ArtForms help to coordinate several art form specific networking groups for arts organisations and professionals working with young people in Leeds.
Each network meets approximately 3 times a year. As well as being an opportunity for people working in the same field to meet each other and make contacts, the networks also aim to audit the arts offer for young people in Leeds and work towards planning and delivering programmes of activity where appropriate.
Please visit the individual network pages for meeting dates and minutes from previous meetings.
Leeds 33
Leeds33 (formerly the Leeds Cultural Education Partnership) was established in September 2017 in response to the Art Council England’s Cultural Education Challenge and is part of a national network of Local Cultural Education Partnerships.
WYMH
Until September 2024, the Leeds Music Education Partnership (LMEP) was the music education hub for Leeds. It has now joined four other local hubs to create the West Yorkshire Music Hub. ArtForms are the lead partner in Leeds.
Dance Network
The Leeds Dance Network has been meeting since 2009 and brings together professionals from within the city’s dance sector who are engaged in delivering dance provision to children and young people.
Film Network
The Leeds Young Film Network was established in 2009 with the aim of developing and increasing opportunities, for children and young people living in Leeds, to engage in watching, making and sharing film and moving image.
Include: Disability Arts Network
The Include Network draws together representatives from arts and cultural organisations across the city who have an interest in arts and disability. The network aims to share good practice and increase arts opportunities for children and young people with additional needs. It meets approximately 3 times a year.
Visual Arts Network
The Leeds Visual Arts Network (LVAN) meets 3 times a year and brings together representatives from arts colleges, galleries, visual arts organisations and freelance artists working with children and young people in Leeds.
Youth Theatre Network
The Leeds Youth Theatre Network was established in 2009 and focuses on the provision for participatory drama and theatre for children and young people aged 0 – 19 year olds living in Leeds.
