Seven is an independent arts space in Chapel Allerton, Leeds 7. 2017 will be Seven’s 10th year. The space is small but versatile, providing a hundred-seat venue for film, theatre, dance, music, words and comedy, together with an attractive and welcoming café bar.

The building of Seven Arts was the culmination of ten years of effort by a group of local residents who first got together to find ways to improve community spirit through involvement in the arts.

We see Seven as having a pivotal role in linking the various cultures along the Leeds 7 corridor, hence our name, Seven Arts. Our aim is to showcase the best of local and regional talent and attract innovative work from further afield.

Ethos

Seven is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company.

As a CIC, Seven sets out a social mission and provides an annual transparent account of how it delivers on this work. It is governed by a small board of Directors.

Seven is a genuinely independent artspace. It is not in receipt of core funding from Arts Council England or any public source and must therefore stand on its own feet.

The building of Seven was supported by funding from the European Regional Development Fund.