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Gesture: A Radical First Look from the Resilient Artist Cohort

What does it mean to take up space — to leave a trace, to reach outward, to say: I’m here and this matters?

Gesture is the first exhibition from the Resilient Artist Cohort, an artist-led development programme from Aire Place Studios that centres radical care, collective agency and creative risk. This isn’t about perfection or polish. It’s about process, autonomy and power — shifting who gets to speak, who gets seen, and who shapes the future of culture in Leeds.

JVL - Inspire to Inspire - JVL Clothing Fashion Show

In the heart of San Francisco, where creativity pulses through every street, Joshua transformed his passion for men’s fashion into a vibrant reality, armed with a degree from the prestigious Academy of Art, he has unleashed a series of remarkable collections and collaborations.

The upcoming event, JVL Clothing Fashion Show, promises to be a powerful and exciting showcase featuring his latest casual collections, cool denim jackets, eye-catching T-shirts, and iconic trench coats.

Exhibition on Screen: Girl with a Pearl Earring, and other treasures from the Mauritshuis

‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. This beautifully filmed documentary goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece.

Holland’s distinguished Mauritshuis is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a gallery.

Enjoying exclusive access, the film’s main focuses are the key works housed here. Interpretation of these major treasures offers insight into Vermeer and his most famous work, interwoven with his life story and behind-the-scenes footage.

Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years of Music in Leeds

Marking 60 years of Leeds Conservatoire, this special exhibition celebrates the people, places and magic moments that have shaped the city’s musical identity across six vibrant decades.

From legendary gigs and local heroes to grassroots movements and global sounds, this is a celebration of the voices, venues and vibrant genres that make up Leeds’ powerful, proud — and often overlooked — musical legacy.

Reel-ise

Lights, camera, action!

Leeds Industrial Museum's new community-curated exhibition for 2025 explores the untold and sometimes concealed stories of women, people of colour and queer people who helped shape Leeds' rich film heritage.

The show looks at the culture of filmmaking within the context of the city, with a particular focus on inspiring local filmmakers, producers and cinemas, as well as visits by famous faces to Leeds!

This display is produced by community volunteers.

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening Exhibition

From windowsills to allotments, Unearthed: The Power of Gardening explores how the act of gardening can heal and sustain people in a multitude of ways. It reveals how gardening can bring people together, empower communities and shape our relationship with the natural world. It also considers gardening as a form of activism, as a means of challenging land ownership and highlighting social disparities, as well as providing a global story about the movement of plants.

A Life of its Own

'The significance of human relationships with our tangible, material world has always anchored my practice. A desire to strengthen these relationships is a continued undertaking. I have looked to objects to help me mourn, to make sense of things, to find a sense of order amongst the chaos. I have turned to our tangible world in an attempt to regain feelings of autonomy which had previously been stripped away from me'.

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