Discover more about the rich history and diversity of batik in Indonesia with our exhibition curators.
For Indonesians, batik is more than just a cultural product. It is a storytelling art deeply woven into the nation’s identity. Let us share some of these stories with you, surrounded by examples of the craft.
Join us at Patrick Studios to explore Practice holds Discovery, a new group show of works created by artists and designers undertaking PhD Practice Research at the University of Leeds.
Practice holds Discovery brings together a diverse set of practices shaped through ongoing processes of making and inquiry, from practitioners based in the School of Design and the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.
Experience the beauty and variety of Indonesian fabrics in this display of batiks from the Coleman Collection.
Batik, a wax resist method of decorating cloth, has developed as a craft in many parts of Asia and Africa. But it is in Indonesia, and in particular the island of Java, where this technique has reached its height. Indonesian batik is even recognised on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Now you can discover the stories of these beautiful fabrics, and the cultures and techniques that produced them.
This summer get caught up in sun, fun, chills and thrills with, the interactive play system, arts zone, games, sports, food and, of course, Breeze's classic inflatables!
Are you ready to have some fun this summer?! Breeze in the Park is back to bring family fun to a park near you this summer holidays!
With 26 events and 12 relaxed events, all jam packed and ready to bring the fun to your holidays!
The family events will run from 12-4pm in a different park across Leeds each day!
Set up camp for a day of wildness in the woods at TCV Skelton Grange...
Activities will vary from session to session depending on the season and the group - but past Wild Play days have included:
Wide games, shelter building, fire lighting, campfire cooking, field games, hammock hanging, wild food walks, woodwork crafts, string making, bows and arrows, stalking and tracking, pyro-carving and charcoal making.
The cost per child is £36 and includes a day of outdoor games and bushcraft activities led by experienced leaders.
Sessions run from 10am - 4pm
Scott Lavene is as English as pork pies and pasties, dunked biscuits in Yorkshire tea. Last year’s album Disneyland in Dagenham was full of Essex, East End poetry, and classic English post punk. Following extensive touring including many sold-out shows, Scott is back with another album entitled, Cars, Buses, Bedsits and Shops out 22nd August on Nothing Fancy. An album bursting with more dark humour, snapshots of squalor and cheek, and Scott’s unique love songs.
"I’ve always liked the way Willie has followed his own path away from the music scenes, oblivious to where the zeitgeist might be”– Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music
"I’ve completely fallen in love with his music, it’s very bright, clever, excellent soul-y funk music with a keen sense of humour… my new favourite artist" - Guy Garvey, BBC 6 Music
“WJH is a completely brilliant singer songwriter” - Greg James, BBC Radio 1
“One of my favourite albums of the year’’ - Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. Nearly Dan's approach is faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes. They bring their own unique spirit and spontaneous humour to every concert.
It’s been over 40 years since the release of the first Steely Dan album “Can’t buy a Thrill”, featuring the hits “Do it Again” and “Reelin’ in the years.”
Sunshine and Balance Beams is the 9th studio album from Boston's Pile, and their first for Chicago’s Sooper Records.
Over 15 years, Pile has amassed legions of worldwide fans through relentless touring and writing. This resilience and dedication have earned them status as recognized standard bearers of the global rock underground. Sunshine and Balance Beams is a Sisyphean fable concerned with labour and living, containing some of the group's best production value and most accomplished arrangements to date, and centring Rick Maguire’s vocals in new and exciting ways.
The Berlin-based, Swiss-born singer released her highly anticipated third album Botanical Garden in September 2024 and was celebrated by the press throughout Europe. In the UK, BBC 6Music supported the singer with heavy rotation airplay.
Her songs, somewhere between the spirit of Kurt Vile and early Beck, are an eclectic mix of distorted guitars and lo-fi keyboards. With characteristic nonchalance, Anna Erhard performs mischievous lyrics, setting her everyday life and her wanderings to music.