The State of the Arts interviewed our Memorial Gestures II artists 🙏 hear about their thoughts below ... thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/memor… Learn more👉 Irina : irinaraz.com @MattJSmithcom : mattjsmith.com Maud : maudhb.com Ariane : royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/na…

Another great review of Abstract Thinking: Fanchon Frölich and her Contemporaries by The State of the Arts. You can visit this exhibition Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 👇 thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/abstr…

Unreal line up 🔥 This festival is scaling up so impressively. My write-up from last year for The State of the Arts 👉 thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/we-ou…

Hear the definitive discussion on LEEDS 2023! 🎧 Directors @kullyLeeds2023 & @ProducerBev joined editor Will Baldwin-Pask to look back on the Year of Culture - from its unique set of challenges, to the achievements of the programme… 🎙️ Listen below! 👇 thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/leeds…

We spoke to Cheryl Martin, the new artistic director for Red Ladder theatre company! Read below 👇 thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/chery…

Head to our site to hear from two aspiring Yorkshire-based filmmakers, with shorts appearing at the BFI #FutureFilmFestival this weekend - and watch their amazing films!

Following the return of #bfifuturefilmfestival, we chatted with Yorkshire-based filmmakers Ava Bounds and Charles Humphreys whose short films will be featured. 🎥Follow the link to find out about their creative processes and to watch the films! thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/bfi-f…

Writing for TSOTA, Dr Kerry Harker, co-founder of The Tetley, gives us more of the story behind the iconic art space and reflects on what its closure means for the city ✍️👇 read below! thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/lesso… Yorkshire Contemporary

In the build-up to the upcoming election Julia Brookes turns our attention to the fate of arts education. ✏️ read the full article below #generalection2024 #artseducation #parliament2024 thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/opini…

The State of the Arts have just released a feature on our Arts Director Anna! It's safe to say she has big plans for arts and culture at the Mills. Read the feature here > thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/anna-… #SunnyBankMills #Farsley #Leeds #LeedsActivities #DontPlayWithYourFood

Our friends SI Leeds Lit Prize are looking for volunteer readers to help judge the 2024 SI Readers’ Choice Award, selecting their favourite from a shortlist of six manuscripts. If you’d like to find out more, visit the website: sileedsliteraryprize.com/were-looking-f…

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"Comedians can still be daring and provocative, as long as above all, it’s funny." Thanks for the guest piece Michael ‘The Comedy Doc’ Akadiri! Check out it out on our site, ahead of his Hyde Park Book Club performance later this month 👇

A big display from West Yorkshire too at the Mercury Prize, with Nia Archives and Corinne Bailey Rae nominated alongside 2024 winners English Teacher! 👀👏👏 #mercuryprize2024

“The programme is about trying to contextualise where we are and how we are…” 💪 Big news from Bradford 2025! Read our write-up from last night’s announcement of the City of Culture programme, feat. interview w. Shanaz Gulzar 👇 thestateofthearts.co.uk/features/bradf…