Janine GriffithsAn exhibition celebrating the experiences, creativity and perspectives of men across East and North East Leeds is coming to Gipton this October.
Gathering: A celebration of captured moments and shared experiences will showcase photography and installation work created through Space2’s Men Through the Lens project.
The exhibition will open at Space2, The Old Fire Station on Gipton Approach, on Friday 2 October 2026.
The opening will take place from 5pm to 8.30pm, as part of the East Leeds Men’s Health Celebration.
For the past two years, Space2 has worked with men in different groups and settings across East and North East Leeds.
The Men Through the Lens project has used photography as a way for participants to explore individual and shared experiences while being creative.
The work has been co-created with artists Tony Stephenson and Alice Gilmour, alongside Seacroft Men’s group and men from across East and North East Leeds.
The resulting Gathering installation celebrates the project and aims to capture the sights, sounds, warmth and welcome of a Space2 men’s group.
Space2 said the exhibition celebrates the captured moments and shared experiences that have emerged through the project.
The Men Through the Lens project builds on 15 years of Space2 working creatively with marginalised and isolated men in East Leeds and beyond.
The exhibition will remain open to the public after the opening event.
Visitors can see the exhibition on Thursdays from 2pm to 5pm and Fridays from 1pm to 4pm.
The exhibition will run until 30 October 2026, giving people across East Leeds an opportunity to see work created by local men.
Gathering will be held at Space2, The Old Fire Station, Gipton Approach, LS9 6NL.
The exhibition is being supported by Leeds City Council and The Baring Foundation, as shown on the exhibition flyer.
For further information about the exhibition, contact Coralie at coralied@space2.org.uk.
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