Leeds Art Fund

Curator Nigel Walsh will talk about the recent acquisition On Strike, in the context of this enduringly popular Leeds artist Atkinson Grimshaw's life and work at lEeds Art Gallery

Artist Hondartza Fraga talks about her practice
Thursday 16th March 2023

Part of an occasional series of Zoom talks by artists which allow LAF members to gain a greater insight in to their practice. Taking place in the dark winter months, these talks can be accessed from the comfort of your own sitting room via Zoom!&

Artist Marcia Brown talks about her work
Thursday 2nd March 2023

Continuing the occcasional Zoom talks by artists from their studios - allowing an insight into their practice.

Brunch and curator led tour of the Leeds Artists Show
Tuesday 14th February 2023

Open to LAF members only booking via Eventbrite

Henry Moore and Herbert Read
Thursday 26th January 2023

A chance to learn more about the sculpture, Three Piece Reclining Figure No2: Bridge Prop by Henry Moore...

Visit to Sunny Bank Mills
Thursday 27th October 2022

Tour of the Mill and introduction to the Archive

Dating from 1829, this former woollen and worsted mill has been transformed into a cultural destination...

Out of the Shadows and a Portrait of Malachi Whitaker by Jacob Kramer
Saturday 15th October 2022

Valerie Waterhouse and Nigel Walsh discuss the work of the 'Bradford Chekov'...

Film Screening Quinneys-
Wednesday 14th September 2022

The reimagining of a popular play from 1913 about a Yorkshire antique dealer. Followed by Q&A with producer Dr Mark Westgarth. Book here

Catch Up with Lotherton Hall
Thursday 12th May 2022

Visit to Barnsley
Saturday 23rd April 2022

A trip combining the old and the new, with visits to the permanent collections of the Cooper Art Gallery and the exhibition We are Commoners at the Civic in Barnsley.

Exclusive LAF guided tour of the exhibition, Eileen Agar: Angels of Anarchy - cancelled
Thursday 31st March 2022

Curator Laura Smith offers a guided tour for LAF members of the ehbition Eileen Agar: Angels of Anearchy followed by complementary tea and cake in the Tiled Hall at Leeds Art Gallery. To book a place contact holly.grange@leeds.gov.uk

Eightfold Dot by Melvin Moti
Wednesday 16th March 2022

This is a FUAM event

A screeening of the silent flm Eightfold Dot and a talk by Layla Bloom at the University

Belonging: Fashion & a Sense of Place
Thursday 3rd March 2022

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Ellie Way
Thursday 24th February 2022

Emii Alrai
Thursday 10th February 2022

The Townley Commode
Thursday 3rd February 2022

Members Exclusive

Collaborative Craftsmanship and Ceramic Sculpture
Thursday 27th January 2022

The Fig Reveal
Thursday 13th January 2022

Sheila Bownas Collection
Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Leeds Discovery Centre

Visit to Lawnswood Cemetery
Sunday 24th October 2021

Below the Salt
Monday 11th October 2021

Temple Newsam House

Harrogate Galleries
Tuesday 21st September 2021

An Artist’s Response to the City
Thursday 1st July 2021

Thursday 1st July 2021

Mitzi Cunliffe: An American in Manchester
Thursday 1st July 2021

A talk by Professor Ann Sumner

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Thursday 17th June 2021

Direct Metal
Thursday 3rd June 2021

Eyes on the Wall
Thursday 20th May 2021

Frank Rutter
Thursday 6th May 2021

Allegory, Sculpture and the Construction of Race
Thursday 22nd April 2021

All Excellent Friends
Thursday 18th March 2021

The Emperor Has No Clothes
Thursday 4th March 2021

Portable Sculpture
Thursday 18th February 2021

Reflections on the painting 'The Bedroom' by Sylvia Gosse
Wednesday 11th November 2020

Zoom lecture

Bill Brandt/Henry Moore
Monday 21st September 2020

Zoom lecture

Tabley House and Arley Hall
Wednesday 15th July 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Annual General Meeting, Lunch and Lecture
Monday 13th July 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Visit to Cambridge
Tuesday 9th June 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Serving Across Borders: International Tennis Art
Thursday 21st May 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Wightwick Manor and Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Wednesday 29th April 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Private View of Sara Barker Exhibition
Monday 20th April 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Nightingale in 200 Objects, People & Places
Friday 27th March 2020

International bicentenary celebration of Florence Nightingale.

