A Delicious Garden brings together a group of early-career artists who have been educated or are based in Leeds. With fresh new paintings by Sasha Napoli, Aaron Jolley and Freya Stockford on display for the week (10th-16th April) at Archive, exclusive film screenings from Astrid Butt, Aasif Davidson and Bea Allen at our opening night (12th April), as well as performances from Grand Central Television and Cattleprod, it's guaranteed to be a night of artistic frolicking!
At the forefront of this exhibition, which is supported by Leeds Inspired, is the fair treatment of artists; nourishing their artistic practice, supporting creative development and valuing their time. By paying these early-career artists for their time and work we want to draw attention to how it should be standard practice for artists and creatives to be paid. Exhausted from applying for opportunities and outraged by paying for them, we are carving our own space and highlighting the exploitation of artists and the disregard for the time and effort it takes to establish and maintain an artistic practice.
Accessibility is at the centre of A Delicious Garden. We want to promote a community-focused approach to the artistic world. By facilitating networking and discussions, we hope to bring together creatives of Leeds and provide them with a group they can go to with questions, ideas or goals (because gatekeeping and making art on your own can kind of suck!). This is why, alongside the exhibition and launch event, we are doing an artist-led workshop and a collaborative event with the Queer Art Collective Double Feature.
We can't wait to meet you! Make sure you get in touch with all the artists involved by following us on Instagram and never be afraid to pop us a message.
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