Saltaire Arts Trail: 12- 20th September
Around Saltaire
The Saltaire Arts Trail is back for 2009 and, in addition to regular favourites such as Open House, Makers’ Fair, Open Exhibiton and the Childrens Mini Trail, you can expect a textile exhibition, decorated shop windows, a lecture or two and some cracking films. It is rumoured there may even be something to rival last year’s magnificent Knitted River. This year the organisers promise that we will find more textiles-based events creeping into the programme, as they embrace Saltaire’s fabulous heritage and travel down the road towards the Arts Trail being a fully fledged contemporary art/textiles festival. Visit the Saltaire Arts Trail website for full details and to buy your tickets.
As long as it lasts | Souvenir | Old Wars New Wars: 18th September – 17th October
The Gallery & Studio Theatre, Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic Quarter, Leeds LS1 3HE
Leeds Met Gallery is moving on to pastures new so be sure to show your support and check out their final exhibitions in their currrent home. Visit their website for full details
Soup & Cinema: 16th September
PSL, Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way, Leeds LS1 4EH
PSL will be making a meal out of the fresh produce from their ‘Hortuseum’ and invite you to join them to share a soup supper before sitting down to an evening of artists’ films. Tickets cost £4 and places are limited so reserve your spot by calling 07930 236383 or emailing info@projectspaceleeds.org.uk or pop into the gallery during opening hours. BYOB – bring your own bowl (and spoon!) Visit the PSL website for more info.
‘Obsession: Contemporary Art from the Lodeveans Collection’: 22 September – 28 November
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
The collecting interests of the London-based father and son team, Stuart and John Evans, are showcased in this exhibition of thought-provoking and often challenging new work from the Lodeveans Collection of contemporary art. A new publication, cataloguing the Lodeveans collection, with new contextual essays, will be launched Autumn 2009 and will available from the gallery shop. The gallery is open Monday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm.
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