Three piece reclining figure No 2: Bridge Prop - in context
Wednesday 11th March 2020

POSTPONED

Lunchtime Talk - Chicago Black
Thursday 27th February 2020

All That Glisters: James Walker Oxley
Wednesday 26th February 2020

Learn more about his post war bequest

Broughton Hall
Wednesday 11th December 2019

CANCELLED

We are very sorry but this event has been cancelled due to filming taking place at Broughton Hall

University of Leeds: Art Walk and Textiles
Tuesday 5th November 2019

Nottingham Contemporary
Wednesday 23rd October 2019

Thirsk Hall and Zillah Bell Gallery
Tuesday 8th October 2019

London: Sir John Soane's Museum, the Estorick Collection, Kings Cross
Thursday 26th September 2019

Saving Wentworth Woodhouse
Tuesday 17th September 2019

Yorkshire Sculpture International
Tuesday 10th September 2019

Annual General Meeting, Temple Newsam
Monday 15th July 2019

An Early Summer Evening at Lotherton Hall
Friday 7th June 2019

Celebrating 50 years since Lotherton and its collections were donated to Leeds

Collections and Conservation
Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Learn more about the care and conservation of Leeds Museums and Galleries treasures.

Woodwork: A Family Tree of Sculpture
Wednesday 1st May 2019

For the first time, sculptures in wood from both the fine art and the world cultures collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries will be shown together.

Raby Castle and The Bowes Museum
Wednesday 17th April 2019

A day visit which will include a medieval castle, gorgeous gardens and an iconic museum with an outstanding collection of European fine and decorative art.

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing
Thursday 11th April 2019

A wonderful opportunity to see drawings at Leeds Art Gallery on loan from the Royal Collection

Wakefield Cathedral and Magdalene Odundo at The Hepworth
Thursday 28th March 2019

Our afternoon in Wakefield includes a fascinating cathedral and a world-renowned contemporary ceramicist

Humphry Repton at Armley House
Saturday 16th March 2019

A study day exploring Repton's Red Books for landscapes around Leeds

Uncovering the Chilean Mural
Thursday 17th January 2019

Leeds University Union

Y Habra Trabajo Para Todos (And There Will Be Work For All)

The Piece Hall and Halifax Minster
Wednesday 5th December 2018

The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton
Wednesday 21st November 2018

A lecture to mark the bicentenary of the death of this innovative landscape gardener

Hiscox Art Collection and School House Gallery, York
Saturday 3rd November 2018

FULLY BOOKED

A rare opportunity to see this renowned art collection

Hospitalfield and the new V&A Museum of Design, Dundee
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

To include a visit to the much-anticipated new V&A Museum in Dundee - due to open September 2018.

Manchester Contemporary Art Fair
Saturday 13th October 2018

Manchester Central

Treasures of English Art and Design
Wednesday 3rd October 2018

Temple Newsam

This event has been cancelled.

Hepworth Gallery and Neon Workshop
Wednesday 26th September 2018

Wakefield

Plumpton Rocks - "Heaven on Earth"
Friday 14th September 2018

See this magnificent landscape as painted by JMW Turner

Touchstones and the Town Hall, Rochdale
Thursday 30th August 2018

Discover work by women artists in Rochdale.

Annual General Meeting, Temple Newsam
Monday 9th July 2018

Annual General Meeting, Lunch and Lecture

Ilya Repin's 'Barge-haulers on the Volga' - the making of a Russian masterpiece
Monday 9th July 2018

A talk by David Jackson, Professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art Histories at the University of Leeds.

Stoker Gill of HMS Exeter and the Naval Portraits of Eric Kennington (1940)
Thursday 28th June 2018

The Leeds Library, Commercial Street

A lecture by Dr Patrick Eyres, in association with The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association.

