The State of the Arts
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Arts & culture journalism from Leeds, Bradford and beyond. — Your culture, covered.
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Joined March 2014
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“The programme is about trying to contextualise where we are and how we are…” 💪 Big news from @bradford2025! Read our write-up from last night’s announcement of the City of Culture programme, feat. interview w. @ShanazGulzar 👇 https://t.co/L6WKe349u9
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A big display from West Yorkshire too at the @MercuryPrize, with @archives_nia and @CorinneBRae nominated alongside 2024 winners @Englishteac_her! 👀👏👏 #mercuryprize2024
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"Comedians can still be daring and provocative, as long as above all, it’s funny." Thanks for the guest piece @MichaelAkadiri! Check out it out on our site, ahead of his @HPBCLeeds performance later this month 👇
Penned some words on the State of Comedy for the good people at @TSOTArts Feel free to check it out 😎 https://t.co/evsMYYeor6
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Subscribe to TSOTA’s newsletter for reviews, chats and news from the arts in your community… sent straight to your inbox! 🗞️🗞️ Sign up via our site or link below: https://t.co/KFNpT0W2ON
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Our friends @SILeedsLitPrize 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: https://t.co/wT5G7XLrmw
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@TSOTArts 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 > https://t.co/DS4qyX5Lz8
#SunnyBankMills #Farsley #Leeds #LeedsActivities #DontPlayWithYourFood
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More confirmation in the #KingsSpeech today of @UKLabour plans for devolution. Will this be good for arts and culture in the North? 🤔
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What might our new @UKLabour government mean for the arts in the North? 🤔 We try to deduce how their people and policy might affect things… Is there anything else you’re expecting from Labour? Comment your thoughts! https://t.co/Uj428e0ZbY
@lisanandy @10DowningStreet @DCMS
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We look at the people and policies of the newly elected Labour government to understand what they might do for arts and culture in the North.
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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
https://t.co/KgCzzl3g4C
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Julia Brookes explores the Conservative Party's stance on arts education. Zoning in on Rishi Sunak's crusade against "Mickey Mouse Degrees".
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Writing for TSOTA, @KerryHarker, 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! https://t.co/zaBkv85I0d
@YorkshireContmp
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Dr Kerry Harker, formerly the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Tetley (2013-15), speaks on the origins, impact and demise of a Leeds institution.
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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! https://t.co/nHhgxHhHH2
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We interview two aspiring filmmakers from Leeds and Bradford taking part in the BFI Future Film Festival 2024.
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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!
Amazing to see Yorkshire filmmakers Ava Bounds and Charles Humphreys interviewed in this @TSOTArts article! We'll be screening both their films at the #BFIFutureFilmFestival over the next few days, so read the full article to learn more about them both👇 https://t.co/57vdGcrNd5
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We spoke to Cheryl Martin, the new artistic director for @redladder theatre company! Read below 👇 https://t.co/ziM8g5RQsa
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We interview Cheryl Martin, Red Ladder theatre company's new artistic director about her plans for the Leeds-based company.
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Hear the definitive discussion on @LEEDS_2023! 🎧 Directors @kullyLeeds2023 & @ProducerBev joined editor @willbpask to look back on the Year of Culture - from its unique set of challenges, to the achievements of the programme… 🎙️ Listen below! 👇 https://t.co/91ZSAAj4P7
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LEEDS 2023 directors Kully Thiarai and Emma Beverley, are interviewed by TSOTA about the city's Year of Culture
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Unreal line up 🔥 This festival is scaling up so impressively. My write-up from last year for @TSOTArts 👉
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Read our review of We Out Here Festival 2023
OUR 2024 LINEUP IS HERE! 💜 We’re overjoyed to share our most wide-spanning programme yet; threading together some of the world’s most important musical pioneers, emerging talent and some incredibly special performances. See you in the fields: https://t.co/pzigngBuAU
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@TSOTArts interviewed our Memorial Gestures II artists 🙏 hear about their thoughts below ... https://t.co/N7nTf6CoK2 Learn more👉 Irina : https://t.co/ENxpS1yjKe
@MattJSmithcom : https://t.co/bqR39kror1 Maud : https://t.co/8PS8i06rWQ Ariane : https://t.co/4axfj5xjBr
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Another great review of Abstract Thinking: Fanchon Frölich and her Contemporaries by @TSOTArts. You can visit this exhibition Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 👇 https://t.co/I599zIW44V
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(7/7) Court Spencer continued her column throughout 2023, including an interview with artist @dannylarsen 🗣️ https://t.co/YtyzqWvWQE
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Court Spencer speaks to Norweigan artist Danny Larsen about his solo exhibition 'From the Shadows'at RedHouse Originals in Harrogate.
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(6/7) Lorraine Bacchus reports on @tateliverpool’s gift of a painting from Aliza Nisenbaum to @AlderHey Children's Hospital 🎨 https://t.co/iS8cE8dIxt
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In celebration of the NHS's 75th Anniversary, Lorraine Bacchus speaks to Aliza Nisenbaum and the sitters of her painting 'Team Time Storytelling'.
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