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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Blooming Zine Workshop
26th February 2026 - 26th February 2026
In this workshop you will learn how to make an infinite-folding, blooming zine using origami techniques and colourful papers. Explore the exhibition Plant Dreaming for…
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…
Night-Time Drawing with Sarah-Jane Mason
17th February 2026 - 17th February 2026
Join artist Sarah-Jane within our exhibition of nocturne paintings to make invisible drawings using wax. Then paint night time colour to reveal a creative interpretation…
Plant Dreamworld in Central Court
18th February 2026 - 21st February 2026
Taking inspiration from current exhibition Plant Dreaming, work together with other gallery visitors and artist Rhian Cooke to make a mixed media ecosystem exploring sustainability…
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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