Old Royal Naval College and Queen's House, Greenwich
Friday 8th June 2018

This event has been cancelled

Contemporary Craft and David Bomberg in the North East
Tuesday 24th April 2018

Our visit will combine one of the UK's largest collections of contemporary craft with the work of David Bomberg.

Two exhibitions at York Art Gallery: Paul Nash and Sara Radstone
Friday 23rd March 2018

Join York Art Gallery curators to look at two major exhibitions

Private View and Tour of the Chippendale Tercentenary Exhibition
Friday 9th March 2018

Leeds City Museum

A major exhibition exploring the life, works and legacy of Britain's most famous furniture maker and designer.

'Becoming Henry Moore' and Afternoon Tea
Wednesday 13th December 2017

A guided tour at the Henry Moore Institute is followed by a scrumptious afternoon tea.

Wallpapers at Temple Newsam - book launch
Saturday 2nd December 2017

An opportunity to meet the authors of this magnificent book.

Wyndham Lewis at IWM North, and Manchester Art Gallery
Tuesday 28th November 2017

See below for pick-up points and times

A day visit to the Imperial War Museum North and Manchester Art Gallery.

Hull - 2017 UK City of Culture
Thursday 2nd November 2017

An afternoon in Hull - visiting the University Art Gallery and Turner Prize at the Ferens Art Gallery.

British Ceramics Biennial
Thursday 19th October 2017

See below for pick-up points and times

Join us for this day visit to Stoke on Trent for the British Ceramics Biennial and Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.

What Painting Taught Literature: Roger Fry and Virginia Woolf
Thursday 5th October 2017

Join art historian and acclaimed biographer Frances Spalding as she discusses the influence of Roger Fry on the work of Virginia Woolf.

Artist and Patron: Ben Nicholson and Cyril Reddihough
Tuesday 26th September 2017

Discover more about the friendship between one of Britain's most innovative modernist artists and a solicitor from Ilkley.

Country Houses and Gardens of Aberdeenshire and Perthshire
Sunday 10th September 2017

Castles and Houses with distinctive characters and surprising treasures.

Annual General Meeting
Monday 10th July 2017

Your chance to hear reports from LAF's officers and to ask questions

Wallpapers at Temple Newsam
Monday 10th July 2017

Hear about one of the most significant wallpaper collections in a public museum

Private Collection near Tadcaster
Tuesday 20th June 2017

This event now fully booked.

Contemporary Sculpture in Scotland
Wednesday 14th June 2017

This overnight trip to Scotland focusses on two important contemporary sculpture gardens.

Bramham Park: House and Landscape
Wednesday 24th May 2017

A full day at Bramham Park exploring the House and landscape.

Two York Collections
Tuesday 25th April 2017

An exciting opportunity to visit two private collections in York.

Leeds Art Gallery Revealed
Friday 24th March 2017

Be among the first to see the recently revealed upper gallery before the official opening in October.

Two Arts & Crafts Churches in Leeds
Thursday 2nd March 2017

Join us for guided tours of two splendid Leeds churches - St Aidan's in Harehills and St Hilda's in Cross Green.

Cliffe Castle and Festive Lunch
Thursday 15th December 2016

See below for pick-up points and times

Our final event of 2016 will explore the recently restored Cliffe Castle followed by festive 3-course lunch.

Meet the Curator
Saturday 5th November 2016

Your opportunity to meet curator Dr Rachel Conroy

The Portland Collection and Renishaw Hall
Thursday 20th October 2016

See below for pick-up points and times

Our tours will focus on fine and decorative arts at the new Portland Collection and Renishaw Hall

Book Launch
Saturday 8th October 2016

Join us to celebrate the publication of 'Victorian Chatelaine' by James Lomax, and 'Yorkshire Capabilities' edited by Patrick Eyres

London: Newport Street Gallery, Turner Prize, Kings Cross
Friday 30th September 2016

Join us for a day in London, focussing on modern and contemporary sculpture

The Stass Paraskos Obscenity Trial
Wednesday 28th September 2016

See the exhibition 'Lovers & Romances' and hear why it sparked controversy and debate when first shown in Leeds in 1966.

