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  • Artspace x SPILL

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Tue 22 Jul - Sun 31 Aug
    Celebrate art as a way of ‘speaking to ourselves’ in Artspace this summer.More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Tue 22 Jul
    -
    Sun 31 Aug
    Give What You Can

  • Kids Aloud 2025

    With Art Fund
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 1 Aug - Sun 31 Aug
    Join us for Art Fund's summer of Kids Aloud 2025. We're inviting kids to be loud, energetic and curious with us! Find specifc event dates, or enjoy self-led discovery in Artspace X SPILL all summer long.More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 1 Aug
    -
    Sun 31 Aug
    Give What You Can

  • Who's There?

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Sat 2 Aug - Thu 14 Aug
    Creative family fun with artist Sarah Jane MasonMore…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Sat 2 Aug
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    Thu 14 Aug
    Give What You Can

  • World Breastfeeding Week

    With Leeds Bosom Buddies
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Tue 5 Aug 11:00 - 15:00
    Join us for a relaxed week of drop-in activities to celebrate World Breastfeeding WeekMore…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Tue 5 Aug
    11:00 - 15:00
    Give What You Can

  • Stitch Art

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Wed 6 Aug - Wed 3 Dec
    Take a closer look at artworks in our collections and exhibitions to help inspire your own textile art. Join us on the first Wednesday of every month.More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Wed 6 Aug
    -
    Wed 3 Dec
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  • National Play Day

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Wed 6 Aug 11:00 - 15:45
    More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Wed 6 Aug
    11:00 - 15:45
    Give What You Can

  • Loud Gallery Tour

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 8 Aug 11:00 - 12:15
    Join us for this very special ‘loud’ tour of Leeds Art Gallery, inviting children and their adults to discover key artworks as their most lively selves. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 8 Aug
    11:00 - 12:15
    Give What You Can

  • Pattern Making Poetry

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Tue 19 Aug - Thu 21 Aug
    Creative family fun session with artist Kalisha Piper CheddieMore…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Tue 19 Aug
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    Thu 21 Aug
    Give What You Can

  • To Improvise A Mountain - Lunchtime Talks

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Sat 6 Sep and Sat 4 Oct
    Join our curators for lunchtime tours of our latest exhibition from Lynette Yiadom-BoakyeMore…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Sat 6 Sep
    and
    Sat 4 Oct
    Give What You Can

  • Youth Collective - Sunday Social

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Sun 12 Oct - Sun 14 Dec
    Monthly meet-up of Leeds Art Gallery's friendly youth group.More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Sun 12 Oct
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    Sun 14 Dec
    More info

  • The Picture Library Selection Weekend

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Thu 27 Nov - Sun 30 Nov
    Join us on the selection weekend to choose from hundreds of new original artworks to take away and hang up at home.More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Thu 27 Nov
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    Sun 30 Nov
    More info

Explore exhibitions

All exhibitions and displays

Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)

Leeds Art Gallery | 12 July - 1 February 2026 | A new commission as part of Mike Nelson's blown out tyre series

To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

Leeds Art Gallery | 16 May - 5 October 2025 | A major new exhibition curated by one of the most important figurative curators of today.

Portrayals of Women

Leeds Art Gallery | 29 March 2025 - 5 April 2026 | A display from the works on paper collection exploring how women have been portrayed from the 1600s to the present day

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Leeds Art Gallery | 4 April – 2 November 2025 | A display drawn from the archive of Helen Chadwick, providing a unique insight into the artist’s modes of working and thinking about art.

'An Axis of Abstraction': Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire – Then and Now

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 7 December 2025 | Exploring Modernist artist practices in West Cornwall and West Yorkshire.

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