Artists Annie Greenwood, Hsin Tien, Huayu Zhang, Kirstin Harvie and Isobel Richards present an exploration of what it is to belong.

This exhibition – a culmination of our time studying at the University of Leeds – delves into the complexities of belonging, not belonging, and simultaneously belonging inside and outside of place, class, institution, memory, seasons and society.

Choose from hundreds of new original artworks as well as your old favourites to take with you and hang up at home for up to a year. There’s plenty to choose from whether you’re into landscapes or abstracts, historic or contemporary art, crazy about Matisse or passionate about Moore, there’s a work of art for everyone to enjoy at home.

Please note that selection weekend events are open from 11am – 2pm Thursday – Sunday.

The July selection days take place in Central Court on the first floor with lift access via Leeds Central Library. See above for upcoming dates.

Since the second half of the 20th century, there has been something of a cross-fertilisation between the respective art practices of West Cornwall and West Yorkshire. Cornwall, and in particular the harbour town of St Ives and its surroundings, has attracted artists since the late 19th century. In the early decades of the 20th century modern artists began to congregate in the area, while the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 saw the artists Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson seek sanctuary in nearby Carbis Bay.

Drawing on science, philosophy and art history, among other subjects, Chadwick combined extensive research and experimentation in her production. Her archive, one of the largest and most consulted collections in the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers, provides a unique insight into her modes of working and thinking about art and the crucial role that research played in her practice.

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, one of the most important figurative painters today, presents this new exhibition of works critical to her way of seeing and thinking, inviting audiences on a personal journey through art past and present.

M62 (East, West) (2025) is a new commission by British artist Mike Nelson which forms the latest edition of a serial work that utilises blown-out tyres gathered from major road systems of cities across the world.

The Speaking Garden is a multimedia installation inspired by the British Library’s Unearthed: The Power of Gardening exhibition, Leeds Libraries special collections and the gardeners and growers of Leeds, created by Buffalo Sound Design.

You can expect a peaceful space for reflection with colourful projected visuals and a soothing soundscape that includes a growing ‘garden of voices’ who will share what gardening or growing means to them and what they’ve learned that they would pass on to others.

'Northern Soul', A powerful new exhibition of original paintings and prints by Leeds -based artist Chris Eastham.

Through expressive portraiture and archive inspired painting, Chris explores Northern Identity, drawing on her Yorkshire roots and lived experience.

You may know Chris from Sky Portrait Artist of the Year - now you can see her work up close AND get involved creatively yourself!

Two portrait workshops are available in September at £15 each;  

17th September, 6.30-8.30pm, Colour Mixing for Portrait Painting.