Situation Leeds: Contemporary Artists and the Public Realm : May 05/07
Introduction
Situation Leeds is an independent contemporary visual art festival, bringing together artists and arts organisations to explore art in public places through installations, events, debates, video and publications.
This years festival has now finished but to get a taste of the kind of projects which took place over the two weeks please navigate to the Projects section of this site.
Situation Leeds stretched the definition of public art within the boundaries of the city, creating opportunities to get involved, meet artists and get up close to art work: this was not just a walk in the park.
A terraced street, pavements, cafes, churches, buses, car parks—even a few art galleries— were transformed over the two weeks, some quietly, some more boldly, by over 100 artists. From elaborate patterns creeping across a church floor, to a ‘swap-shop’ on wheels; from online debates, to knitting in the name of art, Situation Leeds 07 is questioning, discovering, challenging and original.
The Festival was programmed in response to an open submission.
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What is the canvas?
What is the Canvas was a day-long symposium of talks and discussion, interrogating the differences between open submission festivals such as Situation Leeds 07 and curated events, with a particular focus on the experience of making work for the public realm from the artist's perspective.
Go to the What is the Canvas project page for more information on the day including Abstracts from Alison Green and Wolfgang Weileder.
Situation Leeds 07
This years festival has now finished, please navigate to the Projects section of this site to find out more information on individual projects which took place. Many thanks to all those involved in Situation Leeds 07.
Feedback
If you have any comments or questions about any aspect of Situation Leeds 07, we would like to hear from you. Please get in touch with us, situationleeds@esaweb.org.uk