Culture Forum North is an open network of partnerships between Higher Education and the cultural sector across the North.
Through this dynamic platform innovative programmes are developed and shared, achieving impact beyond individual partnerships, making a meaningful difference to our society regionally and nationally.
Former Vice-Chair Dr Edward Harcourt shares the vision for the Forum here.
Exciting ideas are emerging at a time when much face to face activity is on hold. Opera North and the University of Leeds are thinking innovatively about how they can increase public access to learning and creativity. DARE Thinking With Opera is…
Read moreIncreasingly we are seeing articles and reports looking back at the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on those graduating in that year. Evidence suggests that this continued to impact those who left University in this year for longer than previously…
Read more“We are all actors: Being a citizen is not living in society, it is changing it.” Augusto Boal, Theater Director and political activist Culture Forum North · CFN Climate Podcast This is the first of our Culture Forum North podcasts. It…
Read moreAt Culture Forum North we recognise that these are challenging and uncertain times. We hope that you and your families, friends and colleagues are keeping safe and well. Like many of you we are continuing to support our community remotely, alongside…
Read moreCulture Forum North is managed in partnership by the University of Leeds and Opera North. Its operational home is within the Cultural Institute at the University of Leeds.
Culture Forum North has over sixty partners from across the academic and cultural spectrum in the North. We welcome new partners who share our ambition to lead cultural thought, learning and practice through partnership.
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