East Leeds Project

we are a practitioner-led visual arts organisation based in gipton, east leeds. we work with art as a social action, which we understand as ‘employ[ing] the varied forms offered by the expanded field of contemporary art as a collaborative, collective and participatory social method for bringing about real-world instances of progressive justice, community building and transformation’. (gregory sholette and chloë bass, 2018) we aim to achieve positive change in our community through sustainable, equitable and accessible approaches to contemporary practice, working with artists, local people and other partners. we facilitate the emergence of spaces in which dialogue and practice can take place, centering the role of artists and inviting in other voices to challenge, celebrate and help us build together an authentic and mutually supportive community of practice at the local level. we work with a broad and evolving definition of visual arts. our focus on the wyke beck valley area of east