Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
We're letting culture loose in Leeds
LEEDS 2023 is now underway, with Part Three: Dreaming taking over the year-long celebration of culture across the city. As a principal education partner of LEEDS 2023, we’re proud to play our part in letting culture loose in Leeds and to showcase the diverse talent of our students, staff and alumni on a prominent stage.
Dr Oliver Bray reads ‘A Christmas Carol’
Dr Oliver Bray, Dean of Leeds School of Arts, delighted audiences at City Square with his captivating reading of 'A Christmas Carol.' His expressive storytelling brought Charles Dickens' timeless tale to the city, breathing life into each character, from Ebenezer Scrooge to Tiny Tim.
One of a series of Leeds Beckett events to celebrate our central role in city culture, as part of LEEDS2023.
Celebrating culture
LEEDS 2023 will showcase Leeds Beckett's creative industries and communities, celebrating the culture which is everywhere in the city. It will give our 28,000 students, 2,800 staff and local communities the opportunity to make, perform, sing, speak, play and more.
MAKING A STAND
Leeds School of Arts will host a diverse programme of showcases as part of Making a Stand, one of the 12 main events planned for LEEDS 2023’s yearlong celebration of culture in the city. World renowned visual artist Michael Pinsky and award-winning environmental architects Studio Bark are co-creating a bold public artwork Making a Stand in Leeds City Square, inspired by the Forest of Leodis. The artwork will be animated by a series of events by our Leeds School of Arts students in summer 2023. To find out more about our involvement in Making a Stand, visit our news pages.
Forging ahead
This partnership puts our expertise, ambition, enthusiasm and ideas at the centre of plans to place culture at the heart of the city’s future. LEEDS 2023 will allow Leeds Beckett to forge new partnerships with creative industries, communities and businesses, and offer opportunities for staff and students to engage with and deliver the cultural celebration.
Opinions
Hear from our students and academics about their involvement in Leeds 2023 and its impact.
We are creatives
We are proud to continue our support for LEEDS 2023 and look forward to participating in this celebration of all forms of culture in the city. Our heritage in arts and culture has seen generations of artists, performers, architects and creators being inspired by their time at Leeds Beckett University and in Leeds. Our current community of over 3000 diverse creators will benefit enormously from the opportunity to add their creative voices to this transformational year of culture.
