Author: Emily Shepherd

Emily is currently studying a master’s in Journalism at Leeds Beckett University. She graduated from York St John University in 2020 with a degree in Media and English Literature. Emily particularly enjoys writing about arts and culture, student life and film and TV. In her spare time, you’ll find her at the local theatre or ticking off English Heritage sites she hasn’t visited yet.

There’s more than one string to Yorkshire’s bow – why the arts are so important to northern culture

Emily Shepherd 12 December 2020

Emily Shepherd shows just why the arts are so important for Yorkshire, looking at the sector’s impact on Yorkshire’s culture and economy. Emily speaks to artists from across Yorkshire to see what the arts mean to them, whilst drawing on evocative stories from the region’s history.