Henry Moore Institute

Call for Participation Photographic Objecthood: Construction, Presence, and the Sculptural Encounter taking place at Henry Moore Institute on Wednesday 21 January 2026. This symposium aims to provoke new approaches to the spatial, sensorial and sculptural potential of photography, exploring questions regarding the histories and futures of photographic objecthood. We're looking for researchers, academics and artists interested in the sculptural capacities of photography who would like to share their research. Speakers will receive an honorarium of £100, and travel and accommodation costs within the UK will be reimbursed. Deadline for proposals: Monday 13 October 2025, 17:00 This symposium is organised in collaboration with artist Fiona Crisp (Professor of Contemporary Art, @northumbriauniversity). https://lnkd.in/e9gNm4N2 Image: image: Fiona Crisp. From Weighting Time Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 2023. Black & white analogue photographs from pinhole negative. Photo: Colin Davison. Image courtesy of the artist and Matt’s Gallery, London.

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White is now open. Our new exhibition brings together three contemporary artists Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White, who have transformed the sculpture galleries with work that explores heritage, displacement and the ways in which personal and collective histories are preserved, marginalised and contested through materiality. Visit Tuesday - Sunday 10am-5pm, free entry. https://lnkd.in/ez9Yk7FX

As the closing date (Friday 18 July) for this year’s #BlundenArtPrize nears, we share with great pleasure that our partnership with the Henry Moore Institute will continue into its second year. Sharing a belief in the power of art to enrich communities, foster connections, create meaningful places people are proud to call home, as well as reflect local heritage, we are excited to see the designs and proposals from artists. The popular art prize, now in it’s fourth year, invites submissions for a new installation at our Station Island development; 128 affordable homes in Wellingborough. Here, the artwork should reflect the energy efficient measures included in the homes and Stonewater’s focus on sustainability with the theme of ‘Sustainable Art: Shaping our shared spaces’. Whether you're an artist, enthusiast, follower or connection you’ll find a little more information about the prize and partnership here: https://lnkd.in/etZz4zAQ

We are thrilled to introduce the artists taking part in Beyond the Visual – our upcoming exhibition of sculpture created to be experienced using multiple senses. Opening in Leeds on 28 November 2025, the exhibition will include seven new commissions alongside historical and contemporary works by sixteen international artists: Lucia Beijlsmit, Lenka Clayton, Fayen d'Evie, Barry Flanagan, Hillary Goidell, Emilie Louise Gossiaux, David Johnson, Jennifer Justice, Georgina Kleege, Aaron McPeake, Sam Metz, Serafina Min, Henry Moore, Bryan Phillips, Collin van Uchelen and Ken Wilder. The exhibition marks the culmination of a pioneering three-year research project funded by the @the-arts-and-humanities-research-council, led in partnership with University of the Arts London, Henry Moore Institute and ShapeArts Dedicated to challenging the dominance of sight in the making and appreciation of art, the project is transforming how museums and galleries engage blind and partially blind visitors. Find out more on our website https://lnkd.in/efrxg5yt and put November in your diary. This is one you won’t want to miss! Image: Lenka Clayton, Sculpture For The Blind, By The Blind 2017 Made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Courtesy the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery, SF. Photos: Lonnie Graham

Our galleries are currently closed while we install our new exhibitions: Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White in the Sculpture Galleries and Passing Strange: British Land Art Through Time in the Study Gallery, both opening 18 July 2025. While the galleries are closed, the Research Library on the first floor of the Institute is open as usual. Visit Tuesday – Friday, 10am–5pm and Saturdays, 1–5pm to enjoy over 30,000 books on sculpture in our beautiful reading rooms in the centre of Leeds, free entry. Find out more about the new exhibitions at https://lnkd.in/diHgQr-J

Job vacancy: Join our friendly front of house team! We're looking for a part-time Gallery Information Assistant to work at Henry Moore Institute in the centre of Leeds: Monday: 10:00–14:00 / Friday: 9:45–17:00 / Sunday: 9:45–17:00 during our exhibition periods (approximately 46 weeks per year), plus others to provide casual cover at various times throughout the year. You will provide a warm welcome to visitors, talking about artwork, assisting with orientation in the building, giving details of our exhibitions and events programme, plus providing the safety of artwork on display. We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community and under-represented groups. Deadline to apply: Sunday 29 June 2025 Find out more and apply at https://lnkd.in/eC7-xAMt

We’re thrilled to announce our Visiting Research Fellows for 2025. Seven artists, writers and researchers will be taking time out in Leeds to develop new sculpture research. This year’s fellows are: Manon Awst Dr Uma Breakdown Ellie Brown Alexander Mourant Dr Émilie Roffidal Dr Damian Taylor Dr Christopher Williams-Wynn Their projects span a wide range of subjects from peat bogs and shopping centres to obelisks, queer histories, transnational exchange, myth-making and cybernetics. We're supporting them to spend a month in the Sculpture Research Library and Archive of Sculptors’ Papers at the Institute, working on their projects and making connections. Find out more about each project at https://lnkd.in/eHVSduNi

We’re delighted to announce that Sean Ketteringham has been appointed our new Assistant Curator. Sean is a researcher and curator specialising in modern and contemporary art. He completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford before joining Henry Moore Institute as a postdoctoral researcher in 2023. His doctoral project examined the relationship between British imperial decline and English national identity through domestic art, architecture, and literature in the mid-twentieth century. A monograph based on this work, titled 'Architectures of Identity: Imperial Decline and the Homes of English Modernism', is forthcoming with Oxford University Press. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/exRx68N2

YSI Sculpture Network is back! Yorkshire Sculpture International (YSI) is a partnership between Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Art Gallery (part of Leeds Museums & Galleries), The Hepworth Wakefield and Yorkshire Sculpture Park Together, we are excited to launch Sculpture Network 2025! This opportunity is open to artists living in Yorkshire who work with sculpture, or who have an ambition to develop their practice in this area. You can be at any stage of your career - early, mid or returning to practice.    Since the network began in 2020, our partnership has supported nearly fifty artists working across expanded and interdisciplinary approaches to sculpture.  The launch of Sculpture Network 2025 is an exciting moment to build on the existing community, creative energy and the growing legacy of our previous programmes. YSI Sculpture Network focuses on developing creative practice and pathways in Yorkshire, building regional and national connections, career opportunities and increasing engagement with sculpture. We aim to bridge the gaps across the urban, rural and coastal areas of our region and establish lasting connections and ecologies of practice for showing, sharing and engaging with contemporary sculpture. This summer programme will take place over three months from July to early October 2025 and will be based across our partner venues, both in-person and online. The artists involved will be paid a participation fee of £800 to reflect their input, and there is additional funding available to support those individuals who face barriers to participation. Selection Panel will consist of staff from our partner institutions, YSI, regional organisations and artists.     Deadline for applications: 8 June, 5pm    For full details go to https://lnkd.in/eGKQ2crq   This opportunity was only made possible thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England #ACESupported

Watch our new film about Roger Ackling and our current exhibition SUNLIGHT. Join curator Amanda Geitner on Thursday 8 May 2025, 13:00–14:00 or 18:00–19:00 for a guided tour of our new exhibition. The tour reveals the breadth of Ackling’s practice, from his earliest experiments with a lens, to his final works. Book your free place at https://lnkd.in/efsXwhjE https://lnkd.in/ety3mAKp