Join artist and educator Paul Digby in this fabulous one day workshop.

Participants will explore a variety of materials, including graphite, pencil and pen, all while learning essential drawing methods such as line drawing, shading techniques (hatching, cross-hatching, and stipping), and the principles of composition.

The workshop emphasiseshands-on exercises, allowing participants to practice quick sketches, create shaded forms and develop small compositions that integrate learned techniques.

SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic

Live in the Assembly Bar + Kitchen!

Readings by a different local published poet each month.

This month we’re delighted to welcome TONNIE RICHMOND

Tonnie only started writing poetry after retiring and moving to Leeds in 2013. Her first collection, Rear-view Mirror was the first to be launched by Yaffle’s here at Heart in November 2023. She is currently working on a full collection which she hopes will come out in 2025.

Sing around a Christmas tree with coffee and a mince pie. 

Drop in anytime between 2pm and 4pm. 

£4 admission to the museum, includes refreshments.

For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk we welcome Karanjit Panesar an artist and filmmaker living and working in Leeds.

Karanjit Panesar’s practice is ambitious, broad and layered. His starting point is filmmaking and from these films he often builds installations, with sculpture, drawing and writing spilling into and out of the moving image space.

For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk at the University of Leeds we welcome Izzie Beirne.

For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk at the University of Leeds we welcome alumna Bethan Hughes.

Bethan Hughes’ audiovisual installations, sculptures and texts interweave archival research and and speculative narratives to explore the unnatural ecologies generated through industry, commerce and technology.

Join professional writer and teacher Chris Bartlett and explore the world of memoir writing - this session is perfect for an absolute beginner or for someone who already has a little writing experience.

Have you ever wanted to capture the life story of someone close to you? Whether it’s an elderly relative, a dear friend, or someone whose memories you want to treasure, this workshop will help you get started.

"Writing Their Story" is a two-hour, hands-on session designed to help you write a memoir that reflects the voice and experiences of someone you care about.

Making her welcome return to the Leeds Lieder concert platform, Dame Sarah Connolly is joined by pianist Joseph Middleton to perform an eclectic mix of songs by Britten, Barber, Debussy, Wolf, Duparc and Schumann.

In celebration of Swarthmore opening on Saturdays we're offering a selection of fabulously affordable workshops.

These two hour sessions are perfect for you if you're wanting to try something new for the New Year or if you'd like to refresh your skills!

Make your own wire butterfly or dragonfly using aluminium craft wire with professional jeweller and Swarthmore tutor, Charlotte Whitmore. In this session you will learn how to cut, shape, twist and form wire to create decorative, sculptural forms.