⭐️Light Night Leeds Night 2⭐️
That’s a wrap on an extraordinary 2 days! Thank you to the artists, the staff, the volunteers, the sponsors and to all the visitors who came.
Fabulous night at #LightNightLeeds last night. Could only get a handful of #highlights in but how wondrous they were. Congratulations to @nkhowes and the rest of the @lightnightleeds team for curating such a wonderful show. Great to see the line up including two fabulous artists from round my way who each produced such stunning memorable work @susiemacmurray@lesley.halliwell.9 We had a brilliant time!
Just a few hours left until #LightNightLeeds2025 starts! 👏 are you ready?
🗓️ Wed 22 & Thu 23 Oct
⏰ 6:00 - 10:00 pm
Pick up a brochure (list of venues below) and start exploring 🤩🫶✨
Brochures are available to purchase from:
Leeds Ticket Hub
Leeds Train Station
Leeds Playhouse (payment via online donation)
The Tetley
Trinity Guest Services (cash sales only)
Headrow House
Waterlane Boat House
Hold Fast Book Shop
Kirkstall Abbey
With thanks to @aceagrams
#LightNightLeeds #LightArtFestival #Leeds
Flying visit to Bristol but managed to catch 2 great shows. Soft Power: lives told through textile art @rwabristol curated by @alicekettle featuring 2 dress sculptures by @susiemacmurray . And @bristolmuseums@jessica_a_ashman #20/20 @unioftheartslondon commission for Bristol's collection, emphasising how the knowledge of Jamaican natural history collections would have come from enslaved Africans.
Brilliant day out in Bradford yesterday. Everywhere was killing it. Cartwright Hall @bradfordmuseums looking amazing with the Jameel Prize @vamuseum@art_jameel and the @nationalportraitgallery portrait of Omai on its UK tour. Saad Qureshi's imposing public sculpture. @impgalleryphoto exhibition by Clare Hewitt complete with the occasional birdsong. And Tape Letters by @modusarts at the new pop up venue Loading Bay showing some of the archive of cassette tape letters between families in Pakistan and the UK. Congratulations @bradford_2025
Incredibly powerful promenade performance and post show discussion Public Interest by @common_wealthhq as part of @bradford_2025 about how the law of joint enterprise results in many young people serving long jail sentences for crimes they didn't commit because they were once in a music video with the perpetrator. Created with victims and their families, telling real stories. Urgent, compelling and important social justice work.
Amazing show To Improvise A Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates @leedsartgallery@hayward.gallery A poetic conversation between contemporary and historic work inspired by how Lynette sees the world. Merits revisiting a number of times - looking forward to those lunch breaks already.
A bit late to the party, but I finally caught @chilaburman 's exhibition @imperialwarmuseums north Chila Welcomes You. Wonderful to be surrounded by such vibrant colours and sounds. It tells a powerful narrative about her father's migration to the UK. Liked the film collaboration with students from @schoolofdigitalarts@manmetuni too.
Quick trip over to @livcathedral last week to see Helios by @lukejerramartist and hear him speak about his practice whilst sitting underneath the glowing sun. After this showing, it continues its tour around lots of @nationaltrust properties.
