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Season For Change Evaluation Report Published
Artsadmin and Julie’s Bicycle have published a report revealing the impact Season for Change has had on the climate...
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.
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Explore our project work, opportunities and events to get involved.
What's new
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Opportunities
Digital Producer
This is an exciting and dynamic role within the East Street Arts team, working across multiple programmes and teams to consider the learning and legacy of projects as artist resources.
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Event
Cinema Memories Walking Tour
Hyde Park Picture House will be hosting a short walking tour to visit some of the many historical cinema locations in the city centre, culminating at the old cinemas of New Briggate.
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Step inside St. John’s Church
St John’s church is packed with 17th-century pews to seat a large urban congregation.
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Jewish Heritage of New Briggate
Nigel Grizzard, Leeds Jewish historian, leads a tour focussing on the Jewish involvement in the area.
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Protest and The Plaza
Join performance artist Harry Clayton-Wright as they share their research journey for an upcoming and exciting project, offering an alternative history of New Briggate involving stories of protest, cult films and from The Plaza cinema.
Our Projects
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Convention House
Convention House is an artist led space that looks to the future, with the projects and work surrounding environment, technology, sustainability and equity at its heart.
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Neighbourhood Plan
A Neighbourhood Plan is an important tool that gives people a say in the future of the places they live and work. Including where new homes, shops, offices and public spaces can be built.
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A City Less Grey
A City Less Grey is our on-going project that commissions artists working in public places.
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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Selina Thompson
Selina Thompson is a Birmingham-based, interdisciplinary performance artist creating passionate, political work.
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Jon Wakeman - Artistic Director
As one of the founders of East Street Arts in 1993, I have probably done every job there is to do in the organisation.
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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.
Our events
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Events
Cinema Memories Walking Tour
Hyde Park Picture House will be hosting a short walking tour to visit some of the many historical cinema locations in the city centre, culminating at the old cinemas of New Briggate.
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Events
Step inside St. John’s Church
St John’s church is packed with 17th-century pews to seat a large urban congregation.
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Events
Jewish Heritage of New Briggate
Nigel Grizzard, Leeds Jewish historian, leads a tour focussing on the Jewish involvement in the area.
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Events
Protest and The Plaza
Join performance artist Harry Clayton-Wright as they share their research journey for an upcoming and exciting project, offering an alternative history of New Briggate involving stories of protest, cult films and from The Plaza cinema.