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UNITED
Eight weeks of events exploring the status of `the artist' incontemporary arts activity Organised by: East Street Arts (ESA), Leeds
Dates: Friday 1 May – Saturday 27 June 2009
Times: Events have set dates/times, please see www.esaweb.org.uk<http://www.esaweb.org.uk/> for details
Price: FREE ADMISSION / Fully AccessibleVenue: Various centres around Leeds - please see www.esaweb.org.uk<http://www.esaweb.org.uk/> for details
Using contemporary arts practitioners as a starting point, ESA explores how collective and collaborative events can take shape to express andshare ideas. Involving a whole host of artists both from Leeds and further afield and referencing workers unions and other representative bodies, UNITED will examine how the professional field of art operates without formal structures, resulting in a supportive and independentseries of events that reflect the artist-driven sector and the many facets of social networks.UNITED highlights include London based Daniel Lehan and Leeds artists/designers Nous Vous hosting a weekend workshop event that will precede a march through the city centre of Leeds exploring notions of identity within the workforce and blurring the boundaries of`artist' and `participant'; Leeds based artists Kristy Noble and Tom Poultney's exhibition Day Off questioning virtual networksand asking if these new communication channels have overtaken traditional leisure pursuits and local artist Megan Smith's performance which will focus on the contemporary experience of operating within multiple locations, cultures and spaces simultaneously by using her Second Life avatar to embody this digital domain.
For the full UNITED programme, please see www.esaweb.org.uk<http://www.esaweb.org.uk/>