📷️ Image credit: Mark Webster

A group of three people have a discussion in a museum in front of a glass display case. The lady on the left holds a white plaster cast of a hand.

A photograph of a plaster cast hand holding a large brown coin in its pal inside a glass display case.

A photograph of a pair of hands assembling a statue of a gentleman with a moustache wearing a shirt. They are fixing the head onto it's body.

Who am I to you? explores identity, representation and public memory - crucially asking whose stories are told and whose are missing 🧐

Join RJ Wade for a curator-led tour of the exhibition at Treasures of the Brotherton on Tuesday 28 April, 13:00 - 14:00.

🎟️ Book a free ticket here: bit.ly/Waity

The big stone sculpture 'Dual Form' by Barbara Hepworth is central in the photograph, surrounded by grass and a tree full of white blossom in the background.

We love a bit of Hepworth, and doesn't she look magnificent in front of the blossom tree? 🌼

We've picked Dual Form for #MuseumJigsaw this week as we have our first public art walk of the year!

☀️ Get in the mood for more sunny art walks by playing here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries

April is for Art 🎨

Check your inboxes as our April e-newsletter landed this morning! Get up to date on all the latest from your favourite Cultural Collections & Galleries - in written or audio format!

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Two people stand in a gallery looking at a line up of black and white marble stone busts.

How is identity shaped, seen and interpreted? 👥🤔

Discover the stories and perspectives behind Who am I to you? in a special curator‑led tour and gallery conversation.

📅Tuesday 28 April
📍Treasures of the Brotherton
🕰️13:00 - 14:00

Don't miss out! Book your free ticket 🎟️ bit.ly/Waity

Thanks for taking part in this week's #OnlineArtExchange 🙌

Next week's theme is spring 🌸 Let's hope for some nicer weather!

'English Rose & British Beef' Charlotte Dawson © the artist.

📷️ Simeon Barclay, Pittu Pithu Pitoo, 2022. © the artist. Image credit: Nick Turpin, courtesy of Sculpture in the City.
📷️ Simeon Barclay, Is this a Safe Space, 2025, decommissioned parachute and neon. ©The Artist. Cultural Collections and Galleries, University of Leeds Libraries, Art Collection.

A big outdoor sculpture that represents a stack of rocks in a tower with a cockerel perched on top.

A photograph of a parachute opened and hung across a balcony. It is basked in pink light by words sculpted in neon that reads 'Is this a safe place, why is it safe and who is it safe from?'.

[uz], [uz], [uz] Featured Artist: Simeon Barclay

Barclay is a mixed-media artist. His work explores the ways we navigate and perform identity, addressing themes of race, gender, memory, and British working class masculinity.

#OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social

📷 Charlotte Dawson, Cabbage, 2021. 2023.58 Manchester Art Gallery
📷 Charlotte Dawson, English Rose & British Beef, 2025. ©The Artist.

Green cast sculpture of a cabbage leaf

Embroidery in shades of pinks and purples of a butchers display counter overlaid with a bunch of roses. The embroidery is mounted in a rectangular frame.

[uz], [uz], [uz] Featured Artist: Charlotte Dawson

Dawson is interested in commonplace objects as vessels for memory. She plays with hand-made/mass-produced, exploring the stories or histories surrounding objects and how material choices alter meanings.

#OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social

📷️ Terry Frost, Blue Black Sun, 1986. © estate of Terry Frost. All rights reserved, 2026 DACS. Image credit: Peter Scott Gallery.
📷️ Terry Frost, Mars Red, Yellow and Brown, 1957. © Courtesy of the Estate of Terry Frost. LEEUA 2001.004.

A painting of a black circle in a halo of yellow sitting in the middle of a blue line. Under the blue line there is a semi-circle with arcs of mustard, dark orange and black.

An abstract painting on a large vertical canvas. The orange and brown reflect the colours of the Yorkshire Moors. The paint has been applied on the white canvas in thin paint swatches and as stripes in small rectangle shapes.

[uz], [uz], [uz] Featured Artist: Terry Frost

Terry Frost (1915 - 2003) was a British abstract artist. Earning a Gregory Fellowship to study, Frost intuitively translated the Yorkshire landscape into a rhythmic composition of line, form and colour.

#OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celabrating 'Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds' for The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds University Library and Galleries @lulgalleries

Like - The Smithy by Andrew Frederick Wilkinson from the collection at Orkney Museum

beautiful painting 💙

A harbour scene with a fisherman holding a rope and a sail, speaking to two women above. Boats with red/brown sails are anchored in a harbour. The mood is industrious and communal.

Today’s @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange explores artists from working-class backgrounds for [uz], [uz], [uz].

We’ve chosen Between the Tides by Walter Langley. Langley, who came from a poor, working-class background himself, was deeply moved by the lives of coastal communities.

📷️ Ajamu X, Bodybuilder in Bra (from the series 'Black Bodyscapes'), 1990. Photograph, gelatin silver print. © the artist. Image credit: Autograph.
📷️ Ajamu X, Self-Portrait with Simon, 1984, black and white digital print. ©The Artist.

