Create, Sculpt, Play: Leeds
Popping up to play
Leeds, UK
Community
01 Introduction
In summer 2019, during the Yorkshire Sculpture International, over 3,500 visitors to Victoria Gardens in Leeds enjoyed making, dancing, sculpting, singing, painting and storytelling inspired to play in their city center amongst a bespoke pop up pavilion.
02 Context
This ambitious project was realised through a collaboration between DLA Architecture, Leeds City Council and Leeds Art Gallery with support from Leeds BID, Child Friendly Leeds, Leeds Library, Henry Moore Institute and others. ‘Create Sculpt Play’ took place during the Yorkshire Sculpture International Festival, providing a platform for their community outreach work and associate artists.
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The pop up pavilion was designed by DLA Architecture in collaboration with Stage One Ltd – makers of the Serpentine Pavilion & the iconic London 2012 Olympic cauldron, which incorporated an eye-catching structure in vivid red to spark creativity amongst visitors encouraging people to use its physical attributes to build on and hang from interweaving their creations.
“..... we were delighted to have the chance to work with great partners again building on the success of our previous summer programs and on the occasion of Yorkshire Sculpture International celebrating sculpt.....”
Principal Keeper : Leeds Art Gallery
