Leeds Arts is:

· a network for the expression and co-ordination of practitioner views, concerns, activities and aspirations;
· a forum for influencing Leeds City Council and city partners through the Leeds Initiative;
· a partnership to share information, solve problems and provide peer support;
· here to encourage and co-operate with research initiatives to demonstrate the value of the arts in Leeds;
· here to represent and raise strategic issues facing the sector at meetings of Leeds Cultural Partnership.