Yorkshire Sculpture International

We are proud to be part of this unique collaboration between four of Yorkshire’s leading art institutions. Our region has a world-renowned sculptural legacy rooted in the work of pioneering artists Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, who grew up and studied here. Our partnership builds on this unique heritage with our shared ambition to establish Yorkshire as the UK’s home of sculpture.

In summer 2019, the galleries presented the first Yorkshire Sculpture International – the UK’s largest dedicated sculpture festival, a series of exhibitions, international commissions, events and learning programmes – with sculpture in its broadest forms on display across the four major galleries and outdoors in Leeds and Wakefield.

We are continually inspired and driven by the growing community of important contemporary sculptors who choose to situate themselves in Yorkshire. Since 2019, the YSI Partnership has directly supported over fifty artists, many of whom have now gone on to gain national and international recognition, through our professional development programme YSI Sculpture Network, and through commissions, acquisitions and exhibitions.

We remain committed to nurturing this vibrant ecosystem, ensuring Yorkshire’s place as a thriving centre for sculpture well into the future.