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Anxiety Arcade in Trinity Kitchen. Photo by Matt Rogers.

Compass commissions and presents interactive live art projects in Leeds, UK. We run an artist residency programme, present standalone projects, exhibitions and artist development initiatives.
Compass is also the driving force behind the biennial Compass Festival.

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26 October 2023

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20 October 2023

Low Carbon Chinatown X Leeds Residency - A Round Up

17 October 2023

Making With: Our Collaborate Research Findings

It’s the last day for our Leeds Sauce pop-up sho

It’s the last day for our Leeds Sauce pop-up shop as part of @leeds2023 !!

Head over to the store anytime today until 6pm for a chance to try the Leeds Sauce and experience the FFS…

For more details check the link in our bio!

We are open! Come and finds us from 11am until 6p

We are open!

Come and finds us from 11am until 6pm everyday until Sunday @trinityleeds as part of @leeds2023

Want to taste the flavours of Leeds? Or experience what failure smells like?

Come and say hello!

🗓️ 16th - 19th March
⌚️ 11am - 6pm Daily
📍 Unit 105, Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre.
🎟️ FREE

Head to the link in our bio for all the info!

Flavours of FFS Visit the Leeds Sauce pop up at

Flavours of FFS

Visit the Leeds Sauce pop up at Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre from the 16th - 19th of March to experience Flavours of FFS (Failing Food System)

A sensory experience of the multifaceted challenges facing our global food systems due to climate, intensive agriculture and commercial and consumer pressures.

The food system is failing. Lets start talking about it FFS.

We got to visit the School of Food Science and Nutrition and see how the flavours were made using using a rotary evaporator.

Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the project.

#foodscience #rotaryevaporation #foodsystems

Introducing our 2023 residency artists! Here at

Introducing our 2023 residency artists!

Here at Compass we are very excited to introduce all of the artists that will be in residence with us during 2023. Each of the artists will be engaging with the residents of Leeds to inform and inspire their creative process. There will be many opportunities throughout the year to get involved with their projects.

Rhiannon Armstrong
Noam Youngrak Son
Ling Tan
Amy Pennington
Alisa Oleva

Head to the link in our bio to learn more about their work.

Want to taste the flavours of Leeds? Join us fro

Want to taste the flavours of Leeds?

Join us from the 16th to the 19th of March at the @leeds2023 unit in @trinityleeds.

Leeds Sauce is a rhubarb ketchup with ingredients that attempt to put the flavours of Leeds into a condiment. Over the past year Popeye Collective have worked with different communities across Leeds to gather ingredients.

Come and join us to be a part of the tasting panel, help us to develop the final flavours of the sauce and fill up your own bottle to take home.

Head to the link in our bio to learn more.

📷: @eddieblake_now

#tasteleeds #leedsart #leedsevents

Leeds Sauce returns this March as part of the prog

Leeds Sauce returns this March as part of the programme for @leeds2023

Join us at the the Leeds 2023 unit in @trinityleeds from the 16th - 19th March.

To learn more head to the link in our bio.

📷: @eddieblake_now

After our call out for new trustees last summer we

After our call out for new trustees last summer we are delighted to welcome Sam Day, Leah Francis and Wendy Denman to our board.

We would also like to celebrate Manpreet Dhadda who has taken on the role of our chair.

We are so proud of the diverse, influential, innovative and inspiring people that make up our governance.

We extend a huge thank you to the trustees that will be leaving us: Marie Millward, Ellie Andrews and Rachel Auty. Thank you so much for all of your time and passion that you brought to Compass and we wish you the best for everything in the future!

Let us know what you thought! We want to say a h

Let us know what you thought!

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who made Compass Festival 2022 happen. Especially everyone who visited us, took part in one of the projects, tasted Leeds Sauce or gave their best advice.

If you experienced any of the projects we would love to know what you thought. Did you enjoy the work? Would you recommend it to a friend? Do you have any suggestions on how we could improve?
Take a moment to complete our short feedback form for a chance to win a meal with friends up to the value of £150 @fint.leeds

Head to the link in our bio for the form, complete your feedback by the 20th December to be included in the prize draw.

