Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way – a Mesmerising Experience
Sonia Boyce’s exhibition ‘Feeling Her Way,’ which won the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation, is currently on display at Leeds Art Gallery. Originally commissioned by the British Council in 2022 for the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice – La Biennale di Venezia – the exhibition is an invigorating, brilliantly overwhelming piece of […]
My LEEDS Summer: Roundhay World Music & World Food Festival
This was one of the 33 community arts events, one for each ward in the City, that are happening to celebrate Leeds Year of Culture 2023. Leeds has had regular events that feature music and food from different communities. Some, such as Carnival and Chinese New Year, continue. Others, such as Mela, have fallen by […]
A New Mural in Chapeltown to Celebrate Leeds West Indian Carnival
Rhian Kempadoo-Millar, a visual artist and costume designer, has been selected to design a new mural in Chapeltown, which celebrates the rich, vibrant history of Leeds West Indian Carnival. The mural has been commissioned by East Street Arts in partnership with the Carnival Committee and Leeds City Council, to be developed in advance of this year’s […]
Children’s Day: Reimagined
One thousand Leeds children will be joining the celebration in the next major LEEDS 2023 event, bringing joy and hope to the City. The last Children’s Day took place sixty years ago in Leeds’ famous Roundhay Park. This year, LEEDS 2023 has been working with local children and artists to reimagine Children’s Day for this […]
South Asian Arts-UK’s Asian Music Festival – Summer Solstice Celebrates 12th Year of Music
Set against the impressive backdrop of the legendary Leeds Corn Exchange and created as a pay-what-you-can event, Asian Music Festival invites you to be immersed in the tapestry of diverse musical experiences of South Asia from 11 am on 21st June to the dawn of 22nd June. Among the exciting line-up of artists is the award-winning rabab player, Qais Essar, renowned for his […]