Stanley Spencer at the Hepworth Wakefield
Wednesday 31st August 2016

To mark the 125th anniversary of Spencer's birth, this exhibition brings together over 70 works spanning his entire career including rarely seen self-portraits.

Private Sculpture Garden
Thursday 30th June 2016

Cancelled due to illness

At Home with Alison Britton at Lotherton Hall
Monday 23rd May 2016

Renowned contemporary potter Alison Britton will discuss her work.

Coventry Cathedral + The Herbert Art Gallery
Tuesday 17th May 2016

Join us for this day visit to the historic city of Coventry.

Collector Greville Worthington + MIMA
Thursday 21st April 2016

See booking form for pick-up points and times

On this trip we will see contemporary art displayed in a gallery and a domestic setting.

Antony Gormley's Brickman - Leeds' Lost Opportunity
Wednesday 20th April 2016

Dr James Hamilton will explain why Antony Gormley's Brickman never came to Leeds.

Praxitella and Lady Reading: Wyndham Lewis's portraits of Iris Barry
Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Author Paul Edwards will discuss the relationship between Wyndham Lewis and Iris Barry and its importance in Lewis's art.

The People's Galleries: Art Museums and Exhibitions in Britain 1800-1914
Wednesday 9th March 2016

Giles Waterfield will discuss his recent book which traces the rise of art museums in Britain from the early 19th century through to the First World War.

Centre of Ceramic Art, York Art Gallery and Festive Tea
Monday 7th December 2015

1.30 to 5

Explore York Art Gallery with an expert guide following its £8 million major redevelopment.

British Art Show 8, exhibition tour
Saturday 21st November 2015

A unique opportunity to see some of the most exciting art produced in the UK during the past five years.

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska at Harewood House
Wednesday 28th October 2015

This major exhibition, from Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, marks the centenary of Gaudier-Brzeska's death in the First World War.

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and the social life of sculpture
Saturday 17th October 2015

100 years after his death on the Western Front, Dr John Wood reconsiders the sculpture of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.

Yves Saint Laurent at the Bowes Museum, and Auckland Castle
Wednesday 7th October 2015

See below for pick-up points and times

We will see paintings by Spanish master Zurbaran alongside contemporary video by Bill Viola at Auckland Castle, followed by Yves Saint Laurent at the Bowes Museum.

Humphry Repton: designing landscapes for Leeds industrialists
Wednesday 16th September 2015

Dr Patrick Eyres will talk about Humphry Repton's commissions for Leeds in the early 1800s.

St Ives in the 1950s + Evelyn de Morgan
Saturday 12th September 2015

Pick up times and locations shown on booking form

Our visit to the Lake District takes in two contrasting exhibitions at Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Blackwell Arts and Crafts House.

Tom Wood - Studio Visit
Tuesday 7th July 2015

A special opportunity to visit the studio of this renowned Yorkshire artist.

The George Pyke Musical Clock Restored
Monday 6th July 2015

Hear about the restoration of one of Temple Newsam's great treasures.

Terry Frost and Leeds
Wednesday 24th June 2015

Ronnie Duncan, who knew Frost in the 1950s, in conversation with Layla Bloom and Nigel Walsh.

Preview - New Fashion Galleries, Lotherton Hall
Monday 15th June 2015

6 to 8

The Age of Glamour: Fashions from the Fifties

German Expressionism and Picasso Ceramics
Tuesday 2nd June 2015

See booking form for pick-up points and times

Probably the finest collection of German Expressionism in the UK is to be found at the New Walk Gallery in Leicester

West Sussex: Artists and Collectors
Wednesday 20th May 2015

Departure times to be confirmed

Staying in the heart of the South Downs, this trip will focus on notable collectors and their collections.

Colloquium and Book Launch for Cornucopia: essays in honour of Terry Friedman
Saturday 16th May 2015

Colloquium and book launch for Cornucopia: essays in honour of Terry Friedman

A Crisis of Brilliance: Young British Artists, 1908 to 1919
Wednesday 13th May 2015

The extraordinary story of five young artists who met at the Slade School of Art in London.

Walter Sickert
Wednesday 29th April 2015

An insight into the life of one of the most influential painters of the 20th century.