📷: Compass Festival 2022 images © @sable.radio
1. VENDING – HUNGRY GHOSTS – @_a_lawrence & Collaborators
2. Citizens Advise – @empathymuseum
3. Leeds Sauce @popeye_collective
4. @_thesatellite – Toni Lewis, image of @musukando performing as part of Do Yuh Read Mi?

Have you tried Leeds Sauce yet? Join @popeye_coll

Have you tried Leeds Sauce yet?
Join @popeye_collective tomorrow at 11am for a chip brunch. Try Leeds Sauce with chips on us!
You will be able to learn about the process of collecting all of the ingredients and give your feedback on the flavour.
You can also take a bottle of the sauce home!
#leedssauce #onlyinleeds

HUNGRY GHOSTS Artist @_a_lawrence shapers her insp

HUNGRY GHOSTS Artist @_a_lawrence shapers her inspirations behind BLACK EATING CLUB.
The first BLACK EATING CLUB will take place this Sunday @fint.leeds
You can experience other parts of the project this week @leedsmarket by visiting the HUNGRY GHOSTS vending machine and getting some dumplings from @jennysjerkchicken as part of FESTIVAL OF FESTIVAL.
📷: @sable.radio

Yesterday students from the MADaCE course @norther

Yesterday students from the MADaCE course @northern_school came to visit the festival.
They are currently researching different types of events.
Watch them as they experience all of the projects in one afternoon!
Join us until the 27th of November!
#leedspublicart #onlyinleeds

Here are some helpful videos so that you can easil

Here are some helpful videos so that you can easily locate everything at compass festival.

We can’t wait to see you!

Video One - Leeds Sauce @popeye_collective
Video Two - Satellite @_thesatellite
Video Three - HUNGRY GHOSTS @_a_lawrence
Video Four - Advice Line
Video Five - Citizens Advise @empathymuseum

#leedsart #leedsevents

@empathymuseum have been very busy over the past f

@empathymuseum have been very busy over the past few days.

Citizens Advise is a space to share our collective wisdom about the world. Empathy Museum is inviting everyone in Leeds to contribute their best advice to our collection – about anything and everything and to learn from each other.

Located in @stjohnsshoppingcentre Citizens Advise is open from the 19th of November, you can pop in anytime between 11am and 4pm.
Each day at 2pm we will welcome ‘Expert Advisors’ to share their knowledge on all aspects of life.

To see the full programme head to the link in our bio.

#citizensadvice #leedspublicart #onlyinleeds

Toni Lewis shares her inspirations for @_thesatell

Toni Lewis shares her inspirations for @_thesatellite
Satellite will land in Kirkgate Market on the 19th November.

To learn more and plan your visit head to the link in our bio.

📹: @sable.radio

#leedsart #leedsevents

Compass Festival is nearly here! Join us at 6pm

Compass Festival is nearly here!

Join us at 6pm, on the 18th of November at Crowd of Favours, and have a drink on us.

As we celebrate the start of 10 days of rediscovering and reimagining the everyday, right where you live, work and play.

There will be short speeches from our Director Peter Reed and Chair Manpreet Dhadda, we will then raise a glass to all of the artists, producers, technicians and creatives who helped to make the festival possible.

Reserve you space by heading to the link in our bio and click on festival booking.

#artleeds #leedsevents

#ThanksToYou Compass Festival starts this week!

#ThanksToYou

Compass Festival starts this week!

Thanks to everyone who plays the #NationalLottery. We wouldn’t be able to produce the festival if it wasn’t for you.

We receive lottery funding from @aceagarms which means that we can support artists to create socially engaged work here in Leeds. It also means that we can make all the events in the festival FREE for our audiences.

Join us this month from the 18th - 27th November!

To see the full programme of events head to the link in our bio.

#artleeds #leedsart #leedsevents

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