Leeds Baroque open their 25th Anniversary season with two contrasting Mass settings: Joseph Haydn’s well-known 'Nelson' Mass - the Missa in angustiis (Mass for troubled times) scored for Soprano Solo, Chorus, strings, three trumpets, and organ and, thanks to support from the Instituto Cervantes and the Consulate General of Spain, Valls’s Missa Scarla Aretina. This is scored for three- part choir, single strings, two trumpets and harp.
Never heard of this famous artist and writer? He’s buried in Seacroft! Illustrated talk by Geraldine Beattie.
Part of the "Writing on Air" Festival at Chapel FM Arts Centre.
"We only made the drama because of Nick Wallis…he is key in bringing this story to light" – Patrick Spence, Executive Producer 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office'
“An extraordinary journalistic expose of a huge miscarriage of justice” – Ian Hislop, Editor, Private Eye
JOURNALIST NICK WALLIS, JOINED BY SUB-POSTMASTER JANET SKINNER
Our popular lunchtime Tuesday Treasure returns with a special show and tell in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the School of Design.
Discover Leeds’ rich history as a clothmaking capital with intricate samples, colourful pattern books, student work, photographs and more from the early years of the Department of Textile Industries – predecessor of the School of Design.
This event investigates the radical context of Emma Novello’s portrait of the politician Richard Cobden, painted in Paris in 1861.
Join Professor Simon Morgan (Leeds Beckett University) and Dr Rebecca Wade (Special Collections and Galleries, University of Leeds) for a pair of talks related to Emma Novello’s portrait of the politician Richard Cobden, accompanied by a pop-up display from the Novello Cowden Clarke Collection.
Join us for a panel discussion on the extraordinary role that women furniture historians have played in the research on Furniture’s History
We are exited to be welcoming Steven Vass author of ‘Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths’ (Velocity Press) down to Outlaws for a talk / Q&A.
Would you like to find out about war graves and the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission? The CWGC aims to commemorate those who have died in service as a result of conflict so that they are remembered forever.
A free talk about the work of the CWGC.
For the majority of exhibitions at BasementArtsProject we run a 'Lunchtime Conversation' in which the exhibiting artist is invited to a home cooked community meal around the kitchen table.
We only ever offer 10 tickets -all of which are free - as that is all I can fit around the table comfortably.
Get to know the artist and chat about Art, Life, The Universe and so much more...
For this week's Visiting Artist's Talk at the University of Leeds we welcome creative civic change practitioner, Katy Rubin.
Katy Rubin is a practitioner and designer of Legislative Theatre, an innovative, inclusive and joyful participatory democracy methodology. Legislative Theatre directly challenges injustices in governments and institutions, bringing residents and policymakers together into creative dialogue, and offering a rigorous testing platform for equitable, human-centred policy and practice.