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A world of art in the heart of the city. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-3pm (closed Mon) Stuart Croft: Eternal Return until 6 April 25. Free to visit.
Leeds, Yorkshire
Joined February 2010
We are saddened to learn of the artist Frank Auerbach (1931-2024). We are fortunate to have one of his paintings in our collection 'Maples Demolition, Euston Road' (1960) a gift from @ContempArtSoc in 1965 and currently on loan to Offer Waterman in London
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Thanks to everyone who joined the opening for the @MuseumsAssoc annual conference which is this year in Leeds, great buzz in the Tiled Hall Cafe and in the galleries. Wishing the delegates well for the conference which focuses on 'The Joy of Museums' @royalarmouries #Museums2024
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Please note that the Gallery opens at 12pm (rather than 11am) on Sunday 10th November following the Remembrance Sunday service at Victoria Gardens, details about the event can be found here The Gallery closes at 3pm on Sunday.
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📣 The exhibition 'Stuart Croft: Eternal Return' opens on Friday with a special event 'Introducing Stuart Croft' coinciding with @leedsfilmfest in partnership with @awardsSCF from 11am - 12.30pm, refreshments from 10am, free, book tickets in advance
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Today is the final day of #nationalcareleavers week. 🤩 To celebrate our Care Creatives resident youth group, please watch Sophie's powerful video clip discussing the importance of worth. The film is written and produced by Sophie RT: @CareLeavers @Child_Leeds @LeedsMusuems #NCLW
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Happy Halloween everyone! Great #YouthCollective meet up creating spooky crafts and zines last night with @leedslibaries amazing Art Library staff team. Thank you to everyone who participated in the event RT: @Child_Leeds @engagevisualart @kidsinmuseums @leedsmuseums 👻 🎃
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Its #NationalCareLeavers week! We are celebrating our award winning care experienced youth group, Care Creatives. The youth group have produced a film & exhibition which closes today, 3pm. The show reopens at Archway, Harehills, Tuesday. RT @CareLeavers @Child_Leeds @LeedsMuseums
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Looking forward to #LeedsPlayFest next week, starting on Tuesday 29th October, the city's first ever Festival of Play will begin!.
Leeds is getting a Playful Information Centre. Easy to find .Fabulous fun .Right next to @LeedsArtGallery @leedslibraries & @HMILeeds .#LeedsPlayFest
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🖼️Leeds Picture Library is open from 11am until 2pm today at the Gallery. To join this unique programme is only £7 a month (£84 a year) and you can carry a picture away with you today in one of our lovely bags. Open to Yorkshire residents, please bring proof of address 😊.
Fab to hear @JaneBhoyroo chatting with @bbcpaddy about @LeedsArtGallery’s wonderful picture library lending scheme this morning! Find out more about how you can hang one of the gallery’s beautiful artworks in your own home:
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📸Leeds Picture Library is open from 11am until 2pm this weekend, come and visit us in the lecture theatre at the Gallery to see the wonderful selection of framed works available to borrow for just £7 a month! Thanks for the coverage @yorkshirepost and great 📸 by @DannyLawPhoto
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A inspiring day with @Greenmountsch being creative together in the Gallery ❤️.
As part of our week at IntoUniversity, 6 Twyford have spent the day at the Leeds Art Gallery where we have made our own sketch books, looked at exhibitions and created our own artwork @LeedsArtGallery @IntoUniversity
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Just one week until the Autumn 🍂 Picture Library selection days: Thursday 17 Oct until Sunday 20 Oct, open from 11am until 2pm. No booking required. The Picture Library is a unique art lending scheme open to residents and businesses in Yorkshire 🖼️ 🔨
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We so enjoyed working with artist Kalisha Piper-Cheddie in Artspace this summer as she inspired people of all ages to create artworks connected with their sense of home ❤️.
We're already missing our #FUAM2024 finalists - but can't wait to see what they get up to next! 🙌. Check out what #FUAM2023 finalist and @fahacs @universityleeds alumna Kalisha Piper-Cheddie has been up to @leedsartgallery since graduating 👇.
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RT @RedViolinFest: We’re excited to share this cover painting @LeedsArtGallery “In Gloucestershire” by Harold Gilman (1916) perfect for the….
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We are delighted to open 'Furnace Fruit' by Karanjit Panesar. This new commission was awarded to an artist based in the North of England for Collections in Dialogue partnership between the Gallery and @britishlibrary. First floor (lift access via library)
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RT @edleeds: Last chance this week (up to Sunday 6 October) to catch the extraordinary 'Nothing Lasts Forever' photo exhibition, by Peter M….
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📣 Saturday 5 October at 11am 'Nothing Lasts Forever' exhibition tour with Peter Mitchell + Rudi Thoemmes @RRBPhotobooks. Talk will be followed by 12pm book signing 📕 Limited spaces for tour, email art.gallery@leeds.gov.uk to book. Follow us over on instagram for latest news.
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If you are aged 14 -24, sign up for the free workshop, Stitching Connections with artist Michelle Duxbury on Sunday 6th October from 11am-3pm. All materials provided. Book via Angie, youth.curator@leeds.gov.uk @Child_Leeds @LeedsMuseums @kidsinmuseums @LeedsArts @engagevisualart
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Here is the short film trailer for our Care Creatives photography project. The Care Creatives are care experienced young adults who have photographed locations around Leeds inspired by our current exhibition, Nothing Lasts Forever. RT: @LeedsMuseums @Child_Leeds @LeedsCC_News
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