Harewood Biennial 2024: Create/Elevate

Create/Elevate is the third Harewood Biennial, now established as the major craft Biennial of its kind outside London. Presented within Harewood House and across our gardens and landscapes, it showcases the work of international artists, designers and craft collectives, including new commissions. The exhibition explores the power of craft to surprise, inspire and bring people together and will be accompanied by a dynamic and accessible programme of learning and active public engagement.

Never Letting Go with Susan Kempster

Join festival headliner, Susan Kempster, for a masterclass in her signature group partnering method and the process she used to devise her latest duet, Mother.

Explore the push, pull, float, and flow as you interlink with fellow participants. This immersive workshop invites you to become fully absorbed in the moment and find pleasure in relinquishing control and enjoying the journey.

Phosphorescent


“I got tired of sadness/ I got tired of all the madness/ I got tired of bein’ a badass all the time,” Matthew Houck sings on “Revelator,” the opener and title track of his latest Phosphorescent album. Houck was actively looking for something new, an epiphany, when the old ways stopped working. And just as the album Revelator only revealed itself to its author along the way, so too did real life revelations take their time answering the plaintive mission statement with which Houck reintroduces Phosphorescent.

Dent May

“The craft of songwriting is 100% what I'm about,” says Dent May. “That's what keeps me going. My goal is to just live a long life and write a ton of good songs.” 

Real Estate

We asked an AI language model to write a bio for our band in the voice of Forrest Gump:

“Well now, let me tell you a little somethin' about Real Estate, that there American indie rock band. They started back in 2009 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. You see, they got this real nice sound, all laid-back and melodic. It's a mix of indie rock, jangle pop, and dream pop, just like a sweet little tune floatin' in the breeze.

Dom Martin

Irish multi award winning and UK Blues Hall of Fame artist Dom Martin embarks on a UK and Irish tour with his band to celebrate his upcoming live album “Buried Alive”, due for release autumn 2024.

Dom’s special guests on the tour are Birmingham based “Blue Nation”, a euphonic blues rock powerhouse trio.

Two power trio’s on the same bill....what are you waiting for?

Ageless Welcome & Big Communal Boogie

Join us for a warm Ageless welcome and introduction to the festival. Meet the guest artists and speakers and discover what to expect across the 2-day festival programme.

Introductions will be followed by a big communal boogie, led by the Ageless artists and Yorkshire Dance team. Get on the dance floor and throw some shapes to a special playlist of tracks, handpicked by guest artists. Think Desert Island Discs meets disco. The perfect way to start your festival!

About Ageless Festival

Letters to Leeds

Letters to Leeds is a project that was born out of a love for Leeds and a desire to further understand and celebrate its greatness. 

We want to invite people to come together on a collective exploration of the city. Whether you’ve been here all along, moved here yesterday, or are just passing through – we want to capture Leeds through your experiences. In order to do so, we will be holding three free workshops at Hyde Park Book Club that will encourage sharing your stories through different creative activities.

 

Anna Dumitriu: Fragile Microbiomes

Welcome to Fragile Microbiomes, an exhibition by internationally renowned British artist Anna Dumitriu, exploring our relationship to the complex ecosystem of microbes that live in us and around us. The exhibition includes sculptures and installations made using bacteria, DNA, altered vintage objects, 3D printing, textiles, video and digital technologies.

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