South Leeds Life

Alisia Casper and her show Homolonius II – Lost In General is the latest exhibition at Basement Arts Project, Leeds’ smallest art gallery. Bruce and Debs Davies have turned the cellar of their terraced house into an arts space. Alisia Casper is a prolific artist, so on this occasion the pictures spill into the living room. [...]

The Basement Arts Project – literally based in the basement of a terraced family home in Beeston – have been in touch to remind us that their current exhibition is coming to an end INTERIORS | Garry Barker Psycho Psycho | Benjamin Hughes Negative Collage Portraits | Alistair Woods Also on permanent display works by [...]

Jamie Reid – the pioneering and world-renowned artist of punk art who put the safety pin into the Queen’s nose – is coming to Leeds, bringing his 40 year retrospective and current show “Ragged Kingdom” to Temple.Works.Leeds for the month of June 14-July 14, writes Susan Williamson. There will be sound and fury, art, punk, [...]

The folks at South Leeds Academy have plenty to celebrate this week. The school is set for national recognition for a scheme promoting sport and healthy living across south Leeds. Se an excerpt from a school letter from principal Colette Jones below: “I am delighted to inform you that Helen Holdsworth, School Games Organiser and TSLA [...]

The BasementArtsProject is run by Bruce and Debs Davies from the basement of their terrace house in Beeston and is probably the city’s smallest arts space. Here, Bruce provides an update on the latest developments with the project… Firstly I would like to thank, on behalf of BasementArtsProject and all of the artists involved, all of [...]

If you’ve ever been into the Hillside building on Beeston Road you will have walked past and hopefully looked at the painting in the reception. “Bees Magic and Holy Beck” is a triptych by Bruce Rimell, commissioned for the opening of Hillside in 2008. It is a colourful and unique celebration of the rich and [...]