Music at Lotherton Hall
Saturday 21st March 2015

Classical chamber music in a historic setting

Cornelia Parker at the Whitworth
Tuesday 17th March 2015

See booking form for pick-up points and times

Your chance to see the newly-opened Whitworth Art Gallery following a major refurbishment project.

Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery + Marks & Spencer Archive
Friday 27th February 2015

An afternoon discovering art and archives on the University of Leeds campus.

Christmas High Tea and Tour
Saturday 13th December 2014

Get into the Christmas spirit with a festive afternoon tea...

Rebel Visions: The War Art of C.R.W. Nevinson
Saturday 15th November 2014

Pick up times and locations shown on booking form

Our visit to the Barber Institute of Fine Art will focus on the British war artist Christopher Nevinson.

Truth and Memory: British Art in the First World War
Wednesday 5th November 2014

Exploring the role of the war artist...

'The Young and Beautiful': Michael Cardew, Modern Pots, Colonialism and the Counterculture
Wednesday 15th October 2014

The story of one of the most remarkable craftsmen of the 20th century...

The Holland Park Circle
Wednesday 1st October 2014

Professor Caroline Dakers explores the Golden Age of British artists...

Ronnie Duncan, at home
Saturday 27th September 2014

An informal tour of the Yorkshire home of art collector Ronnie Duncan

Art and Yorkshire: From Turner to Hockney
Tuesday 16th September 2014

Join us for a private tour of this exhibition celebrating Yorkshire.

Treasures of the Princely Courts of Germany
Sunday 31st August 2014

Exploring the glories of the northern courts of Germany

Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences
Friday 29th August 2014

Enjoy a private visit to the exhibition of Grayson Perry's tapestry series.

More Love Than Money: Ronnie Duncan at Weston
Wednesday 30th July 2014

"An evocation of the collector's home"

Documenting Rembrandt
Monday 7th July 2014

A lecture by Dr Christopher Wright, acclaimed authority on Rembrandt

Wentworth Castle
Saturday 28th June 2014

See booking form for pick-up points and times

Those of you who enjoyed last year's visit to Wentworth Woodhouse won't want to miss this...

Visit to Garrowby East Yorkshire
Tuesday 24th June 2014

Visit to Garrowby, home of the Earl of Halifax

Jake Attree's Studio Visit and Dean Clough Galleries
Thursday 19th June 2014

Yorkshire artist Jake Attree's studio is not usually open to the public so this is a special opportunity to meet the artist and see his work.

The Rival Wentworths
Wednesday 4th June 2014

Dr Patrick Eyres will talk about Jacobite Wentworth Castle and Hanoverian Wentworth Woodhouse. To be followed by a book launch.

Eric Ravilious: A Life in Pictures
Wednesday 14th May 2014

This lecture explores the life of multi-talented British artist Eric Ravilious.

Silver as Sculpture and Architecture
Monday 12th May 2014

Recent acquisitions for Leeds

East Sussex: British Art and Crafts of the 20th century
Tuesday 6th May 2014

Will include Charleston Farmhouse, country home to the Bloomsbury Group, and Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, dedicated to the work of Eric Gill and his associates

Young Artists Recitals at Lotherton Hall
Sunday 6th April 2014

Classical chamber music in an historic setting. In association with Leeds College of Music.

Wallpaper Study Day
Tuesday 25th March 2014

Wallpapers in the Age of Chippendale and Beyond. Led by Anthony Wells-Cole.

The Tetley
Thursday 27th February 2014

Join us for this members-only visit to Leeds newest contemporary gallery

Dear Winifred...letters to Winifred and Ben Nicholson from Christopher Wood
Wednesday 20th November 2013

Anne Goodchild will talk about her new book which explores Wood's extensive correspondence with the Nicholsons.

John Piper: a Modern Romantic and his role in British Art
Wednesday 13th November 2013

Frances Spalding charts the career of this gifted and versatile artist

Selling the Moderns: the Leicester Galleries between the wars
Wednesday 30th October 2013

Dr Evelyn Silber traces the ups and downs of the modern art trade in Britain.

