Current Exhibitions
Terry Frost, Black Into the Sun, 1986, acrylic and charcoal on paper, Purchased 1987© University of Leeds Art Collection / Photo: Norman Taylor
Courtesy the Estate of Terry Frost
Paper Trails: Treasures on Paper
2 May - 28 July 2012
Continuing this year's celebrations of former Vice-Chancellor Sir Michael Sadler's centenary at Leeds, and his role in developing the University's collection of works on paper, this exhibition shows highlights from the University Art Collection's wide-ranging works on paper, including early English watercolours, 20th century drawings and recent prints.
The exhibition is an opportunity to celebrate 30 years of hard work behind the scenes to fully catalogue and to make sense of the paper trails related to the artworks accumulated by the University over its history. Over 2012, the Gallery will finally be bringing the results of this cataloguing project to an audience online. The physical paper trails that took so long to catalogue will soon be available 'virtually,' accessible to a worldwide audience in digital form, and this information preserved for the future.
Like our forthcoming website and searchable collections online, this exhibition invites our audience to interact. Visitors can contribute comments, drawings, or their own 3-D paper creations to our collaborative Paper Trails sculpture. Each day we'll feature a different contribution to the sculpture, so look out for yours!
RELATED RESOURCES
- In the news: 'Follow the paper trail to university's art treasures' by Sheena Hastings, The Yorkshire Post (4 May 2012), Review by Phil Kirby, The Culture Vulture (2 May 2012); Press release
- Interactive Paper Sculpture project online
- Events related to this exhibition: Burton Saturdays, talks and workshops.
- Opening night photos
Rough Draft: Preparatory and Exploratory Sketches (Education Room)
Study for Britannia Ballet by Spencer Frederick Gore (1878- 1914), c.1911, chalk & pen. Acquired 1960
14 May - 14 July 2012
A display about the drawing process, showing selected preparatory and exploratory sketches from the University Art Collection. Includes work by Vanessa and Quentin Bell, Stephen Chaplin, Malcolm Drummond, Spencer Gore and Stanley Spencer.