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East Street Arts acquires building for new tech hub
Arts organisation East Street Arts has purchased a building for a new technology hub for Leeds and the city region.Convention House in Mabgate was formerly home to business advisory and chartered accountancy firm Winburn Glass Norfolk (WGN) for 37 years. It is located on St Marys Street next door to the charity’s headquarters, Patrick Studios.East Street Arts secured £550,000 of investment from the Leeds Tech Hub Fund from Leeds City Council to support the purchase of the property and its redevelopment into a new enterprising test space for creativity.When the work is complete, the hub will include a mixture of studios, labs, co-production workspace, tech facilities and residency spaces.In collaboration with artist collective Invisible Flock, a long-term programme, Beeta, will be used to explore the relationships between business, engineering, environment, technology and art.
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