Get ready to wiggle into your wellies!
Leeds Hospitals Charity is working with creative producers Wild in Art to present Leeds Bear Hunt – a large-scale public art trail set to splosh its way across Leeds in summer 2023.
Decorated by local, national and international artists, designers and illustrators, more than 50 giant Bear sculptures will hide in plain sight on the streets and within the parks of Leeds.
The Bears will form a family-friendly trail of discovery, bringing Michael Rosen’s iconic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt story to life, and taking visitors and local people on adventures around the city and surrounding open spaces.
Designed to celebrate the vibrancy, culture and creativity of Leeds, and to raise money for Leeds Children’s Hospital, the trail will be deeply rooted in the local community.
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Sponsorship of Leeds Bear Hunt is an unprecedented business development opportunity and offers unique employee and community engagement benefits.
Buy a Bear by Auction
At the end of the trail, the Bears will come together in Millennium Square for a fabulous farewell event. The Bears will then be auctioned in September 2023 for Leeds Hospitals Charity to raise vital funds for Leeds Children’s Hospital.
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Become a Sponsor
Leeds Bear Hunt would not be possible without the support of local business and companies.
Sponsorship of the trail offers an excellent and unique return on investment.
We invite your company, employees and customers to join our adventure and celebrate Leeds as part of the city’s biggest free art event.
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Donations
The money raised from Leeds Bear Hunt will go to Leeds Hospitals Charity. Every day doctors, nurses and healthcare workers in Leeds go above and beyond to make the experience of being in hospital better. But we all know the NHS is under constant strain. With your help, we will provide funding for Leeds Children’s Hospital to help provide extra equipment, facilities, research, education and specialise staff to relieve the pressure.
Together we can really make a difference and help the children of Leeds enjoy many more ‘beautiful days’ by tackling inequalities and changing health outcomes for children, for generations to come.
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Aug 11
📢 Calling all artists! 📢
We're on the hunt for local artists, illustrators, and designers to create artwork to transform our bear sculptures from blank canvases to fun and creative art pieces!🐻
Click the link in our bio to download our artists pack👆
#leedsbearhunt #leedschildrenshospital #leedshospitalscharity …
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Jul 20
We are delighted to announce that Leeds BID has partnered with Leeds Bear Hunt as Presenting Partner of the art trail.🐻
Karen Butler LeedsBID Head of Place said: “LeedsBID is delighted to be working with Leeds Hospitals Charity, Wild in Art and Walker Productions/Lupus Films in bringing the iconic children’s book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ to life to animate Leeds City Centre in Summer 2023.” …
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Jul 15
📢CALLING ALL SCHOOLS 📢
We're excited to launch our learning programme, giving schools, nurseries, and youth organisations the chance to get involved in #LeedsBearHunt 🐻💜
Click the link in our bio to find out how you can secure your very own bear cub to decorate and be part of the trail👆 …
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Jul 7
What will Leeds Bear Hunt bring to Leeds?🐻💜
Hear more from Sarah Harvey, Senior Project Account Manager at @wildinart 🤩
Click the link in our bio to find out how you can get involved!👇 …
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May 23
The bees buzzed in Manchester🐝, the elephants paraded through Sheffield🐘 and now the Bears are coming to Leeds!🐻
@leedshospcharity is delighted to officially launch #LeedsBearHunt, a spectacular public art trail featuring giant Bear sculptures raising money for Leeds Children’s Hospital.💜
Art trails delivered by #WildinArt have had a huge beneficial effect on local companies and economies in the past few years, with Manchester’s Bee in the City trail providing an economic boost of over £10 million.
Come along to our launch event on Thursday at Leeds City Museum between 5-7pm to meet one of our bears and find out how this unique event can boost your business.
rsvp@leedsbearhunt.co.uk …