John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.
Join us throughout December and January to celebrate a year of beautiful, rich and diverse sculpture that we’ve had the pleasure of showing in the gallery throughout the year. This Retrospective Exhibition will include pieces from various guest artists from 2024, and we hope you enjoy re-visiting them or seeing them for the first time.
Whether browsing or looking for gifts, we look forward to seeing you in our beautiful space, as we celebrate another successful year in the gallery.
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.
A session of sound, movement, visuals and words at Holding Patterns café right in the City Centre.
Come and enjoy improvised performances by Company of Artistic Interventions with guest artists on Sundays 8th and 15th December from 5pm.
We operate a pay-what-you-can scheme. All the income from each of our events goes directly towards supporting our artists and performers.
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.
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’.