Throughout November and December 2023, The Tetley opened its doors for Our Community Takeover, a joyous programme of gallery takeovers, performances and events by our many friends from across the city.
Together, we celebrated the principles, partnerships and connections that The Tetley has fostered through our participation programme over the last ten years.
Take a look at photographs from this final programme in our iconic building, before we began working offsite in 2024.
Baby Week Leeds took over The Tetley with gigantic messy play installations, a parent-and-baby pub quiz, baby friendly artworks and much more.
Beatrice Lee Knowles presented a large-scale messy play and food artwork in the Atrium, co-commissioned by The Tetley and LEEDS 2023.
Leeds Beckett University Fine Art Students presented Le Ver Troyen, a wearable, expandable sculpture animated by twenty performers.
This day of free activities marked the launch of Hibiscus Rising, a major permanent public artwork by world-renowned artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA.
Working with students from Northern School of Contemporary Dance, choreographer Susan Sentler and her collaborator Theo Clinkard presented a durational performance installation that blended movement scores, text, audio, images and soft sculptures.
Artist Bobby Baker’s Practising Propaganda Party comprised of a series of workshops exploring and challenging gender injustice. Part of the artist’s EPIC DOMESTIC project, the aftermath of the party remained open as an installation.
