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Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – Natalie Breeze
“I can’t remember where I first heard about the Kirkstall Art Trail Fashion Show”, Natalie told us. She was following Kirkstall Art Trail, and was pondering over whether to apply with her artwork or not. She also spotted the Fashion Show call-out in an Arts and Minds newsletter. Arts and Minds share “lots of amazing […]
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Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – Beth MacDonald
Beth told us that she found out about the Trail through her mum, after she had spotted a poster in the B&M Fabrics shop in Leeds city centre. Beth said that the Abbey was a huge attraction in wanting to apply to take part. She “loved the idea of seeing my work walk down the […]
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Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – ZaraMia Ava
ZaraMia told us that she found out about the Kirkstall Art Trail fashion show, from fellow designer Beth MacDonald. She said that, “As a sustainable designer I was interested in the upcycled aspect of the fashion show, [and] showcasing local designers”. Joining the event late, she also said that she, “didn’t have long to source […]
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What was your defining image of Kirkstall Art Trail 2024?
What was your defining image of Kirkstall Art Trail 2024? Maybe one of the wide variety of artists held your attention like a brush in hand. Possibly one of the workshops or demonstrations captured you the most. Could it be that the upcycled fashion show or poetry sashayed into your creative imagination. Perhaps all of […]
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The Vicarages Project
Kirkstall Art Trail commissioned an artist to work with The Vicarage’s residents over the summer. The Vicarages are a number of back-to-back terrace houses with cobbled streets, with washing lines reaching across the street from house to house. The artist was briefed to collaborate with local residents to create a large scale work that would […]
