Image Dandyism by Luke Waddington Welcome to the Leeds Inspired Blog: a place for behind the scenes art and culture news, job postings, volunteer call-outs and creative opportunities for everyone in Leeds. See what's out there!
Blogs Filter blog postsComedyConcertCraftDanceDigitalEnvironmentalExhibitionsFamily FriendlyFilmFood & DrinkGigGuided ToursHealthy LivingHeritageJazzLGBT+LiteratureMarketMusicMusicalOnlineOperaOutdoorPerformancePlayQuiz / GamingRadio & PodcastsSpoken WordTalkTheatreVisual ArtWorkshop Image Blog. 21 March 2024 Feminist Poetry Call Out Leeds Rape Crisis Centre, SARSVL, has issued a call out for submissions of feminist short poems to celebrate feminist art and help raise money. At least 12 original poems will be selected for a ‘Feminist Poem a Month’ calendar to sell as a winter fundraiser. Written by: SARSVL Community Literature Image Blog. 15 March 2024 Wellbeing Weekend at Opera North Ceremonial listening, a love revolution and the healing power of music take over the Howard Assembly Room from 22-24 March Community Healthy Living Music Music (Classical) Image Blog. 15 March 2024 Dance All Night - volunteers needed Would you like to volunteer as part of a big art event in the city involving dancing through the streets of Leeds? Written by: Leeds Art Gallery Community Dance Performance Image Blog. 11 March 2024 Letters to Leeds Your chance to put your word in the story of Leeds. Written by: Letters to Leeds Literature Image Blog. 27 February 2024 ACCA Dance Theatre are recruiting a Female Focus Group Are you aged 18+, female identifying, and interested in feeding into the rehearsal and creative process of Leeds based dance theatre duo ACCA for their show Occupational Hazard? Read on... Written by: ACCA Community Dance Image Blog. 26 February 2024 VERVE 2024 Premiere at the Riley Theatre Leeds-based dance company VERVE is set to present a breathtaking triple bill of works this season starting with a world premiere at the Riley Theatre in Leeds on 1st and 2nd March 2024. Written by: Northern School of Contemporary Dance Dance Image Blog. 20 February 2024 Spotlight Dinners put Leeds City College Students' Culinary Skills to the Test You can support students from Leeds City College who are putting their culinary skills to the test by visiting the Printworks for a series of 2Spotlight Dinners running throughout the year. Written by: Leeds City College Food & Drink Image Blog. 20 February 2024 Calling Leeds Artists for an exciting new billboard commission in the city To celebrate Arts Council Collection’s latest touring exhibition, Found Cities, Lost Objects curated by Lubaina Himid CBE and on display until 21 April 2024, Leeds Art Gallery is inviting submissions from Leeds-based artists to create a billboard artwork or design. Written by: Leeds Art Gallery Art Community Image Blog. 15 February 2024 Save Aire Place Studios Aire Place Studio (APS), a disabled and queer artist-led community interest company, faces the threat of losing our studio space and gallery due to the building being sold to developers. Written by: Aire Place Studios Community Image Blog. 31 January 2024 Call For Artists! Showcase Your Artwork in a Central Leeds Exhibition Are you a Yorkshire-based or born artist eager to display your work in a vibrant Central Leeds location overlooking the river? Left Bank Leeds have teamed up with Canal Connections CIC and The Boat Co North to invite artists to join a unique art exhibition for the opening of ‘The Lock House'. Written by: Left Bank Leeds Exhibitions Image Blog. 31 January 2024 Portrait of Britain - we have a (Leeds) winner Leeds photographer Rachael Munro-Fawcett is among 100 winners of this year’s prestigious Portrait of Britain award with an image, Leonna Lynch, that celebrates womanhood, empowerment and woman’s connection to nature. Written by: Rachael Munro-Fawcett Exhibitions Photography Image Blog. 26 January 2024 Travel Light Travel Light - a new live music commission for Smeaton300 by SAA-uk and Foxglove. Written by: Smeaton300 Music Music (Classical) Performance Image Blog. 22 January 2024 Photo North Festival 5 Prepare to immerse yourself in the captivating world of images as Photo North Festival gears up for its fifth edition, set to illuminate Leeds at The Carriageworks Theatre, 12 - 14 April 2024 with what promises to be one of the most exciting European photographic events of the year. Written by: Photo North Festival Exhibitions Festival Photography Image Blog. 12 January 2024 I Know A Place - championing and advocating for increased diversity in the music industry Bringing together locally and nationally influential music industry figures to Leeds for an unmissable event, on 19 January 2023 at the Brudenell Social Club. Written by: Come Play With Me Community Music Workshop Image Blog. 08 January 2024 Trephination for the Twenty-First Century On Thursday 18th January Thackray Museum of Medicine opens its Victorian operating theatre for a one-night-only performance of a solo theatre piece to reclaim former operating theatres and asylums for our mad, neurodivergent, and mentally ill ancestors - and you’re all invited. Written by: Amanda Grace Theatre Image Blog. 08 January 2024 University of Leeds International Concert Series - Spring Season 2024 The Spring Season of the University of Leeds International Concert Series, hosted at the stunning Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall takes place 2 Feb 2024 - 10 May 2024. Written by: University of Leeds International Concert Series Music Music (Classical) Image Blog. 05 January 2024 Call Out - Chapeltown Photographer-In-Residence Are you a photographer with a connection to Chapeltown and/or the African and Caribbean communities? Are you interested in creating a new body of work for and with the community? This is your chance to create a new body of work in Chapeltown, Leeds. Written by: Lens Lab Community Photography Image Blog. 18 December 2023 The Gifting A spectacular event bringing Leeds 2023 to a close. Written by: LEEDS 2023 Theatre Image Blog. 06 December 2023 Songs of Hope and Home: 23 People's Lullabies for 2023 Opera North will release 23 short films this December, documenting songs performed by participants in the Leeds-based company’s Community Partnerships Scheme, the culmination of a four-year People’s Lullabies project. Community Music Image Blog. 06 December 2023 From Within - A Winter Solstice Concert South Asian Arts-uk (SAA-uk) presents Winter Solstice: From Within in collaboration with Opera North on Thursday, 21st December 2023 at Howard Assembly Room. Written by: SAA-uk Music Music (Classical) Load More