The Kitsons and the Arts in Leeds and Sicily
Wednesday 16th October 2013

Fascinating insights into an influential Leeds industrial family.

Wentworth Woodhouse, Gardens and Park Monuments
Saturday 28th September 2013

See booking form for pick-up points and times

Join us for this rare opportunity to explore one of the great mansions of the North.

Princely Treasures from the Palaces of Bavaria
Monday 8th July 2013

Visiting lecturer Dr Max Tillman will discuss the artistic patronage of the Wittelsbach family, Electors of Bavaria, and draw parallels with pieces at Temple Newsam...

Clive Head studio visit
Monday 29th April 2013

See below for pick-up points and times

This is a rare opportunity to visit the studio of a critically acclaimed painter.

The Anglo-French School, 1815-1848. The Yorkshire Contribution
Wednesday 24th April 2013

Learn more about this little-known but hugely influential group of painters...

Manet: Portraying Life and Treasures of the Royal Courts
Monday 18th March 2013

This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for LAF members to see two major exhibitions on a day visit, by rail, to London.

Visit to the Hepworth Wakefield
Wednesday 23rd January 2013

See below for pick-up points and times

Don't miss this escorted day trip to the exciting, new Hepworth Wakefield

Artist DJ Simpson in converstation
Tuesday 27th November 2012

Artist DJ Simpson, who's exhibiting in Dawn Chorus, in conversation with Nigel Walsh

Cotman and Turner versus modernity
Tuesday 13th November 2012

Curator and author Timothy Wilcox examines the rise and fall of two reputations in watercolour

Drawing:Sculpture Symposium
Thursday 25th October 2012

Explore themes raised by the exhibition.

Coach trip to Tate Liverpool and Crosby Beach
Thursday 18th October 2012

See below for pick-up points and times

Don't miss this escorted trip to Turner, Monet, Twombly at Tate Liverpool, followed by a visit to Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' at Crosby Beach.

In Search of the Real: Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis, William Staite Murray, 1920 - 1931
Wednesday 10th October 2012

Jovan Nicholson will give unique insights into the relationships and exchanges between his grandparents Ben and Winifred Nicholson, and their contemporaries.

Michael Sadler - the man behind the collection
Tuesday 25th September 2012

Michael Sadler was one of the great art collectors of his time. Join Leeds Art Fund chairman, Benedict Read, to learn more about the personality lying behind his collecting activity.

Drawing:Sculpture
Friday 14th September 2012

during Gallery opening hours

An exhibition exploring whether the languages of drawing and sculpture are intertwined or simply parallel.

Contested Ground
Friday 14th September 2012

during Gallery opening hours

Thought provoking exhibition exploring the landscape tradition in British art.

Diplomats, Goldsmiths and Baroque Court Culture: Lord Raby in Berlin and at Wentworth Castle
Friday 3rd August 2012

Friday 3 August 11.00 - Sunday 5 August 17.00

A three day residential conference at Wentworth Castle, South Yorkshire, to celebrate the saving of Lord Raby's great silver ambassadorial wine cooler for the nation.

Leeds Art Fund

What's on

Exhibition History of Victorian Leeds Sunday 24th September 2023

A Walking tour with Dr Rebecca Wade

New Art in Thirsk Friday 8th September 2023

Leeds Art Fund AGM Monday 10th July 2023

Lecture - Praxitella by Percy Wyndham Lewis Saturday 24th June 2023

Visit to Scampston Hall and Walled Garden Thursday 15th June 2023

Garden visit Saturday 20th May 2023

Exclusive LAF visit to a private garden in Yorkshire

Maritime Gardens - a talk by Patrick Eyres Saturday 29th April 2023

Acquisiiton in focus - Atkinson Grimshaw Saturday 1st April 2023

Artist Hondartza Fraga talks about her practice Thursday 16th March 2023

Artist Marcia Brown talks about her work Thursday 2nd March 2023

Brunch and curator led tour of the Leeds Artists Show Tuesday 14th February 2023

Henry Moore and Herbert Read Thursday 26th January 2023

Visit to Sunny Bank Mills Thursday 27th October 2022

Tour of the Mill and introduction to the Archive

Out of the Shadows and a Portrait of Malachi Whitaker by Jacob Kramer Saturday 15th October 2022

