Yorkshire Sculpture International

Launching in 2019, Yorkshire Sculpture International is the UKs largest sculpture festival. In its first year, a series of exhibitions, international commissions, events and learning programmes celebrated sculpture across four galleries: the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Art Gallery, The Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park as well as outdoors in Leeds and Wakefield.
Yorkshire Sculpture International is a fantastic and ambitious opportunity to build on our strong tradition of partnership with all four of the great Yorkshire arts institutions involved.
The University hosted a series of talks and events exploring a range of topics from materials engineering in sculpture to gender and cultural identity.
We also welcomed a new artwork to campus, the specially-commissioned Converse Column by internationally renowned British-American artist Liliane Lijn, in connection with our innovation hub, Nexus.
Student opportunities
The partnership has also offered training for student ambassadors to assist with cultural events, improving skills and opportunities.
Read our spotlight article: Yorkshire Sculpture International takes shape on campus.