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Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 7 May - Wed 3 Dec
Wed 7 May
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Wed 3 Dec
  • Wed 7 May
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 4 Jun
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 2 Jul
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 6 Aug
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 3 Sep
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 1 Oct
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 5 Nov
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Wed 3 Dec
    10:30 - 12:30
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  • Free, tickets required. Tickets are released 1 month prior to the event.

Take a closer look at artworks in our collections and exhibitions and notice the textures, colours and shapes to help inspire your own textile art. Join us on the first Wednesday of every month.

Take a closer look at artworks in our collections and exhibitions and notice the textures, colours and shapes to help inspire your own textile art, transforming your observations into stitch.

Invest in your wellbeing; learn a new skill and meet new people in this relaxed friendly environment.

Free, all refreshments and materials provided. 

Places are limited, so to avoid disappointment please pre-book.

Adults only event.

 

Upcoming Sessions

 

Wednesday 7 May 

Exhibition Focus: Object, Space, Time

Techniques: Stitching on Painted Canvas

 

Wednesday 4 June

Artist Focus: Roger Ackling hosted in partnership with Henry Moore Institute.

Techniques: Slow Stitch

 

Wednesday 2 July 

Collection Focus: Corals from Leeds Museums and Galleries Natural Science collections, session hosted in partnership with Leeds Libraries.

Techniques: Three Dimensional Embroidery

 

Wednesday 6 August

Exhibition Focus: To Improvise a Mountain curated by Lynette Yiadom- Boakye

Techniques: Collaborative Stitched Poetry

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