Leeds Canvas

Leeds Canvas are taking the lead.

Arts Council England and London 2012 announced today that Leeds Canvas has been selected as the Yorkshire region winner of a �500,000 commission for Artists taking the lead, one of the major projects for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

We are immensely proud to be a part of this major collaboration. The winning project will transform Leeds. Internationally acclaimed filmmakers and artists the Quay Brothers will use the entire city as the 'canvas' for a series of art interventions and installations, building up to a spectacular one-off event centred around the city's Dark Arches. Along with Leeds Met Gallery & Studio Theatre the project will be led by a partnership comprising Opera North, Northern Ballet Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Yorkshire Dance, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Situation Leeds, Leeds City Council, and Leeds Art Gallery.

Leeds Canvas is one of 12 commissions that will be realised across the UK over the next three years, each inspired by their location and celebrating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As the project develops more details will be revealed. For full details go to the Leeds Canvas website.