A black and white photograph of a body builder's back. The figure appears to be a black man, his back is turned to the camera, his skin is shiny and his arm and back muscles strain as he flexes. He wears a thin cotton bra, the clasp straining under the stretch.

A pair of lovers, two men sit against the wall where wallpaper has ripped. They are topless, the man on the left wears a thin necklace with the outline of what looks like the shape of a country.

[uz], [uz], [uz] Featured Artist: Ajamu X

Ajamu X is a British artist, curator, archivist and activist. His overall practice challenges dominant ideas around masculinity, gender, sexuality and representation of Black LGBTQ+ people.

#OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social

Today's #OnlineArtExchange is ‘artists from working class backgrounds’ for Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds at Leeds Uni Library Galleries.

Discover five working-class women artists 👉 buff.ly/F9ueaus

🧑‍🎨 Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945) 📷 The Higgins

Two figures walk along a path beside a river with rows of houses and smoking factory chimneys on the hills

Today's #OnlineArtExchange is ‘artists from working class backgrounds’ for Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds at @lulgalleries.bsky.social

We have selected: 'Nightshift Going Home' by George Poole (1915–2000) from: Working Class Movement Library

© the artist's estate.

📷 Arthur Kitching, Scarborough South Bay, 1973. Purchased from the artist, 1977. @bradfordmuseums.bsky.social
📷 Arthur Kitching, Wrestlers II, c.1966. ©Estate of the Artist. Gift of the Kitching family, 2019. LEEUA 2019.070.

Colourful painting of a bay with rows of buildings along the far coastline and people walking dogs in the near foreground. The sky has rolling clouds.

Graphic painting of two wrestlers fighting in shades of brown, red and yellow against a bright blue background.

[uz], [uz], [uz] Featured Artist: Arthur Kitching

Born in Sheffield, Kitching spent a year at Sheffield College of Art, but was otherwise self-taught. The places he lived, and the people around him, provided the main focus of his work.

#OnlineArtExchange @artukdotorg.bsky.social

White and black text on a bright yellow background reads "[uz], [uz], [uz]: Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds"

[uz], [uz], [uz]: Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds, our exhibition at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, is the theme of today's #OnlineArtExchange 🙌

All day we'll be highlighting artists in the exhibition whose works appear on @artukdotorg.bsky.social

We can't wait to see your picks!

Three people hold clipboards viewing the sculpture 'Dual Form' by Barbra Hepworth. It has an oval shape with a ligth blue stripe in the middle and a hollow centre.

It's the first Public Art Walk of the year!🌸

Take some time out of your day to enjoy a breath of fresh air, stretch your legs and take in the sights of the University of Leeds.

📅22 April
📍The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
🕰️12:00 - 13:00

Free, book a ticket: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

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...

📷️ [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis], Book of Hours, n.d. BC MS 1.

An illuminated manuscript from the book of hours. It depicts illustrations of biblical scenes, people kissing, musicians, animals, fantastical beasts and floral imagery in a gothic style. It is painted in an array of cobalt blue, red , green and gold.

It's #MuseumJigsaw and we've picked this beautiful medieval illumination from a book of hours. Books of hours were Christian devotional books that contained biblical texts, psalms and prayers. What illustrations can you see? 🌱🌼🎵👑

🧩 Play here: www.jigsawplanet.com/LULGalleries

White text on a photograph of a yellow wall and colourful artworks reads "Partial closure notice: We’re very sorry that our temporary exhibition [uz], [uz], [uz]: Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds is currently inaccessible. The rest of the Gallery, including our Maurice de Sausmarez display, is open as usual. Our apologies for any inconvenience."

Partial closure notice ⚠️

[uz], [uz], [uz]: Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds is currently inaccessible. We regret that the exhibition will be closed until further notice.

The rest of the Gallery is open as usual, Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm.

Our apologies for any inconvenience!

Gloves Off: Stories from Cultural Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds | University of Leeds Cultural Collections & Galleries Documentaries, artist interviews, panel discussions and more from Cultural Collections and Galleries at the University of Leeds.</p>

This was the second of two 'in conversation' events in response to the Turner Prize 2025 hosted in our spaces.

You can catch up on both discussions, In Conversation: 'Cultures of Memory' and In Conversation: ‘Notions of Care’, over on the podcast.

glovesoffleeds.podbean.com

Four photographs in a row each showing a close up of someone sat on a panel talking to an audience out of shot.

Curated by Yorkshire Contemporary, the event asked:

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 the histories and the challenges of diaspora?

A group of five people sit in a row in front of a large screen, speaking to an audience out of shot.

Professor Joanne Crawford @fahacs.bsky.social is joined by Creative Director at Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, Shanaz Gulzar; Exhibitions Curator at Serpentine Gallery, Tamsin Hong; multidisciplinary artist Rudy Loewe; and artist and filmmaker, Karanjit Panesar.