Events
pitch – Fine Art Festival of Art 2026
Our second year Fine Art 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.
Private view – Words Worth Watching: The Writers' Room
Join us for a private view (with readings) of Words Worth Watching: The Writers’ Room, a new exhibition in our Project Space.
Words Worth Watching: The Writers' Room
Words Worth Watching: The Writers’ Room brings together the Wild Pansy Press (celebrating its 30th year) and an array of London and Northern-based artists who have undertaken its London residency.
Leaflet making workshop with Emily Fielding
Join us for a drop-in workshop with artist Emily Fielding, as part of the exhibition Words Worth Watching: The Writers’ Room.
Flea Circus
‘Flea Circus’ features works by seven second year fine art students from the University of Leeds.
Roda Gigante: Carmela Gross, Lina Bo Bardi, and Objective Form in Brazil
This year's Pilkington Lecture is presented by Gail Day, Professor of Art History and Critical Theory at the University of Leeds, and 2025/6 Pilkington Visiting Professor in Art History.
Dissertation Research Showcase
You are warmly invited to a dissertation research showcase event.
Memories of Meanwood
Memories of Meanwood is a response to the history of Pyramid of Arts, created by second year fine art student Elsa Guidon and Pyramid members.
Words to Speak/Words to Read
In this workshop led by Leeds based artist and writer, Joanna Jowett, we’ll address the conundrum of which words to speak and which to leave well alone.
The Shed
The Shed is a portable exhibition space created by four fine art Students at the University of Leeds. As a collective they aim to showcase local art right in the heart of the Leeds community.
Artists' Publishing Practices – Then & Now
Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A, to round off the Words Worth Watching: The Writers' Room exhibition.
Beyond the Surface
This exhibition presents works by a group of second year fine art students from the University of Leeds.
Pinch Punch
Featuring work by second year fine art students, Pinch Punch brings fine art practice into the realm of computing history.
Bygones
This exhibition showcases work by a group of second year students from the University of Leeds.
Elsewhere
Elsewhere is an exhibition of work by four contemporary fine art students, united by their passion for painting.
Where Connection Moves Us
Featuring work by second year fine art students Claire MacInnes and Freya Rose, 'Where Connection Moves Us' explores how people find one another through shared experience.
DND: Interactive Conquest
DND: Interactive Conquest is a new immersive game created by second year fine art student Tony Carey.
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT brings together six fine art undergraduate students whose work explores the concept and visual manifestations of movement across abstract painting practices, photography and illustration.
Counterculture
This exhibition presents work by a group of second year fine art students from the University of Leeds.
RAW: The Visceral and Vulnerable
This exhibition presents works by a group of second year fine art students from the University of Leeds.
Traces of Form
This exhibition presents works by a group of ten second year fine art students from the University of Leeds.
A heavy load: reading domestic work in Ghana through contemporary art and infrastructural critique
Join us for a seminar hosted by the Feminisms Research Group, with speaker Dr Gill Park (Lecturer in Curating and Contemporary Art in the School of Fine Art History of Art and Cultural Studies).
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