2019 – Friday 22 November (5pm) and Saturday 23 November (10am – 4pm)
East Street Arts, Convention House, St Mary’s St, Leeds, LS9 7DP
Free, everyone welcome
Come and celebrate the culmination of Episode 1 – Tomorrow is our permanent address, the first artist run programme to take over Convention House.
Join us to mark the end of a series of artist residencies, events, interventions and broadcasts from Convention House – East Street Arts’ newly renovated art and tech space. Episode 1 has been developed by artist Marion Harrison in collaboration with over 15 artists to think about the space, the neighbourhood it is part of and the people who we hope will use it for years to come.
The artists have brought the building to life with sound, windmills, performance, conversation, ideas and large scale billboard interventions. We’ve only scratched the surface of what this space could be, and what it can offer to the people who live by it. Episode 1 has laid the foundations for the multi-use studio facilities that Convention House will offer.
We will open its doors at 5pm on 22 November, and 10am on 23 November to celebrate this first project with new works, performances, artist talks and film screenings – so join the party!
Artists involved:
Artists include Laura Grace Ford, Alex De Little with Stuart Mellor, Baile Beyai, Ora Ataguba and Kamal Gamir Shahin (Sable Radio), Ben Dalton with Burak Arikan, Dominic from Luton, Sophie Chapman and Kerri Jefferies with Jon Orlek, Marnie Simpson, Alfie Kungu with Jake Krushell and Marion Harrison.
Convention House is an art and technology space developed by East Street Arts and Associate Artist Marion Harrison through a programme of artist residencies, commissions and interventions.
Other things!
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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.
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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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Event
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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Event
My Environment Summer School 2022
My Environment Summer School 2022