A session of sound, movement, visuals and words at Holding Patterns café right in the City Centre.
Come and enjoy improvised performances by Company of Artistic Interventions with guest artists on Sundays 8th and 15th December from 5pm.
We operate a pay-what-you-can scheme. All the income from each of our events goes directly towards supporting our artists and performers.
A guitarist/composer who absorbed his art in the land of its origin, Andalucia and later Madrid, introduces his compositions within the forms of the great tradition of flamenco. Juan Martín's unique sound has been honed through a lifetime of concerts and recordings and performing with legends of the song and dance like Rafael Romero and Eva la Yerbabuena.
Juan has recorded 20 albums, published 17 books and was invited to appear in a Spanish film ‘Donde tu Estés’ when only 17 years old. He has since made three films/dvds with his flamenco dance company.
All-levels, holistic yoga sessions. Expect a slow flow which blends movement, meditation and breath work.
Our focus in these practices is enhancing strength and flexibility whilst deepening our connection with ourselves and the natural world so that we can cultivate a greater sense of ease, presence and belonging.
Classes end with nourishing deep rest.
This will be an extended Yoga Nidra* on the last Friday of each month.
Everyone welcome, just as you are – including beginners.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee External Member Dr Catherine L Mann will deliver this year's economic prospects lecture at Leeds Business School.
The Bank’s very latest quarterly Monetary Policy Report, due to be published early February 2025, sets out the very latest economic analysis and inflation projections that the MPC uses to inform its interest rate decisions.
Explore screen printing using paper stencils on this one-day workshop.
Get to grips with our fantastic screen printing facilities and learn the basics of screen printing onto paper.
You will use paper stencil methods to print multi-layered prints, experimenting with transparent inks to produce interesting layers and outcomes. Handcut stencils allow you to work quickly and you’ll make a handful of layers throughout the day.
Learn and develop your skills and confidence in using a range of media such as charcoal, pencil and graphite to create drawn portraits, working from reference images.
You will then experiment with monoprinting using a technique in which the inked up plate is drawn into and partially wiped away, creating light and dark areas (chiaroscuro) before making prints of your portraits.
The workshop will be taught in a step by step way with tutor advice and guidance.
Explore screen printing onto blank tote bags and t-shirts. This one day workshop will cover;
You’ll come away from the session with some finished products with your own design screen printed onto them and a whole lot of knowledge to continue with your own projects.
Explore the beautiful photographic process of cyanotype to create your own cyan-blue prints.
You will learn how to produce a set of cyanotypes where thin objects or acetates are placed directly onto specially-coated paper and then exposed to UV light. When these objects are removed and the paper is washed with water a blue image remains. You will also learn how to use a variety of effects called toning, intensifying and reducing which alters the blue-ness of the prints.
A fun and expressive approach to screen printing for any experience level.
Mono screen printing involves applying or painting colour directly onto an open screen in order to create unique prints with painterly marks. You will experiment with the application of paint and pastels exploring how different effects can be achieved. You will work in a spontaneous manner, creating a series of prints. There will also be opportunity to see how this method can be combined with the use of stencils.
Join us to explore screen printing onto textiles. You will learn how to screen print using blank screens and paper stencils as well as how to coat and expose screens using the photo emulsion method. You will explore colour using textile pigment inks and learn how to mix colours for screen printing.