We are looking for an Executive Director to help shape and grow a values led organisation from its beginning to one that will have a transformative impact on the city, its artists and its communities.
IMAGE: Heofon’ Light Maze’ by ‘Brut Deluxe’ @LizzieCoombesPhotography
Our journey started in 2014 when we first asked the people of Leeds if they wanted to see the city bid for the title of European Capital of Culture and they responded with a resounding YES LEEDS!
It’s been a rollercoaster ride since then. In 2016 the Brexit vote meant we could not progress our bid further, but a remarkable level of co-operation and enthusiasm had already been built, with strong partnerships between arts organisations and community groups growing right across the city. We realised we could continue to harness the energy, creativity and momentum of the original bidding process to enhance the city’s cultural life and celebrate our international connections and heritage.
That’s why we are now continuing with our ambitious City of Culture plans to strengthen our culture, our economy, our tourism and our communities.
We have kick-started a five-year cultural investment programme culminating in a year of cultural celebration in 2023. We’ve appointed the highly respected Kully Thairai as our creative director and we’re now building our board and our team and looking for an office space so we can share our plans with everyone and hear what people want this amazing year of culture to do for them.
New creative director returns to Yorkshire to kickstart the next phase of Leeds 2023
Ground-breaking and highly respected theatre director Kully Thiarai will return to Leeds to oversee a major cultural investment programme culminating in a spectacular one year cultural festival for the city in 2023
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More than a million people saw Yorkshire’s first ever sculpture festival
Visitor figures have revealed that more than a million people saw Yorkshire’s first ever sculpture festival which ran for 100 days this summer.
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Sounding good together with Music:Leeds
Music:Leeds has launched. The new regional, not-for-profit development body will provide a new level of support for those invested in Leeds music scene.
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Working towards an east Leeds pavilion
The team behind East Leeds Project update us on the next phase of their journey towards building a pavilion which will be the very first maker space in east Leeds.
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