Tongue first collaborated as part of Leeds Creative Labs, a programme that partners artists and academics, initiated by the University of Leeds’ Cultural Institute and facilitated in partnership with East Street Arts.
We're working with Leeds-based, Iranian-born illustrator and printmaker Mohammad Barrangi to bring three large-scale paper murals to the streets of Leeds.
Do you make books or printed materials on artist-led housing, live/work spaces, civic practice or living archives? Contribute now! Together we can learn.
This LGBT+ History Month, performance artist, writer and radical creator Harry Clayton-Wright shares a manifesto for a brighter, safer and queerer future.
We caught up with Sarah Francis to talk about how her work has developed a year on from her seed commission at Convention House, and what’s next for her practice. Seed commissions allowed artists/collectives to discover the next steps in their artistic practice, thanks to the Weston Culture Fund.
On 3rd October, we unveiled Reflections of Carnival - a new mural by artist and costume designer Rhian Kempadoo-Millar - in Chapeltown, in partnership with Leeds West Indian Carnival and Leeds City Council.
After their recent exchange residencies in partnership with Platform Asia, we caught up with artists Jui-Hung Ni and Sayang.
We sat down with Julia McKinlay in her studio, at Patrick Studios, to catch up with her about her upcoming residency/exhibition with Hiroko Nakajima at the Nakanojo Biennale exhibited from 9 September, her practice, and her process of working.
We're thrilled to announce that visual artist and costume designer Rhian Kempadoo-Millar has been selected to design a new mural in Chapeltown, which celebrates the rich, vibrant history of Leeds West Indian Carnival.
OPEN DOORS: The Real Cost of Artist-Led Spaces is a report of data taken from a 2021 public survey conducted by East Street Arts and The Uncultured.