Propose an exhibition
Our spaces and how they are programmed
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery has two spaces for temporary exhibitions:
- large exhibitions room (around 85m2)
- small exhibitions room (around 45m2).
Large exhibitions room
The large exhibitions room usually holds three art exhibitions a year – one in autumn/winter, one in spring and The Friends of University Art and Music (FUAM) Graduate Art Prize which takes places every year in late summer/early autumn.
The small exhibitions room
The small exhibitions room usually holds between three and five exhibitions a year. The aim of this space is to showcase our cultural collections, with a special focus on the Art Collection. Normally, at least 50% of the material displayed in this space should be from our cultural collections. The wall-based glass display cases in this room cannot be moved or adjusted. These include: five upright cases, five flat horizontal cases and two lit shelved cabinets. In addition, the room features 30 pull-out flat drawers where we are hoping to display textiles on a semi-permanent basis in the future.
In addition, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery has a main space (around 160m2) dedicated to the display of our Art Collection. This is reconfigured approximately every five years, though with regular small changes made, for reasons of loans or conservation, and especially to highlight new acquisitions.
Treasures of Brotherton Gallery
From 2027, the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery will hold two temporary exhibitions per year, programmed for six months each. For the first time, we will present exhibitions that use the whole space, rather than programming three discrete displays.
The gallery’s static display furniture currently includes 25 high-specification glass cases, three of which are wall-based. Two double-sided light boxes are available for interpretive text and images, two walls can be used for large-scale graphic panels and a digital projector provides facility for the presentation of still and moving images, with or without sound.
The gallery was established to display materials from the University’s cultural collections and our exhibitions will draw from these collections in their most expansive form, but the limited inclusion of external loans can be discussed.
Room plans are available on request by emailing the team via gallery@library.leeds.ac.uk.