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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Aneesa Ahmed

‘A kick in the teeth’: Leeds artists fear loss of spaces is killing cultural scene

Bryony Bond, in a puffer jacket and with short curly hair, stands in front of a brick building with a mural of swirly plants on it
Bryony Bond, director of the Tetley Gallery, which was forced to close in 2023. Photograph: Gary Calton/the Observer

Last year, the city of Leeds held a year-long celebration of culture, complete with festivals, newly commissioned works of art and community projects. More than 1,000 events took place, with hundreds of volunteers and local schools taking part.

This year, however, artists and ­creatives in the West Yorkshire city are being forced out of their workshops and galleries, and say the dwindling number of spaces is crushing Leeds’s creative scene.

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