Summer

Take a tour of the artwork on being shown across Leeds in art galleries, cafes, museums, shops, community centres and outdoor spaces.

We've found beautiful ceramics, mind-blowing video installations, fine art shows, photography exhibitions, student showcases and sculpture work.

Take a look and see what's out there!

A colourful selection of flyers, postcards and badges from Women's Aid, Leeds Animation Workshop and Feminist Archive North.
Tue 14 Jan 2025 - Sat 20 Dec 2025
Animated Activism: Women Empowered
Treasures of the Brotherton
Exhibitions , Visual Art
Miffy with a balloon
Fri 7 Feb 2025 - Sun 7 Sep 2025
Miffy's 70th Birthday
Leeds City Museum
Exhibitions
A painting of two young children in historic dress
Sat 1 Mar 2025 - Sun 12 Oct 2025
Fashion at Play: Children's clothing through the ages
Lotherton Hall and Estate
Exhibitions , Heritage
A pastel green hospital food tray on a pastel green table. In the left half of the tray are brown and purple spotted balls on sticks. In the right side of the tray is a wire basket filled with colourful pills.
Wed 2 Apr 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
Sarah Roberts: SICK
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibitions , Visual Art
Abstracted image of the Oak Stairacse at Temple Newsam
Fri 25 Apr 2025 - Sun 21 Sep 2025
Inspired by Temple Newsam: An artistic intervention with Leeds Fine Artists in response to Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam House and Estate
Exhibitions , Visual Art
In a large industrial space filled with dobby looms hangs a blood red textile piece infront of a sheer white backdrop.
Sat 3 May 2025 - Sun 6 Jul 2025
Loops
Sunny Bank Mills
Exhibitions , Visual Art
images from the exhibition
Fri 9 May 2025 - Sun 10 Aug 2025
Voice of the Fans: Exhibition
Leeds Central Library
Exhibitions , Visual Art
A charcoal sketch of 4 portraits
Fri 16 May 2025 - Sat 4 Oct 2025
To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibitions , Visual Art
A pair of black over ear headphones lie on a white floor
Mon 19 May 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
lay still, here
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Dance , Exhibitions , Visual Art
Black & white photograph of outside light box reading 'SELA BAR'
Tue 20 May 2025 - Tue 1 Jul 2025
Defiant Jazz: A Leeds Jazz Fest x Sela Bar Art Exhibition
Sela Bar
Exhibitions , Visual Art
A photo of a tiny green table
Fri 23 May 2025 - Fri 26 Sep 2025
Paula Chambers: Still. Stray. Stowaway.
Blenheim Walk Gallery
Exhibitions , Visual Art
Patterned fabric in blue, brown and beige. The motifs include flowers, leaves, triangles and diamonds in repeating rows.
Tue 3 Jun 2025 - Sat 30 Aug 2025
Batiks of Indonesia: Java and beyond
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibitions , Visual Art