Join us on the evening of 5th December to celebrate a year of beautiful, rich and diverse sculpture that we’ve had the pleasure of showing in the gallery throughout the year. The launch of this Retrospective exhibition will include pieces from various guest artists from 2024 (to run throughout December and January), and we hope to be joined by some of them on the evening.
Kirkstall Living Advent invites you to join the trail, launching on 1 December at St Stephen's Church Hall. Revealed each evening, window displays will showcase the creativity of the Kirkstall neighbourhood.
You can follow the trail online with our interactive map. But we do recommend downloading a map and seeing them all in person. The trail is a fun way to brighten up the dark evenings, and the windows will remain lit up until 5 January.
Join us for an inspiring day at our Open Studios event! This is a unique opportunity to explore our vibrant artistic community, meet talented local artists, and witness their creative processes first hand.
Wander through our studios and enjoy a stroll through our gallery, showcasing a diverse range of artworks including painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. Visit our shop to discover unique pieces available for purchase and engage with artists about their techniques and inspirations.
What to Expect:
An exhibition by a dozen artists offering their work for sale. Buy and take it with you, or leave it on the wall to collect when you wish.
More art in the cafe too.
Exhibition of work by artist and practice-led Postgraduate Researcher, Hang Zhang.
Kai Pacha: The Earth We Dwell is Hang Zhang’s second PhD exhibition, following Uku Pacha: The Inner World (August 2023).
In Andean mythology, Kai Pacha represents the time-space where humans and animals coexist.
Roundhay Artists are coming together again at Parochial Hall in Oakwood for an arts and crafts gift market.
A huge variety of art works, prints, cards and gifts for all the family will be on sale.
Artists are providing prizes for the charity raffle and this year our chosen charity is the Rob Burrow MND Centre Appeal. Money raised from our sale of refreshments will also go to the appeal and we hope to beat last years total of £700.
Join us for the launch of the Make Mine Manga exhibition with a mini convention celebrating manga, anime, and Japanese culture. Dress up as your favourite character or learn to draw them, challenge your friends to a boardgame or a videogame, and browse the exhibition and our selection of manga and comic books.
11am - 12noon - Pokémon Pompoms
Choose your own starter Pokémon and make a fluffy friend to take home
In conjunction with Thought Bubble, the Yorkshire Comic Art festival and The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Make Mine Manga is a free exhibition at the Compton Centre Community Hub & Library for anyone curious to discover more about Japanese Manga comics, as well as the avid fan.
Specially created by Paul Gravett; the curator of comic exhibitions across the UK and author of numerous books about comics and their creators, including ‘Manga: 60 Years Of Japanese Comics’.
Join us for our inaugural exhibition, Celf Ar Waliau. This special event will feature the incredible talents of contemporary artists from Leeds, showcasing a diverse array of artwork, including textured sculptures, mixed media, painting, and photography. Each piece tells a story, blending humour, sadness, and everything in between.
David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in an ‘enthralling’ (★★★★★ Daily Telegraph) new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, especially for the big screen.