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  • Kirkstall Art Trail keeps your heart healthy

    A map of Kirkstall shaped like a heart. There is heartbeat across the middle of the heart.

    Did you know that art can help keep your heart healthy? Visiting Kirkstall Art Trail in the summer is a perfect way to get active, have fun, and find inspiration. Since it’s National Heart Month in February, we’d like to share some creative ideas to help you get active before summer arrives: Heart Month is a … continue reading

  • Callout 2025 – making Kirkstall Art Trail accessible

    We welcome all artists to apply for this year’s Kirkstall Art Trail. But, we recognise that there may be barriers to taking part.  We want you to feel that this is the place for your work, and we want to help where we can. Below are the ways in which we can do this:  How you … continue reading

  • Call for Artists – submissions now open for 2025

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    Kirkstall Art Trail is an annual celebration of art in the community, featuring local artists and creative organisations. Beginning in 2015, and now in its 10th year, the Art Trail is looking for artists, makers, and creative organisations to take part in the weekend-long celebration of creativity. The Art Trail provides a unique chance to … continue reading

  • Kirkstall Art Trail’s view on the proposal to close Abbey House Museum

    Four photos of Abbey House Museum, both exterior and interior. The words, Abbey House Museum - Consultation, are below the photos.

    It saddens us to hear about the proposal to close Abbey House Museum to the public. It has been part of the Kirkstall community, as a museum, for almost 100 years (1927). The marvellous and educational Victorian Street has been with us since the 1950’s. “Museums have always been a space of civic pride, for … continue reading

  • 2024 Kirkstall ‘Living Advent’ map

    Black paper-cuts decorated with tissue paper. A face made out of winter foliage above the number 24.

    Windows around Kirkstall will be illuminated with festive scenes throughout Advent. New scenes are revealed each evening from the 1 to the 24 December – the numbers in the baubles are the dates in December, and the bonus ★ supporting those dates. All windows will then remain lit until 5 January. Read more about Kirkstall … continue reading