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“Inside was a Garden of Colour… Rolled in paint and put to paper with the same disregard for human order as would befit nature herself”

In December, we invited STAR society (Student Action for Refugees) to visit our exhibition ‘In Touch, with Nature’, co-curated with a group of Leeds women.🌿

We commissioned students to produce an artistic response to the exhibition and discuss what it meant to them. STAR society member Will wrote a thoughtful poetic reflection. Will flits between the Yorkshire grey and the technicolour world discovered when one pays closer attention to the natural world. 🌬️

You can read the full piece on our blog via the link in bio. 🔗

STAR provides volunteering, campaigning and fundraising opportunities in support of refugees, with the aim to spread awareness, gain support and create change.⭐

In Touch, With Nature was part of our Welcoming Migrants programme, run in partnership with Leeds Asylum Seeker Support Network and supported by textile artist Ranya Abdulateef.

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A reminder that we're still closed today!

Yep that's right, we get an extra day off for the bank holiday weekend. Lucky us!

But lucky for you, we'll be back open as usual from tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May.