Leeds Inspired Blog

Leeds International Film Festival is looking for volunteers from 3rd - 17th November 2022! Volunteering with LIFF is a unique and unparalleled experience, and they are looking for a small, dedicated group of people to make this year's festival really special.

A performance walk exploring the history and memories in Roundhay Park. 13th - 18th September.
 

JazzLeeds has had a lot of fun since we started in the Seven Arts in September 2007. We'll be celebrating at the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival on 1st - 4th September with four jazz events to choose from.

The Out of Many Festival spans art, culture, theatre, music, heritage and film with over 60 events in the city over the coming year, all celebrating the impact Jamaica’s culture and vibes have had on the UK and the world. Here we highlight eight events coming up in August.

Learning from our past, reimagining our future.

This summer, The World Reimagined will see trails of over 100 huge globes in seven cities across the UK from 13 August – 31 October 2022.

Dust off your dancing shoes! The Captain of the Big Ship is coming to Leeds.

Leeds Inspired is 10 this year. That's ten years of supporting over 750 artists and organisations with grants, ten years of the Leeds Inspired What's On website sharing thousands of your events and ten years of us commissioning and working with amazing creatives at all stages of their careers.

The BreezeCard has been replaced with a trendy new Breeze Pass which is a digital pass that sits on your phone giving you some pretty cool discounts, VIP experiences, priority bookings and offers to venues, events and different activities across the city and West Yorkshire.

Are you and Artist, Designer or Maker? Applications are open for the Sunny Bank Mills Christmas Market taking place Friday 25th - Sunday 27th November 2022.

The Highrise Project is a socially engaged collaboration to explore the impact of creativity in developing local spaces with communities and is offering free 1:1 support for visual artists and photographers in Leeds. The sessions will take place at Armley Community Hub and Library in Leeds on Tuesdays between 10.30am - 3.30pm in June, July and August.

Leeds Libraries and Community Hubs are going all out to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, with a host of events taking place in the run up and over the Jubilee weekend. 

Donate, Borrow, Return, Repeat.

The Dynamite Project is a collective established in 2014 by local urban artist Mikkel Ullah.

Mikkel says "It felt important that I could help young musicians, dancers and artists from Leeds access opportunities and connections for creative projets, whilst staying connected to the city myself."

Marching Out Together, the LGBTQ+ fan group for LUFC discuss the new public mural they have just commissioned by artist CBLOXX.

Crowdfunder call out for The ‘Shove It’ documentary telling the story of Xero Slingsby.

Ever wanted to help shape the future of a creative organisation? Well, now is your chance. Connoisseurs of make-believe Lord Whitney the artist-led creative studio that exist to spark wonder and provide space to connect with yourself, is seeking up to four Advisory Group members.

Transform's step by step guide to experiencing FORGE, artist Rachel Mars' full scale recreation of the replica of the replica gate at Dachau concentration camp at Testbed.

Call out for book ideas for a new community book publishing project.