Dandyism by Luke Waddington
Dandyism by Luke Waddington

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Ghost Peloton
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Ghost Peloton Film

This film is a great reminder of the mesmerising Ghost Peloton and its hypnotic soundtrack. The night-time performance brought together a cast of dancers and illuminated cyclists in the centre of Leeds as part of Yorkshire Festival's Tour de France celebrations.

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A Dutch Pot Of Stories

Leeds Inspired’s Adelle Stripe visits Leeds' poet Khadijah Ibrahiim in Chapeltown to hear about her latest collection.

 

Heritage
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Theatre Of Illumination

Following the much loved Momentous by Illuminos in 2013 Leeds Inspired are delighted to announce that Leeds based Omni Pictures will create a new projection, Theatre Of Illumination, to reimagine the front of Leeds Civic Hall into a vision of the future. Theatre Of Illumination will run for two nights on 2nd and 3rd October forming the centrepiece to the city’s Light Night celebrations on the Friday evening.

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Leeds Inspired Postcards 2014

Introducing our See What's Out There postcard illustrations 2014 by artists Caroline Pratt, Dan Dowker, Rachel Davey and Anna Peaker. We love the fact that they stand out as individual images with their distinct personalities.

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Meeting Mandela
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Leeds Inspired: Here There And Everywhere
open doorway
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See What's Out There Artists 2014

With over forty portfolio submissions it was a tough call selecting this year’s See What’s Out There artists.  

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see what's out there stamp
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See What's Out There (On Your Bike)

In 2012 we commissioned four illustrators to respond to our strapline ‘See What’s Out There’. Each of the artists (Rabbit Portal, Janis Goodman, Matt Ferres, Johanna Harma) interpreted the brief differently and the four resulting artworks included a magical lighthouse; a curious fox; a mad March hare; and a forest emerging from the city roof tops.

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If You're API And You Know It
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Stories Of Beckett's Park Hospital
Heritage Leeds
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Leeds Inspired - The Story So Far
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See What's Out There: Poster #3
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Leeds Inspired Grant Funded Projects 2013
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A Very Reggae Christmas To You!

A fine time was had by all at the second of our Woolly Warmer mini music concerts last weekend with mellow and uplifting sounds from Leeds' band A Dread Supreme.

Art
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So What Does Beta Test Actually Mean?
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Getting Started