AGM 2026 - Information & Registration

All local society members are invited to our 2026 AGM in York where they will be able to hear from our President Hilary Kay, and visit the Yorkshire Museum renowned for its collections of archaeological material and scientific specimens from Yorkshire.

This year’s AGM will be taking place on Thursday 25 June 2026 at the Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens in central York, YO1 7FR.

The provisional timetable is as follows:

From 10am - Arrival & Registration
11.15am - Morning Session: Presidential Address & Marsh Awards
12.30pm - Lunch Break
2pm - Afternoon Session: AGM

The day will begin with an address by our new president Hilary Kay, and the presentation of the Marsh Awards for volunteering. We will host our AGM in the afternoon with the opportunity to ask questions.

As part of our booking with the Yorkshire Museum, we will be able to provide free tickets for delegates wishing to visit the Museum on the day. The tickets will enable access between 10am and 5pm and we can organise visits in groups before the morning session begins and during the lunch break.

There is no charge to attend the AGM but you must register by 11 June so that we have numbers for the venue. 

More information on the 2026 AGM and the registration form please contact TASL Membership Secretary jcollins.tasl@virginmedia.com

This is a national competition organised annually by The Arts Society in London.  

The competition is open to A Level students and this year, for the first time, The Arts Society Leeds entered five artworks in conjunction with a Leeds sixth form college - Elliott Hudson College.  

We were delighted that two of the Leeds artworks were shortlisted.

These were:

The Art of Hairdressing by Jenesix Paakow

Girl with Gold Earring by Ruby Hashmi 

Our entries didn't win but we are very proud to have been able to enter these works from two talented Leeds students.  You can see all the shortlisted entries here.