A curator led talk about the Power of Persuasion exhibition including the chance to explore the exhibition and ask questions plus the opportunity get up close with some historic advertising collections not on display.
Refreshments included.
Shifting from art film to documentary, Spell Reel re-animates the historic colonial archive to construct considered “cine-kinships” between past and present.
This event is a screening of two films, reflecting the work of Luta Ca Caba Inda (The Struggle is not Over Yet), an ongoing, experimental arts project, embarked on by a cine-collective involving artist Filipa César, and filmmakers, Sana na N’Hada and Flora Gomes, that seeks to digitise and re-animate the nearly destroyed archive of anti-colonial cinema shot in Guinea-Bissau during 1970s.
There is no mountain in the world that strikes fear into climbers quite like K2.
In this new show, Britain’s most successful Himalayan climber, Kenton Cool, takes audiences on a roller-coaster history of one of the world’s most notorious mountains; from tragic early attempts, to the highly controversial Italian first ascent, through to present day commercialisation and his own nail-biting ascent in 2021.
With Kenton’s trademark humour and knowledge, this is definitely one not to missed.
Presented by Speakers from the Edge.
Waterstones Leeds is thrilled to have author and historian Laura Beers joining us on the 7th of August at 6:30pm to talk about her new book, Orwell's Ghosts.
Seventy-five years after 1984 first published, George Orwell is back. Progressives denounce ‘Orwellian’ untruths by Trump, Johnson, Putin et al, while conservatives accuse governments and mainstream media of ‘Orwellian’ censorship. But what does ‘Orwellian’ really mean? What would the man himself say about these crises, and what can we learn from his ideas?
Have you ever wondered what goes on within or how to break into the commercial art world? Join us for a discussion between artists Freya Stockford and Jacob Talbot, exploring their experiences of the sector. Expect the topics of conversation to cover art fairs, selling your work, and commercial gallery representation. This talk would be perfect for artists just starting out, or those who would like to make a shift to a more commercial market; everyone welcome, and questions strongly encouraged.
From 1758, horses pulled carts of coal into Leeds from Middleton Colliery. In 1812 a new age began – not just for this short stretch railway but also for Britain and the world. Engineer Matthew Murray, of the nearby Round Foundry in Holbeck, was commissioned to build a steam locomotive to pull the wagons into Leeds. With his successful first engine in service, the colliery owner could out-compete his rivals in supplying the fuel that powered the industrial age.
Join us at Hollybush to discover why it was once the centre of the rhubarb world! In 2024 we’re celebrating Joseph Whitwell, gentleman rhubarb farmer, with a blue plaque commemorating the site of his former home and farm at Hollybush. Whitwell pioneered the process of forcing rhubarb at scale, and The Royal Agricultural Society reported in 1871 that he was the ‘largest grower of forced rhubarb in any single location in the UK’. But why was Hollybush such a perfect place for a rhubarb grower to live?
York has been a very significant place for many centuries, while Leeds only really surged up the urban hierarchy from 250 years ago.
Why this great contrast? And yet what do the two places have in common? Each can be understood more fully with reference to the other.
Leeds Digital Careers Fair returns to Leeds First Direct Arena on Tuesday 24 September 2024.
Free tickets are available to book anytime between 2:30pm-6:30pm.
Everyone is welcome, you can stay as long as you like and the event is free to attend.
The event will take place 1:30pm-6:30pm with the first hour allocated to school bookings.
Explore Your Future at Leeds Digital Careers Fair 2024!
In this unique talk, Andrew Littlewood will explain why the question “why are there so many Thorne’s tins in Chesterfield”, began a 30-year obsession with Henry Thorne & Co. Ltd., mustard, cocoa and confectionery manufacturers of Lady Lane, Leeds.
Andrew will outline the history of Henry Thorne and his company, plus how the Woodhead family of Chesterfield became so influential in this Leeds business.