In Conversation – Sold! Year of the Dealer 📅 6 August, 5.30-6.30pm 📍 Online This in conversation event will explore Sold! Year of the Dealer – a research project exploring the role of dealers in the biographies of museum objects 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

Headingley’s fancy-dress pub crawl & its impacts on residents will be performed through song this weekend by The Otley Run Complaints Choir Listen or take part in this unique performance on Saturday 25 July next to The Skyrack pub Headingley Lane at 2, 2.45 & 3.30pm ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

*Visiting Research Fellow & @leedsalumni.bsky.social Dr Louise Atkinson commissioned to create new artwork for a major exhibition celebrating designer William Morris* The Art of Wallpaper: Morris & Co. runs to 10 January 2027 at Watts Gallery in Surrey. Full story 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

Visiting Research Fellow & art history @leedsalumni.bsky.social Dr Fiona Sit was recently awarded a Paul Mellon Fellowship. This is the second major fellowship Fiona has received in connection with her research on seventeenth-century Rome. Find out more 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

Thank you @lulgalleries.bsky.social for the shout out and @fahacs.bsky.social @joannecrawford.bsky.social for the encouragement and support. Such a pleasure to be in this conversation with Katie and Omar that was facilitated by the amazing Cultural Institute @universityofleeds.bsky.social

Leeds University Library Galleries@lulgalleries.bsky.social · 3w ago

Produced in partnership with the Cultural Institute, writer and broadcaster Nick Ahad hears from AI Creative Director and filmmaker Omar Karim, Digital Strategist Katie Moffat, and @fahacs.bsky.social's own @dibyaroy86.bsky.social about the implications of AI for skills, ethics, and creativity.

So we had to talk about it eventually - are you going all in on AI 🤖 or avoiding the robots at all costs 💀? Hear what industry professionals think in the latest episode in our Contemporary Conversations podcast series. Listen here: glovesoffleeds.podbean.com

*The Sustainable Darkroom* 📅 13 July 📍 School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies The Sustainable Darkroom will explore low-toxicity chemistries in film & photography practice in two workshops organised by the Environmental Humanities Research Group👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

Making Space is officially open! 🎉🎊 Be inspired by the energy of our student community. 💛 Explore and discover works covering a range of themes including nature, identity, activism, and movement. Open now until Saturday 29 August 2026 at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery.👇️ buff.ly/m0GOK6F

Excited to see so many of our students represented at this new exhibition at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery! Find out more & book your place for the opening night 👇

Leeds University Library Galleries@lulgalleries.bsky.social · last mo.

Plans Monday evening? Now you do! Join us to celebrate the opening of our first ever student takeover exhibition, Making Space, at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery from 5.30pm. It's free. There will be wine. RSVP here: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

This year's BA Fine Art Degree Show - HOLD - opens this evening with a private view from 5.30 to 8pm. You are welcome to join us! Find out more including how to RSVP: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

Private View – HOLD – BA Fine Art Degree Show 2026

Join us for a private view of HOLD, this year's BA Fine Art Degree Show at the University of Leeds

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School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies@fahacs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Announcing this year's BA Fine Art Degree Show! 📅 12 to 21 June 📍 School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies HOLD brings together 34 undergraduate fine art students graduating from the University of Leeds this summer Full details 👇 hold.leeds.ac.uk/about/

De- and/or Re-classifying Art History? 📅 3 June, 1-2.30pm 📍 School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies Join us for a work in progress seminar with speaker Dr Rebecca Starr, Lecturer in History of Art 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

Material Response: Shaping Sustainable Practices from Clay & Waste 📅 5 June 1-6pm 📍 Sunken Studio, Butterley Street, LS10 1AW Join us for a programme of talks, exhibition & networking exploring circular economy, sustainable materials & cross-disciplinary practice👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

‘Realist practices of portraiture’: methodology and theory within contemporary art history 📅 20 May, 3-4.30pm 📍 School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies Join us for a work in progress seminar with Postgraduate Researcher Owen Atkinson 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

Announcing this year's BA Fine Art Degree Show! 📅 12 to 21 June 📍 School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies HOLD brings together 34 undergraduate fine art students graduating from the University of Leeds this summer Full details 👇 hold.leeds.ac.uk/about/

