Folklore & Flimsies
The plants we grow and the stories they tell.
In the workshops you’ll create your own alternative pocket sized herbarium sheet using pressed flowers, coloured pencils and your own personal annotations to bring your plant memories, knowledge and stories to life.
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Plant Dreaming: A Leeds Art Gallery Late
19th March 2026 - 19th March 2026
Join us at the art gallery for a very special late opening event, rooted in the visions and ideas of current exhibition Plant Dreaming: An…
Kate Pankhurst – Fantastically Great 10 Year Anniversary Celebration – Leeds Storytelling Festival
8th March 2026 - 8th March 2026
Join Kate Pankhurst for a wildly wonderful anniversary celebration of the amazing women who changed the world we live in. Kate is the author of…
Thinking with Plants: Ecofeminism and Contemporary Art
16th April 2026 - 16th April 2026
This talk introduces ecofeminism as an imaginative and critical way of thinking about plants, ecology, and contemporary art. Drawing on feminist and ecological thinking, it…
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21st March 2026 - 21st March 2026
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4th November 2026 - 4th November 2026
Step into Victoria Gardens, outside Leeds Art Gallery, and face the ultimate test of courage: walking barefoot over glowing, red-hot embers! It’s daring. It’s thrilling.…
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