BasementArtsProject

BasementArtsProject is an artist-led initiative, located in a pre-war, mid-terrace house in South Leeds, facilitating and promoting the activities of artists nationally and internationally whilst maintaining a broad and varied programme within the city of Leeds.

CURRENT EXHIBITION

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Unmanaged Reproach

Claire Bentley-Smith

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Echolocation: I Dreamt that I Dwelt In Marble Halls

Bruce Davies | COMING SOON Off-site performance, lecture, audio & film installation | Wirral 2019

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On The Corner

Keith Ackerman | Dominic Hopkinson | Phill Hopkins | Jadene Imbusch

Recent and ongoing work at BasementArtsProject . . . .

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Davies | Digby | Turner:

Life of a City

What Does Leeds Mean To YOU?

NEWSLETTER JAN 2018 https://www.basementartsproject.com/studio-journal/2018/1/19/newsletter

NEWSLETTER JUL 2018 https://www.basementartsproject.com/studio-journal/2018/7/3/newsletter-july-2018

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Another great preview this weekend. This time by Claire Bentley-Smith
Unmanaged Reproach is a Personal take on some of the issues confronted by those who live in South Leeds. A contentious issue but a sensitive exhibition
Open again Monday 20th May | 11am - 2pm

Last night saw the opening night of our latest exhibition ‘Unmanaged Reproach’ by artist Claire Bentley-Smith.
We are open again on Sunday 19th May | 2-4pm
Image: Where There’s Muck There’s Brass by Claire Bentley-Smith
Photo: Bruce Davies

Tonite Tonite Tonite Tonite Tonite

BasementArtsProject invites you to the Preview of our third exhibition for 2019 Unmanaged Reproach by Claire Bentley-Smith
Friday 17th May | 7:30pm

Keith Ackerman: Testing the stone on a small scale before we supersize #jacobsladder #publicsculpture #southleeds for #onthecornerbeeston #southleedslife

‘On The Corner’ will be a series of four events that will directly respond to the YSI 2019 statement proposed by the artist Phyllida Barlow: ’Sculpture is the most anthropological of the art forms’ and the idea that ‘there is a basic human impulse to make and connect with objects.’ As part of this project, in which I juggle four different projects and have them all land at once, I found myself at a quarry with artist Keith Ackerman and taking an active role with mallet and chisel in marking out Jacob’s Ladder.
This project is supported by Index Festival, #henrymooregrants Leeds Art Fund

Artist Keith Ackerman is currently engaged in a commission for #BasementArtsProject inspired by this earlier piece he made. The piece ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ here seem as small scale piece in marble is being scaled up to 8ft in A local limestone.
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Photo: Adam Glatherine
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The whole of this year’s programme at #BasementArtsProject looks at what it means to be an international artist living & working in #Leeds
Look also at the work of Claire Bentley-Smith, Paul Walsh, Julie Parkinson & #OnTheCornerBeeston artists for #BAProgramme2019 @Phill_Hopkins @jadenefine_art

Things are hotting up here. Monday’s Lunchtime Conversation with Paul Walsh brought another of the #onthecornerbeeston artists. We looked over some plans developing around #jacobsladder one of our #publicsculpture projects in response to @ysi_2019

A visit from Phill Hopkins yesterday. We chatted about the current exhibition and discussed his work for forthcoming exhibition here at #basementartsproject #onthecornerbeeston #ahousewithinahome

In 2019 #BasementArtsProject will be simultaneously focussing it’s attentions on #SouthLeeds and the #international art scene. Yes there are connections.
Of 2019’s 5 projects which feature 10 artists. 4 of these projects are linked directly to #southleeds #art #community #Leeds #internationalart
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Mellifluous Arcana | Paul Walsh
Nithing
Another case in which artworks blend into their surroundings. Not all of the objects in this exhibition are easy to find. Patience rewards persistence - a message conveyed in the work of this artist

Mellifluous Arcana by Paul Walsh. Across this exhibition artworks blur into their backgrounds creating a harmonious whole as though the work had been made for this environment.

A significant part of our programme here at BasementArtsProject is the Lunchtime Conversation events which happen once every show. Here is artist Paul Walsh talking about his current exhibition ‘Mellifluous Arcana’ which is still open by appointment until Mon 6th May

‪Another really successful Lunchtime Conversation gathering in which much food is consumed and the conversation flows thick and fast #BAProgramme2019 ‬

The Corner. Sites for #sculpture #yorkshiresculptureinternational
#isday #publicsculpture #directcarving #ahousewithinahome #jacobsladder #art
The corner was our Rock of Gibraltar, our Stonehenge
Our Taj Mahal, our monument
Our testimonial to freedom, to peace, and to love
Down on the corner

The Corner | Common & The Last Poets Songwriters: Abiodun Oyewole / Kanye Omari West / Leon Moore / Lonnie Rashid Lynn / Umar Bin Hassan