Event
Walk, Talk, Make! with Yaku Stapleton
Join Yaku Stapleton on a trip to investigate the rich history of New Briggate in a way you haven’t before.
What do we do?
INTERVENTION THROUGH ART!
East Street Arts secures better livelihoods for artists and our neighbours, while addressing the issue of economic and commercial decline in our towns and cities. We force positive interventions through art…
As leaders in the artist-led sector for almost 30 years we have empowered artists to be self-determined, take control, incite change and influence key decision-makers to improve lives and environments, locally, nationally and internationally.
Read more of our story.
Explore our project work, opportunities and events to get involved.
What's new
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Event
Take a Walk with Stan Graham
Leeds local Stan Graham shares a lifetime of adventures and anecdotes about New Briggate.
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Special Preview: Colour Folds and Other Things by Andrea Thoma
Join artist and researcher Andrea Thoma for a special preview of her upcoming exhibition Colour Folds and Other Things: the Painted, Photographed and Filmed.
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Artists
Colour Folds and Other Things: A Conversation with Andrea Thoma & Kevin Laycock
Join Andrea Thoma for the closing night of her exhibition Colour Folds and Other Things: the Painting, Photographed and Filmed, where she will be discussing abstraction in contemporary painting with artist, musician and lecturer Kevin Laycock.
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Opportunities
The Climate Residency Call Out
Apply now! East Street Arts are looking for an early careers artist to undertake research as part of The Climate Residency.
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My Environment Summer School 2022
My Environment Summer School 2022
Our Projects
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The Space Between
East Street Arts have commissioned four artists as part of the Season for Change programme, ‘The Space Between’.
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Creative You! LifeSkills Project
Creative You! LifeSkills Project supports unemployed residents living primarily in the Mabgate, Burmantofts and Lincoln Green neighbourhoods and surrounding areas of Harehills and Gipton.
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Hidden Histories of New Briggate
East Street Arts is leading a cultural consortium of organisations based on or near New Briggate on the North side of the city centre of Leeds, which is part of a national programme funded by Historic England called the High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ).
Studios
Looking for studio space?
Need a home for your artistic practice? Check out the permanent and temporary spaces we have in Leeds and nationwide...
Our artists
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Andrea Thoma
Andrea Thoma is an artist and researcher concerned with place and nomadic dwelling in the context of contemporary art.
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The Rising Sun Arts Centre
Reading based The Rising Sun Arts Centre is an independent arts centre and the heart of city’s cultural life for over 27 years.
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Double Elephant Print Workshop
Double Elephant Print Workshop, based in Exeter, provides open access print facilities, community workshops and a strong body of Arts in Health activities to encourage and support people to discover their creativity.
Our events
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Events
Walk, Talk, Make! with Yaku Stapleton
Join Yaku Stapleton on a trip to investigate the rich history of New Briggate in a way you haven’t before.
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Events
Take a Walk with Stan Graham
Leeds local Stan Graham shares a lifetime of adventures and anecdotes about New Briggate.
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Events
Special Preview: Colour Folds and Other Things by Andrea Thoma
Join artist and researcher Andrea Thoma for a special preview of her upcoming exhibition Colour Folds and Other Things: the Painted, Photographed and Filmed.
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Events
Colour Folds and Other Things: A Conversation with Andrea Thoma & Kevin Laycock
Join Andrea Thoma for the closing night of her exhibition Colour Folds and Other Things: the Painting, Photographed and Filmed, where she will be discussing abstraction in contemporary painting with artist, musician and lecturer Kevin Laycock.