Leeds Caribbean & African Centre (LCAC), supported by Lens Lab Project, with funding from Historic England, are looking for a photographer/lens-based artist to create a new body of work in Chapeltown, Leeds.

A spectacular event bringing Leeds 2023 to a close.

For the past 12 months, LEEDS 2023 has celebrated arts and culture in all our diversity as part of the Year of Culture. Transforming the city and astonishing the public with everything ranging from public installations to pop-up festivals and large-scale theatre. 

But the challenge is: how do you bring a year like this to close?

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.

Heritage Crew are a team of intrepid investigators of hidden history, who share their findings through creative engagement projects. Do you have a mission for this youth-led team to investigate? Or, perhaps, you’d like to follow their findings expressed through creative projects?

Unlike the Ghostbusters, Heritage Crew are not afraid to cross the energy streams of their combined creative talents.

Ten puppet-makers have spent three months creating twenty puppets for this joyful musical of Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile, with the world premiere at Leeds Playhouse between 6th December 2023 and 6th January 2024. In this blog post Director Emily Lim and Co-Director and Puppetry Designer Toby Olié talk about this new family musical and working with puppets.

Horsforth Village Museum was opened in 1988, in premises built in 1789 which have had many uses over the years, including housing Horsforth Urban District Council. 

The popular Ice Cube at Christmas will once again be bringing some winter magic to Millennium Square, Victoria Gardens and Cookridge Street this festive season.



Taking place from November 24, the annual event promises a joyful experience for all ages featuring an array of exciting activities and attractions including the much-loved outdoor ice rink, a range of Christmas market stalls and other winter themed attractions.

With support from Arts Council England, this Black-led programme is an exciting opportunity for creatives of the Global Majority within the Northern regions, to be in residence within nature for one year. This includes those from African, Asian, Caribbean, indigenous, and dual-heritage backgrounds. Artists from all disciplines are invited to submit an application to undertake a paid freelance residency.

The David Oluwale Memorial Association, through Art Happens, is Crowdfunding to raise £15,000 to create a space for Hibiscus Rising to bloom. The £15,000 will enable them to create a beautiful, practical and accessible space for Hibiscus Rising, a space for people to come together and connect, a space for the city to remember the past and imagine a more inclusive future. 

You can visit the Crowdfund here and all donations will receive a reward.