What Space?

Access to space remains one of the biggest challenges for artists in Leeds. From studios to shopfronts, how can we use space in new ways to generate social value, cultural exchange and support for the creative sector?

This session will focus on the practical and political dimensions of making space for art in the city – identifying resources, sharing strategies and exploring how we can come together to organise.

Guest speakers to be revealed soon

Twenty years on from the original Situation Leeds festival, we’re gathering again to reflect, reconnect and reimagine how artists shape the city.

CHATSHOW is a series of open, artist-led conversations and informal workshops taking place across Leeds in May and June 2025. Each session brings together practitioners, curators and cultural organisers to share ideas, memories, and explore what it means to work in public space today.

Together, we’ll consider what’s changed, what’s stayed the same, and what might be possible now.

This programme is made possible thanks to funding from .

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