Film Screening Quinneys- Wednesday 14th September 2022

Catch Up with Lotherton Hall Thursday 12th May 2022

Visit to Barnsley Saturday 23rd April 2022

Exclusive LAF guided tour of the exhibition, Eileen Agar: Angels of Anarchy - cancelled Thursday 31st March 2022

Eightfold Dot by Melvin Moti Wednesday 16th March 2022

This is a FUAM event

Belonging: Fashion & a Sense of Place Thursday 3rd March 2022

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Ellie Way Thursday 24th February 2022

Emii Alrai Thursday 10th February 2022

The Townley Commode Thursday 3rd February 2022

Members Exclusive

Collaborative Craftsmanship and Ceramic Sculpture Thursday 27th January 2022

The Fig Reveal Thursday 13th January 2022

Sheila Bownas Collection Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Leeds Discovery Centre

Visit to Lawnswood Cemetery Sunday 24th October 2021

Below the Salt Monday 11th October 2021

Temple Newsam House

Harrogate Galleries Tuesday 21st September 2021

An Artist’s Response to the City Thursday 1st July 2021

Thursday 1st July 2021

Mitzi Cunliffe: An American in Manchester Thursday 1st July 2021

A talk by Professor Ann Sumner

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Thursday 17th June 2021

Direct Metal Thursday 3rd June 2021

Eyes on the Wall Thursday 20th May 2021

Frank Rutter Thursday 6th May 2021

Allegory, Sculpture and the Construction of Race Thursday 22nd April 2021

All Excellent Friends Thursday 18th March 2021

The Emperor Has No Clothes Thursday 4th March 2021

Portable Sculpture Thursday 18th February 2021

Reflections on the painting 'The Bedroom' by Sylvia Gosse Wednesday 11th November 2020

Zoom lecture

Bill Brandt/Henry Moore Monday 21st September 2020

Zoom lecture

Tabley House and Arley Hall Wednesday 15th July 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Annual General Meeting, Lunch and Lecture Monday 13th July 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Visit to Cambridge Tuesday 9th June 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Serving Across Borders: International Tennis Art Thursday 21st May 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Wightwick Manor and Wolverhampton Art Gallery Wednesday 29th April 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Private View of Sara Barker Exhibition Monday 20th April 2020

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Nightingale in 200 Objects, People & Places Friday 27th March 2020

Three piece reclining figure No 2: Bridge Prop - in context Wednesday 11th March 2020

POSTPONED

Lunchtime Talk - Chicago Black Thursday 27th February 2020

All That Glisters: James Walker Oxley Wednesday 26th February 2020

Broughton Hall Wednesday 11th December 2019

CANCELLED

University of Leeds: Art Walk and Textiles Tuesday 5th November 2019

Nottingham Contemporary Wednesday 23rd October 2019

Thirsk Hall and Zillah Bell Gallery Tuesday 8th October 2019

London: Sir John Soane's Museum, the Estorick Collection, Kings Cross Thursday 26th September 2019

Saving Wentworth Woodhouse Tuesday 17th September 2019

Yorkshire Sculpture International Tuesday 10th September 2019

Exhibition History of Victorian Leeds
Sunday 24th September 2023

New Art in Thirsk
Friday 8th September 2023

Leeds Art Fund AGM
Monday 10th July 2023

Lecture - Praxitella by Percy Wyndham Lewis
Saturday 24th June 2023

Visit to Scampston Hall and Walled Garden
Thursday 15th June 2023

Garden visit
Saturday 20th May 2023

Maritime Gardens - a talk by Patrick Eyres
Saturday 29th April 2023

Acquisiiton in focus - Atkinson Grimshaw
Saturday 1st April 2023

Artist Hondartza Fraga talks about her practice
Thursday 16th March 2023

Artist Marcia Brown talks about her work
Thursday 2nd March 2023

Brunch and curator led tour of the Leeds Artists Show
Tuesday 14th February 2023

Henry Moore and Herbert Read
Thursday 26th January 2023

Visit to Sunny Bank Mills
Thursday 27th October 2022

Out of the Shadows and a Portrait of Malachi Whitaker by Jacob Kramer
Saturday 15th October 2022

