[…] the purpose of art is not about putting people down and making them feel small and uneducated, that is the machiavellian hand of the state as it tries to quell thought, cancel dissent and avoid the kind of introspection that could lead to people gaining an understanding of their own thoughts and feelings. Art is about self-expression and learning to work things out for ourselves.
Read MoreThe work of Lou Hazelwood and Chris Graham, when working as a duo, seeks to make sense of the slippage from one political and philosophical state to another.
Read MoreWelcome to My World is the second exhibition in 2016 that has been led by artist and musician Ian Pepper, and it comes on the back of the Leeds Inspired funded project A Feast of Beeston.
Read MoreThe ArtRun began life as a simple idea; the commitment to, and execution of, an idea. For Debs, the originator of the concept, this meant using a physical activity to consider what it means to be an artist. Debs is not an artist, but neither is she a runner so both aspects of the idea were essentially a meditation on perseverance.
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