Arts&Culture Wakefield’s creative leaders CAPA College and Backstage Academy announce new partnership A brand-new partnership between two of the country’s leading Creative Arts organisations: CAPA College and Backstage Academy has been announced. From their respective corners of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, these two pioneering organisations have been shaping the future of Performing Arts, Production Arts, Live Events and Arts Education for the By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Annie Montgomerie: Hand Me Downs 5 November 2022 – 26 February 2023 YSP Centre Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) announces the largest exhibition by internationally renowned artist Annie Montgomerie. Focusing on the enjoyment and sometimes agonising experience of childhood, Hand Me Downs features new works by UK based mixed-media artist Annie Montgomerie. Drawing on her love of By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds 2023 announces more than 1000 volunteering opportunities LEEDS 2023 has launched a major volunteer recruitment drive across the city, with more than 1,000 opportunities available for people of all ages and background to help bring what is set to be a transformational year of culture to life next year. There are a whole range of roles By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Charities join forces to kick off sporting heritage celebrations Yorkshire based charities, Sporting Heritage CIC and Action For Sport are calling for people to donate their unwanted football boots, trainers and sports kit to be donated to school children and families to enable them to participate in sport. The BIG Kit Donation call-out is launched in the build up By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture History Prize renamed to honour Harry Gration The Yorkshire Society, a not-for-profit membership organisation for people who love Yorkshire, has relaunched its History Prize competition after a three year break due to the covid pandemic. The annual competition for essays on the history of Yorkshire was first held in 1987 and will now be known as The By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Yorkshire churches throw open their doors for Yorkshire Churches Day Hundreds of churches across Yorkshire are preparing to welcome visitors for the inaugural ‘Yorkshire Churches Day' (YCD) on Saturday 10th September. Run by the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust (YHCT), Yorkshire Churches Day is a day where everyone is encouraged to visit their local place of worship even if they By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Leeds based festival expands Thought Bubble Festival have announced they will be expanding in their hometown of Leeds with a full festival week of activities celebrating comics taking place from 4th - 13th November. Teaming up once again with LeedsBID, Thought Bubble will present a week of talks, workshops, exhibitions, public art installations, film By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Iconic Yorkshire mill opens its doors for heritage weekend Sunny Banks Mills, the flourishing mill complex at Farsley between Leeds and Bradford, is celebrating this year’s Heritage Open Days festival in style. The award-winning mill, which has been transformed into a major 21st century mixed-use office, retail, leisure and cultural destination, will be opening its doors to the By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture Stage is set for next phase of city's Eurovision 2023 bid Senior councillors in Leeds will next week be asked to give the green light to the latest stage of the city’s bid to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. A special meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board will take place on Monday, September 5, to discuss plans By The Editor • 1 min read
Arts&Culture Future-focused plans to develop digital campus for Barnsley town centre community Bold new plans to transform Barnsley’s landmark digital business district into a smart and sustainable urban village for the 21st century have been unveiled. The Seam digital campus in Barnsley town centre - home to two Digital Media Centres and Barnsley College’s SciTech building – is already established as By The Editor • 3 min read
Arts&Culture Poet to launch Ilkley Literature Festival Tickets are now on sale for the Ilkley Literature Festival, which runs 7- 23 October 2022. The ‘Bard of Barnsley’ Ian McMillan will open the 2022 festival on Friday 7 October. Ian will talk on his new book, My Sand Life, My Pebble Life: A memoir of a childhood and By The Editor • 2 min read
Arts&Culture East 59th puts the Art in Party Leeds’s venue East 59th is putting a whole new meaning on get messy, teaming up with Paint Away Events to put the art in party. Sip and Paint at East 59th, Leeds’s coolest rooftop restaurant, bar and terrace from 2pm – 6pm on Sunday 11th September, when the venue By The Editor • 1 min read