Film Screening Quinneys-
Wednesday 14th September 2022

Catch Up with Lotherton Hall
Thursday 12th May 2022

Visit to Barnsley
Saturday 23rd April 2022

Exclusive LAF guided tour of the exhibition, Eileen Agar: Angels of Anarchy - cancelled
Thursday 31st March 2022

Eightfold Dot by Melvin Moti
Wednesday 16th March 2022

Belonging: Fashion & a Sense of Place
Thursday 3rd March 2022

Ellie Way
Thursday 24th February 2022

Emii Alrai
Thursday 10th February 2022

The Townley Commode
Thursday 3rd February 2022

Collaborative Craftsmanship and Ceramic Sculpture
Thursday 27th January 2022

The Fig Reveal
Thursday 13th January 2022

Sheila Bownas Collection
Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Visit to Lawnswood Cemetery
Sunday 24th October 2021

Below the Salt
Monday 11th October 2021

Harrogate Galleries
Tuesday 21st September 2021

An Artist’s Response to the City
Thursday 1st July 2021

Mitzi Cunliffe: An American in Manchester
Thursday 1st July 2021

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Thursday 17th June 2021

Direct Metal
Thursday 3rd June 2021

Eyes on the Wall
Thursday 20th May 2021

Frank Rutter
Thursday 6th May 2021

Allegory, Sculpture and the Construction of Race
Thursday 22nd April 2021

All Excellent Friends
Thursday 18th March 2021

The Emperor Has No Clothes
Thursday 4th March 2021

Portable Sculpture
Thursday 18th February 2021

Reflections on the painting 'The Bedroom' by Sylvia Gosse
Wednesday 11th November 2020

Bill Brandt/Henry Moore
Monday 21st September 2020

Tabley House and Arley Hall
Wednesday 15th July 2020

Annual General Meeting, Lunch and Lecture
Monday 13th July 2020

Visit to Cambridge
Tuesday 9th June 2020

Serving Across Borders: International Tennis Art
Thursday 21st May 2020

Wightwick Manor and Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Wednesday 29th April 2020

Private View of Sara Barker Exhibition
Monday 20th April 2020

Nightingale in 200 Objects, People & Places
Friday 27th March 2020

Three piece reclining figure No 2: Bridge Prop - in context
Wednesday 11th March 2020

Lunchtime Talk - Chicago Black
Thursday 27th February 2020

All That Glisters: James Walker Oxley
Wednesday 26th February 2020

Broughton Hall
Wednesday 11th December 2019

University of Leeds: Art Walk and Textiles
Tuesday 5th November 2019

Nottingham Contemporary
Wednesday 23rd October 2019

Thirsk Hall and Zillah Bell Gallery
Tuesday 8th October 2019

London: Sir John Soane's Museum, the Estorick Collection, Kings Cross
Thursday 26th September 2019

Saving Wentworth Woodhouse
Tuesday 17th September 2019

Yorkshire Sculpture International
Tuesday 10th September 2019

Annual General Meeting, Temple Newsam
Monday 15th July 2019

An Early Summer Evening at Lotherton Hall
Friday 7th June 2019

Collections and Conservation
Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Woodwork: A Family Tree of Sculpture
Wednesday 1st May 2019

Raby Castle and The Bowes Museum
Wednesday 17th April 2019

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing
Thursday 11th April 2019

Wakefield Cathedral and Magdalene Odundo at The Hepworth
Thursday 28th March 2019

Humphry Repton at Armley House
Saturday 16th March 2019

Uncovering the Chilean Mural
Thursday 17th January 2019

The Piece Hall and Halifax Minster
Wednesday 5th December 2018

The Yorkshire Red Books of Humphry Repton
Wednesday 21st November 2018

Hiscox Art Collection and School House Gallery, York
Saturday 3rd November 2018

Hospitalfield and the new V&A Museum of Design, Dundee
Tuesday 23rd October 2018

Manchester Contemporary Art Fair
Saturday 13th October 2018

Treasures of English Art and Design
Wednesday 3rd October 2018