The State Of The Arts

The State Of The Arts
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Our podcast episodes showcase artists and creative thinkers in Leeds, Bradford, West Yorkshire and beyond. In each episode, we’ll hear a new creative or cultural figure speak about their work and the world of the arts in general.Your culture, covered.

  1. 08/11/2024

    Jasmine Myra

    Jasmine Myra is Leeds’ breakout star in the UK jazz scene. We chatted to Jasmine about how it’s been writing, releasing and touring her second album 'Rising', released earlier in 2024. We also discussed how her experience as a Leeds native and Conservatoire graduate has shaped Jasmine’s career, differences between the Leeds jazz scene and that of her current home in the capital, as well the London-centrism of ‘UK jazz’.

    33 min

  2. 08/02/2024

    Looking back on LEEDS 2023... with Kully Thiarai and Emma Beverley

    Last year, the city of Leeds held its Year of Culture - a 12-month programme of arts and culture events, delivered by LEEDS 2023. Now the dust has settled, how do its leaders feel about it? And what did it take to deliver a project of this scale? We sat down with Kully Thiarai, Creative Director & CEO, and Emma Beverley, Programme Director, of LEEDS 2023 for an honest reflection on this eventful year. Timestamps: 3:16 - Kully and Emma's roles in LEEDS 20238:06 - What does it take to deliver a Year of Culture?27:24 - The personal impact of delivering a YoC37:55 - LEEDS 2023 staff & key events47:52 - Working with Leeds' culture sector56:12 - Advice for the wider culture sector1:08:29 - Highlights from the YoC

    1hr 17min

  3. 08/06/2023

    Darren Emerson: VR and the future of art

    Darren Emerson is a VR artist who’s been working with the medium for years. In 2021, Darren produced 'In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats', an immersive piece exploring Coventry's acid house rave scene of the 1980's. Darren recently joined TSOTA to discuss the piece and virtual reality art in general, with a conversation touching on the state of VR today, the scale of work required to make art with it, and the potential of VR to express things other art forms may not.

    39 min

  4. 05/03/2023

    Colin Curtis, Mike Shaft & Greg Wilson: The Story of Jazz-Funk

    The State of the Arts are proud to be starting a new digital exhibition project focusing on the overlooked moments that make up the North’s musical landscape. To start, we’re focusing on the Jazz-Funk era of the late 70’s and early 80’s that took over the North and Midlands. We enlisted three key characters from the scene that drove its success in Manchester, the North West and beyond - DJs Colin Curtis, Mike Shaft and Greg Wilson.

    1hr 1min

  5. 23/05/2022

    Manchester's R&B scene; with Mali Hayes, Fliss & [ K S R ] - roundtable

    Manchester’s music scene is always thriving, but the city's R&B/neo-soul movement is having a special moment. Mali Hayes, Fliss and [ K S R ] are just a few of the artists shaping the city's sound and turning Manchester into a national capital for the genre. For our latest roundtable podcast episode, TSOTA spoke to them about the scene, their music, their careers and much more!

    51 min

  6. 21/03/2022

    Culture Matters #3: Cinema

    'Culture Matters' return explore  the state of the independent and grassroots cinema industry! The State of the Arts enlisted several figures from across the North’s cinema landscape to discuss how the industry will recover from lockdown… Tony Mundin – The Savoy, Regal, Rex & Ritz cinemas Sally Folkard – Film Hub North Wendy Cook –  Hyde Park Picture House Michael Pierce & Monika Rodriguez – Scalarama Listen to this special recording of our third panel event!

    1 hr

  7. 15/02/2022

    BFI Future Film Festival 2022 - roundtable

    Jack McLoughlin and Georgia Madden are two talented, young Liverpudlian filmmakers, both featured at this year's BFI Future Film Festival. The festival takes place from the 17th - 20th February 2022 and both filmmakers' short films are up for awards. We chatted to Jack and Georgia for a roundtable podcast episode, discussing their work and what it means to be nominated by the BFI. And with both of them being from Liverpool, we of course spoke about the role the city plays in both their lives, as its cultural reputation gets bigger and bigger.

    28 min

  8. 11/02/2022

    Leeds Lit Fest 2022 - roundtable

    Listen back to a special roundtable discussion coordinated by Molly McGrath of Leeds Library, featuring Jack Simpson of Hyde Park Book Club, Poppy Jennings from Leeds Poetry Festival, author Dan Coxon, Amanda Truman or Truman Bookstore and Zoe Turner from Comma Press. Leeds Lit Fest returns in 2022 for a programme packed with the best literary events and performances the city has to offer. For this podcast, Molly spoke to some of the key figures involved in this year's festival and the thriving literature scene in Leeds! Leeds Lit Fest takes place from Feb 26th - March 6th 2022.

    42 min
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Our podcast episodes showcase artists and creative thinkers in Leeds, Bradford, West Yorkshire and beyond. In each episode, we’ll hear a new creative or cultural figure speak about their work and the world of the arts in general.Your culture, covered.

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  • Creator
    The State Of The Arts
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The State Of The Arts
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