‘Flea Circus’ features works by a group of our 2nd year #fineart students. The #exhibition explores themes of cycle, culture, play & hidden labour. 29 April to 6 May at Northlight Arts Centre Launch party: 1 May, 6pm to 8pm 7 to 16 May at North Bar Full info 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

You have 2 days before the #IMC2026 Standard Registration Deadline closes on Friday 01 May 2026 at 23:59 (BST) GMT+1 🫨 If you are in the IMC Programme, or want to attend, make sure you register here: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/register/ Any problems email imc@leeds.ac.uk #MedievalSky

*Artists' Publishing Practices – Then & Now* 📅 2 May, 1-3pm To round off Words Worth Watching: The Writers' Room, artists' publishing platform COPY will host a panel discussion, asking how artists' publishing practices have changed in the past three decades 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

* 'Words to speak/Words to read’ * 📅 Friday 1 May, 1-3pm 📍 Project Space In this workshop led by Leeds based artist, writer and co-founder of COPY, Joanna Jowett, we’ll address the conundrum of which words to speak and which to leave well alone. Full info👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

Words Worth Watching: The Writers’ Room is a new exhibition bringing together the Wild Pansy Press (celebrating its 30th year) & an array of London & Northern-based artists who have undertaken its London residency. 📅 28 April to 2 May 📍 Project Space Full info👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

* pitch: Fine Art Festival of Art 2026 * Our second year #FineArt students are showcasing their work in April and May, through a series of #projects and #exhibitions in a range of venues on campus and across #Leeds See the full programme of projects & exhibitions: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

‘Lunar Mirror’ is a temporary site-specific installation by second year fine art student Laura Green, taking place in the stairwell of the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies On view until 4 May. Full details: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...

Find out more about a PhD opportunity @universityofleeds.bsky.social to research how museum collections help us understand domestic energy pasts and futures 👇 Closing date for applications: 1 May

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies@fahacs.bsky.social · 4mo ago

*PhD studentship available to research how museum collections help us understand domestic energy pasts and futures* Applications are open for a fully funded studentship from October 2026 under AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. Find out more 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

Find out more about a PhD opportunity to research heritage and health @universityofleeds.bsky.social 👇 Closing date for applications: 1 May

School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies@fahacs.bsky.social · 4mo ago

*PhD studentship available to research heritage and health* Applications are open for a fully funded studentship from October 2026 @universityofleeds.bsky.social under AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. Find out more 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

*PhD studentship available to research heritage and health* Applications are open for a fully funded studentship from October 2026 @universityofleeds.bsky.social under AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. Find out more 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

Our latest podcast on the Cultural Collections & Galleries' Gloves Off platform has just dropped! 🎧️ Catch up on our February panel discussion, In Conversation: ‘Cultures of Memory’ - A Response to the Turner Prize 2025. glovesoffleeds.podbean.com/e/contempora...

Contemporary Conversations: Cultures of Memory | Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds

How can art resist forgetting, or question state-endorsed histories? Can memories articulated through art enable us to think about and create possible futures? How does art enable us to understand…

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We’re revising our strategy for Public Art on campus, and we want to hear from you! We’ll be running focus groups between 27 April - 6 May 2026. Join us online or in person to have your say. All participants will receive a £15 Love2Shop voucher. Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Colleagues from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies are participating in panels and receiving fellowships at this year’s Association for Art History Annual Conference (taking place from 8-10 April). Find out more in this news story: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

*PhD studentship available to research how museum collections help us understand domestic energy pasts and futures* Applications are open for a fully funded studentship from October 2026 under AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme. Find out more 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/new...

* BIG LOVE COFFEE MORNING and BOOK SIGNING * 📅 Saturday 21 March, 10-11am Join artist & @leedsalumni.bsky.social George Storm Fletcher this weekend at a book signing & coffee morning at Hyde Park Book Club 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

Leftovers – Lucy Crouch 📅 Friday 20 & Saturday 21 March, 11am-5pm #Leftovers is a new exhibition of work by Postgraduate Researcher Lucy Crouch in our #ProjectSpace Join us for a private view on Thursday 19 March, 5-8pm. All welcome! Full details 👇 ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art/eve...