About Open Source Arts
Empowering creative, practical action towards healthier, more resilient citizens, neighbourhoods and sustainable futures.
Open Source Arts Description
WELCOME!
Welcome to Open Source Arts; a place to practice community in a creative way, in a homely urban warehouse setting.
Opportunities and ideas are presented to us all the time. We have created this space and filled it with resources and fantastic people, to enable ourselves and our community to act on these opportunities and ideas.
We have called it Open Source Arts, because this is a space which is open to everyone who wants to work together to develop themselves or their communities through nurturing creativity and collaboration.
Whether you're an enthusiastic amateur, professional artist, performer, maker, or a community group or collective - Open Source Arts exists for you.
We're here to give space, time and support - to facilitate the learning of new skills, and to provide a creative incubator for your events, collaborations and projects. .
Please do get in touch if you have any ideas! We look forward to meeting you.
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FACILITIES
The support we offer each other and our community comes in several forms.
We have physical space for making, training and practising, filled with workshops, masterclasses and regular open training sessions.
Our studio has multiple aerial rigging points and Harlequin Allegro dance floor, plus crash mats and inch mats.
We have a practical, well-resourced manufacturing workshop for creating in wood, metal, textiles and painting, with offsite provision for laser cutting and CNC routing.
We also have a cafe area, with fully fitted commercial kitchen and provide catering for events both in and out of house.
The cafe kitchen is designed to be an available community resource and social space, with WiFi and seating suitable for either eating and socialising, or for meeting and catching up on some work.
In addition to this, the space is staffed by passionate, creative people with years of experience in these disciplines, who are always happy to offer advice and support as your project develops.
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EVENTS
We have a varied and extensive training programme ranging from introductory workshops and courses to specialist masterclasses, covering everything from clowning to C. A. D and vegan cookery.
Our open training sessions provide opportunities for all, from enthusiastic amateurs to professional artists and makers, to access high quality facilities and equipment at a low cost on a shared basis, after an initial induction.
We also offer the space for hire at a reasonable price to a range of groups and organisations for one off events, such as fundraisers, gigs and meetings.
Alongside this, we collaborate on a range of community gatherings with local groups, including open mics, urban retreats, solstice celebrations and one day takeovers!
Takeovers are unique events curated by innovative local collectives and supported by us, usually featuring live music, performances, DJs, stalls, food, drink and workshops.
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Reviews
🌎✨Next week on the 3rd July! Come and meet the applicants for our Micro Grants scheme with Kirkstall Valley Development Trust Abbey Mills- discuss, support and get involved in the projects however you like.
Event Page > www.facebook.com/events/2944363425579767< br> If you have an idea, but missed the boat for this first round, stay tuned on the website to enter the next round of micro grants! This awards event is for anyone and everyone, so come along and see what exciting stuf...f is about to happen in our neighbourhood and beyond...
Website > www.kirkstallvalleygrants.org
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🌿Need a space and time to unwind from a busy week? We are so ready for tomorrow's Yoga Nidra evening session for exactly this reason.
Maybe you've tried Yoga Nidra before on a pre-recordered mediation tape but nothing compares to the fulfilling nature of being in a space with others and a teacher. Sophie Hutchinson is a trained yoga and dance teacher and her sessions are accessible and welcoming for all.
Come along and find more self awareness and connect the mind and body ...through ultimate relaxation. ✨
More details > www.facebook.com/events/491854418014680/< br> See More
👀✨Some close ups of the kind of thing you’ll be creating on the 13th July with @lucyfreeman_design at our botanical embroidery workshop. Aren’t they just BEAUTEOUS?! These could make an endless supply of unique handmade gifts to loved ones - a lovely skill worth learning! Also cake and tea included with ticket😍. Link in bio to nab yours 👉 . . . #opensourcearts #artshub #osa #workshops #learn #leedscreative #woodwork #metalwork #masterclass #textile #class #leedslearn #leedscommunity #creativecommunity #kirkstall #skill #leedsartists #develop #create #maker #leedsmakers #leedsindependent #leedsinspired #leedsevents #leedsworkshops #leedslife #botanicalembroidery @ Open Source Arts
Another exciting week for dance artists in Leeds:
- Toke Broni Strandby is teaching professional class at Phoenix Dance Theatre (9:30-11:00) as part of ProDance Leeds' programme until Thursday.
And on Friday, we'll have the first of 3 sessions of Pro Class: Dance Open Training w/ Elspeth Mckeever, as part of our Dance Open Training Summer programme ✨✨
📣Are you a community group or festival looking for affordable marquee hire? As part of Open Source Arts, Community Canvas specialises in third sector events and we cover a wide range of marquee sizes and types to suit your event. 🎪
Delve a bit deeper and get in touch via our Community Canvas website - www.communitycanvas.co.uk
We have an additional Dance Open Training session tomorrow with the lovely Alison Grace - this session is open to all ✨✨
THE OPEN SOURCE ARTS SOLSTICE EVENT IS UPON US!!
Friends, we're really excited to celebrate Midsummer with you all this evening! We're incredibly lucky to have a community as vibrant, creative and engaged as all of you are.
Let's all have a beautiful time together!
... To anyone that doesn't know find us near Aire Place Studios and Seagulls Paint on Kirkstall Road!
https://www.facebook.com/events/294559138 091377/
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We are looking forward to Arts Without Borders:A Party for Refugees,Asylum Seekers& Allies this afternoon - #PAYF party for asylum seekers, refugees, their friends and allies, featuring informative Talks, Crafts, Live Music, YouTube Disco, Dancing, and free Food.
Here's a little sneak peak of one of the musicians performing tonight - Safwat Sabri, Oriental Music Singer/Composer 🎼
Jen Wren joins us tomorrow for our Pro-Class: Dance Open Training! ✨🤩
You can expect a somatic start to a contemporary dance class with a twist (literally as we incorporate elements of spiral and rebound), use of flamenco arm movements in contemporary sequences.
Jen Wren is a multi-skilled international dance artist and creative director producing over 20 professional choreographies for stage and screen. www.slanjayvahdanza.com (Slanjayvah Danza)... Born in Scotland but with strong Spanish links, Jen references both cultures in her work; embedding traditional steps and music into contemporary productions and accenting these with emotion and a sense of adventure.
More details > www.facebook.com/events/624861211322589