Please come and join us on Thursday, 6th February when we’ll be holding our usual First Thursday of the Month gathering to launch our new Guest Artist of the Month. We kick off our programme of guest artists for 2025 with Adele Howitt, a ceramicist from Hull who has exhibited internationally and whose intricate pieces are a joy to behold. It’s an opportunity to meet some of the Gallery artists in addition to Adele, over a glass of wine.
Join Jess to delve into the Mysore world of Ashtanga self-practice over these four weeks.
Self-practice can feel daunting at first, but it holds so many incredible benefits. You learn to move more mindfully, connect deeper to your physical body and its needs, self-regulate in challenging circumstances and begin to sharpen the focus of the mind, so you can truly understand yourself and your thoughts and habits.
In this workshop of two halves, come and experience the fullness of you and facilitate what desires to come through, to present itself.
Experience 'Everything and All of Us' anew with an evening of live piano performances.
Acclaimed Leeds-based pianists and composers, Simeon Walker and Laura Cole, will each perform brand-new music live in the gallery space. They have been specially commissioned to respond to our current exhibition, 'Mary Griffiths: Everything and All of Us'.
The exhibition as a whole foregrounds Griffiths' collaborative approach. This includes works created with poets, biophysicists, astronomers, engineers - and musicians.
Don your badges, rally your friends, and join us for a special evening viewing of Animated Activism: Women Empowered.
Exploring the histories of Women's Aid and Leeds Animation Workshop, as told through their own archives, Animated Activism: Women Empowered is an exhibition that will leave you inspired - and angry.
Join us in our monthly life drawing class with Gallery favourite, experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield.
This workshop is open to everyone, from newcomers who want to take up a hobby through to experienced artists looking to hone their sketching skills.
Materials including various papers, pencils, charcoal and drawing boards will be supplied, but please feel free to bring your own too.
Join the Leeds illustrator meet-up, Brew, to bust the winter creative block.
January and February are slow, hibernation months, and it can be hard to feel inspired. So for our meet-up this month, we’ll be doing some fun exercises to beat the creative block. Come along for a relaxed evening of activities and a chance to chat with other illustrators. Who knows, you might leave with ideas for a new creative project!
Do I need to bring anything?
If you can, please bring:
Paper or a sketchbook
Your favourite drawing materials
Join us for our annual plant sale and stock up on a range of edible and ornamental plants grown by the Hollybush Project and Health and Wellbeing teams, plus handmade crafts and woodwork.
We'll also be celebrating Hollybush's rhubarb history with a Rhubarb Fayre, which includes an exhibition, film and music, plus kids activities and lots of rhubarb treats to sample.
A Potato Day is an event where you can buy a wide variety of seed potatoes, all sourced from specialist suppliers. Potatoes are sold individually, so you’re not restricted to growing a lot of one type as you would be if you were buying from a shop or seed company.
We'll have 16 varieties of potatoes for sale, including 1st and 2nd earlies, mains, salad potatoes, unusual and blight resistant varieties.
Bring along your unwanted seeds to swap for something new-to-you in our amazing seed swap.
Otley Farmers Market takes place on the second and last Sunday of the month in Otley Market Square in the heart of the town.
The markets feature an incredible range of quality local and speciality makers and producers, from fruit and veg, fish, bread and cheese, to jewellery, leatherwork, candles, plants, artwork, pasta, oils, bread and cakes.
The market runs 9am-1pm and you will also find locally roasted coffee and a selection of hot food to keep you going whilst browsing the stalls.