COMMISSIONED BY LEEDS 2023 PRESENTED AS PART OF LEEDS DIGITAL FESTIVAL
As part of a series of events, talks and workshops for Leeds Digital Festival 2021, we’ve commissioned artists Closed Forum to create a playful online world for Leeds 2023 that will continue to evolve and grow in the run up to and during the Year of Culture.
This is the first time we’ll be sharing the world with you! There are a series of events and activities you may want to join us for listed below. But if you just want to take a look around we’re offering two hour slots to have a wander over the course of two days.
A Digital Leeds looks at the imaginary spaces in between our wards. What happens when we start to think of the space between our neighbourhoods? What playful possibilities open up when we look at our city as a virtual world?
This first phase of A Digital Leeds has been set up so that it can grow and be re-used in the future. We want it to become a space where people can take a breath, meet up and experience art and culture in a digital space.
We have various time slots for you to come and explore our Digital Leeds in Gather.Town
Time Slots
Wednesday 28th April
09:00 - 11:30
12:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 16:30
17:00 - 19:00
Thursday 29th April
09:00 - 11:30
12:00 - 14:00
14:30 - 16:30
17:00 - 19:00
There are 25 spaces available for each time slot so book with your friends to explore together!
Talks and Presentations
As part of Leeds Digital Festival Leeds 2023 will be hosting two events inside A Digital Leeds:
Beyond The Livestream: Why We Need Better Collaboration Between Artists, Technologists & Developers is hosted by Leeds 2023 & Global Leeds Forum. Facilitated by Shanaz Gulzar.
Join Leeds 2023 & Global Leeds Forum at Leeds Digital Festival for a panel discussion bringing together artists, commissioners, producers and makers from art, performance, gaming and creative technology backgrounds to speak about the value in making art for online and virtual spaces.
Wednesday 28th April
11:00 - 12:30
Book here
Forest As Research
Join Leeds 2023 & Invisible Flock at Leeds Digital Festival for a workshop exploring understandings of forest ecologies through research practices.
Yorkshire based interactive arts studio Invisible Flock will lead a workshop exploring understandings of forest ecologies through research practices. This workshop will look to build conversations on ways in which we can learn and understand forests through multiple research practices from mapping and data capture, immersive relationships and long form experimentation.
Wednesday 28th April
14:00 - 16:00
Book here