We’re returning to Small Acts spiritual home with 2 special live events for Compass Festival 2026!
Between 19th and 21st November, from a pop-up hub in Kirkgate Market, Small Acts will be inviting shoppers, traders and festival goers to play Faceback, our radical antidote to online social networking where you meet people “IRL”, in real life!
Generating hundreds of conversations and connections between people who may not otherwise meet, this original artwork by Small Acts creates face-to-face encounters in an age of increasing social isolation and digital disenchantment, reconnecting people IRL, in the heart of the city.
Through projects like Personal Shopper and Public House, Leeds and Kirkgate Market in particular, has played a significant role in the development of our socially engaged arts practice.
So to celebrate 15 years of working together as Etheridge & Persighetti and then Small Acts, we’re holding a one off artist talk and social on 17th November at Crowd of Favours, exploring some of the projects and relationships that have emerged from this enduring collaboration with both the city and Compass Live Art.
We can’t wait to be reunited with some familiar faces and to meet some new ones!
People, Place and Porosity: 15 Years of Small Acts – 17th Nov 6-8pm > Book free tickets here
Faceback at Kirkgate Market – 19th – 21st Nov 10am -5pm > Free. No need to book. More info here
