‘Bags of Life’ with Mik Artistik
As part of his exhibition of Paper Bag portraits at Armley Library
Mik Artistik, poet, performer and artist, will be revisiting his career, drawing people in biro on brown paper bags. He ‘bagged ‘ people from life, for thirty years.
He’ll be showing a selection of his bag portraits and talking about some amazing encounters.
Plus ‘Special Guest’ …?!!
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‘Bags of Life’ An exhibition of Mik Artistik’s portraits
15th June 2026 - 10th July 2026
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