For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk at the University of Leeds we welcome Thahmina Begum, an interdisciplinary artist, poet and workshop facilitator who lives and works in Leeds.

Thahmina Begum has exhibited internationally, nationally, and hyper locally. Begum is a qualified and registered Art Psychotherapist (HCPC, BATT). Her work explores cultures, identities, belonging and British /Bangladeshi/Muslim Diaspora. Begum’s work explores stories, hidden narratives and storytelling through art and art making.

BEP2025: NoRCEL's next science-in-society Leeds Hybrid Forum.

We are excited to be able to bring you another fantastic author event in the bookshop. Million copy bestselling historical fiction author S.J. Parris will be joining us to talk about Traitor’s Legacy, the first book of an incredible new historical series.

England, 1598. Queen Elizabeth’s successor remains unnamed. The country teeters on a knife edge.
When a young heiress is found murdered at the theatre, the Queen’s spymaster Robert Cecil calls upon former agent Sophia de Wolfe to investigate.

For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk at the University of Leeds we welcome Graham Hudson.

Graham Hudson makes installations, performances and sculptures. His work relates to the idea of the body as a psychological, cultural and physical subject. Works often fall over or appear a bit broken.

Project partners have included: The Henry Moore Foundation, Leeds; Film and Video Umbrella, London; Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma and The Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven.

For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk at the University of Leeds we welcome Heather Peak.

Heather Peak has established an ambitious collaborative practice, often with Ivan Morison, over the past twenty years that transcends the divisions between art, architecture, theatre and social practice.

In November 2023, over 800 people from around the globe gathered in San Francisco for the Sundance Stompede, an LGBT+ country-western dance weekend that has been a cornerstone of queer culture for 27 years.  

Join us to explore ideas of ‘blindness gain’, new approaches to exhibition making, and ways audiences can experience artworks beyond the visual.

Throughout the day speakers will address how artists have used, and continue to use, senses beyond the ocular, both historically and in contemporary practice.

Tickets are free and include lunch, refreshments and a wine reception at the end of the day.

But: Life Isn't Like That, Is It? is a new collection of stories by Boff Whalley, musician, author, and one of the founding members of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba and Commoners Choir.

These are stories about real lives, real people, and real life. Stuttering, wayward, disjointed, funny, ridiculous, and unplanned.

This May, join Levison Wood, the world-renowned explorer, best-selling author and TV presenter, as he embarks on his fifth UK theatre tour, Walking the World: A Life of Exploration and Adventure.

This brand-new show will celebrate the human spirit and transformative power of travel, with captivating stories from Levison’s remarkable adventures over the past 20 years, from the icy landscapes of the Himalayas to the scorching deserts of Arabia.