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Leeds Picture Library

Leeds Picture Library takes place in Central Court on the first floor of Leeds Art Gallery.

Come along and choose from hundreds of original artworks to take away and hang up at home or at work as part of our art lending scheme. Whether you're into landscapes or abstracts, historic or contemporary art, there is something to suit all tastes.

The Picture Library membership starts from just £7 per month for individual membership. The framed works all have fixings attached. Find out more on our website.

Portrayals of Women

A new display from Leeds Art Gallery's works on paper collection exploring how women have been portrayed from the 17th century to the present day.

The display brings together a range of artworks from Leeds Art Gallery’s nationally renowned works on paper collection which consists of over 10,000 items dating from 1450 to the present day. This new display includes a wide range of works including historic pieces by Ottavio Leoni and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, to recent acquisitions by contemporary artists Skye Davies and SHARP.

European Sculpture in the Royal Collection

On 23 September 2025, a milestone of sculpture scholarship will be reached by the publication of a catalogue of 1,800 works of European Sculpture in the Royal Collection.

To mark the appearance of this major new work in four volumes, the author Jonathan Marsden (former Director of the Royal Collection) will speak about the Collection with John Chu, Senior Curator of Pictures and Sculpture for the National Trust.

Lunchtime Conversation w/ Phee Jefferies

As has become tradition, we will be closing the exhibition with the Lunchtime Conversation. An opportunity for a home-cooked meal around the kitchen table here at BasementHQ and lively chat with the artist and other guests before a guided tour of the exhibition.

The world can be a mundane and underwhelming place, @Pheemakesthings stand out. The monotony of the working week and the things we see so often that we stop noticing them are undone in the hyper-realistic work of Phee Jeffries.

The Wrangthorn Enquirer - ‘News From Now and Here’

At a time when newspapers are disappearing or are contaminated with the need to sell advertising space through clickbait articles, pop-up adverts for online services and a public lust for soundbytes - Hyde Park Art Club are delighted to present a durational Summer Season of free press and roaming ideas as antidote, delivered at Hyde Park Book Club by The Wrangthorn Enquirer.

These are some of the guiding principles of The Wrangthorn Enquirer, the radical community press that will infiltrate and document Hyde Park Book Club and its surroundings this summer.

Venue 33: Kirkstall Art Trail

Join us for the annual celebration of Kirkstall artists and makers on the Kirkstall Art Trail! 

Celebrating its 10th year in 2025, the Kirkstall Art Trail, which runs over 19th and Sunday 20th July, covers 36 venues and will feature over a hundred artists. Check them all out at https://kirkstallarttrail.co.uk/

This year Hollybush will be Venue 33, hosting 19 artists and makers in our barn, classroom, roundhouse and gardens, so do drop in if you can over the weekend. 

Melanie & The Miners’ Strike - Book Launch

Join us at Village for the launch of Melanie & The Miners' Strike, a Leeds throwback in a photo book of nights out in the mid 80s.

Melanie & The Miners' Strike is edited by Victoria P Gill using images from of Bali Hai, Tiffany’s and the Warehouse from 1984, taken by her mum Melanie in the '80s.

Come and reminisce or explore this snapshot of 1980s Leeds, meet Melanie, Victoria and friends.

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