Make the most out of Summer in Leeds and join us for a special walk and draw tour around campus.
Stretch your legs with a relaxed stroll around the University of Leeds. Discover the fantastic Public Art on campus - highlights include work by Yorkshire's own Barbara Hepworth, and campus landmark, Keith Wilson’s ‘Sign for Art’ (the squiggles!)
As you walk round you will be guided through a series of quick and fun drawing activities inspired by the art you see.
Discover more about the rich history and diversity of batik in Indonesia with our exhibition curators.
For Indonesians, batik is more than just a cultural product. It is a storytelling art deeply woven into the nation’s identity. Let us share some of these stories with you, surrounded by examples of the craft.
Join us at Patrick Studios to explore Practice holds Discovery, a new group show of works created by artists and designers undertaking PhD Practice Research at the University of Leeds.
Practice holds Discovery brings together a diverse set of practices shaped through ongoing processes of making and inquiry, from practitioners based in the School of Design and the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.
Experience the beauty and variety of Indonesian fabrics in this display of batiks from the Coleman Collection.
Batik, a wax resist method of decorating cloth, has developed as a craft in many parts of Asia and Africa. But it is in Indonesia, and in particular the island of Java, where this technique has reached its height. Indonesian batik is even recognised on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Now you can discover the stories of these beautiful fabrics, and the cultures and techniques that produced them.
The world can be a mundane and underwhelming place, Phee makes things stand out. The monotony of the working week and the things we see so often that we stop noticing them is undone in the hyper-realistic work of Phee Jeffries.
No Ordinary Love is a brand new body of work and third solo exhibition by Leeds-based artist K Walker. Working collaboratively with photographers Jonathan Turner and Emma Bentley Fox, K has created two distinct but interrelated photographic series exploring their long-held obsession with mermaids.
The Mill Gallery Presents Summer Exhibition 2025. A vibrant celebration of contemporary creativity!
The Mill Gallery is proud to announce the opening of Summer Exhibition 2025, a dynamic and wide-ranging showcase of contemporary art, now on view through Sunday 3rd August. This inaugural group exhibition brings together an exciting mix of work by emerging and established artists across a variety of disciplines, including painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and printmaking.
In 1991 Richard Davis set out with his camera to various North West football teams in England, on a journey to find out if indeed there was a new breed of football fan out there. After the troubled decade of the 1980s, had football finally embraced a more positive open environment; what role, if any, did fanzines play in this cultural shift.
Rebecca Solnit wrote on living in dark times: ‘We are living through times of unprecedented change, but in uncertainty lies the power to influence the future. Now is not the time to despair, but to act. Hope is an embrace of the unknown.’
What does hope mean to you? What does it represent? Does it energise you? Does it reflect in your art?
Do you live in East Leeds and make art? Would you like to share your creations with others? Space2 is looking for contributions to our upcoming exhibition responding to the theme of ‘Hope.’
'Invisible No More' is a powerful exhibition that reimagines menopause as a creative and transformative life stage, rather than just a medical event.