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Sports
Leeds Bubble Rush
27 April 2019
Join St Gemma's Hospice for the biggest, brightest, happiest and most colourful 5k Leeds has ever seen! The Leeds Bubble Rush is bursting with bubbles and back due to popular demand! Along the 5k Bubble Rush course there will be four different coloured bubble stations where one of our high-powered foam cannons will be blowing out 30 cubic metres a minute of frothy coloured bubbles making a 4ft bubble wall! Our … Read more
Useful/Beautiful
Useful/Beautiful Twilight Tour (9 May)
9 May 2019Discounted for members
Join us for an exclusive out of hours tour of Harewood’s ground breaking new exhibition Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters, and explore the works of over twenty five diverse British makers in a new light. Curated by Hugo Macdonald, Useful/Beautiful aims to question why society is so interested in craft today, question what craft is, and spark interest and debate around craft. This special twilight tour of the … Read more
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Paper Sculpting with Andy Singleton
11 May 2019
Join paper artist Andy Singleton, one of the celebrated artists from our Useful/Beautiful exhibition, and explore the potential of paper cutting, folding and construction techniques to create your own unique sculptural forms. With demonstrations and one-to-one help from the Andy, learn the basic techniques of paper manipulation, including pattern cutting, wet folding, pleating and modular form-making. An … Read more
Events
Why Craft Matters: A Symposium
17 May 2019
Expert speakers, industry professionals and makers will explore some of the questions raised by Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters – an exhibition which challenges preconceptions of craft and the role craft plays in our sense of identity, culture and society. Join us for a day of debate, presentations and panel discussions with some of the country's leading craft professionals, makers, academics and … Read more
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Frame Weaving Workshop from Waste with Maria Sigma
18 May 2019
Join Useful/Beautiful artist Maria Sigma for an in depth workshop which will teach you all the basics of weaving and how to turn your household waste textiles from old T-shirts to pillowcases into textile masterpieces. The workshop will provide you with a thorough and intensive grounding in hand-weaving. You will learn foundational weaving skills, such as warping, loom set up, colour blending and structure, and … Read more