In the week leading-up to Saltaire Arts Trail 2023, The Wild Bee Café will tour different parts of Shipley, encountering people as they commute to work, play in the park or go shopping. See full list of locations above. Welcome to Wild Bee Café – a café without coffee, tea, hot chocolate or juices. It’s …
Rainforests, plains and prairies are being destroyed by industrial agriculture and replaced by monocultures. Freddie makes paint out of pollen because the pollen record will show the change from huge biodiversity to monoculture, driven by agribusiness and, more broadly, by global capitalism. The subjects he paints explore the individuals, machines and innovations that have developed and …
For this project, students from the Foundation Degree in Textiles Practice at Bradford School of Art took the theme of ‘habitat’, considering what that might mean to different people, animals or plants. They explored how we create connection and a sense of place in the domestic and architectural spaces of Saltaire, as well as wildlife …
In Common is a reflective immersion into the natural world as an antidote to the polarisation and divisions seen in contemporary society. The project uses photography to remind us of our common connection to nature and to each other through nature and by doing this attempts to break down barriers and bring people together. The …
Mills Transformed is a photographic project documenting mill buildings in the north of England which have been restored and repurposed through the passion and determination of inspiring local people. Local photographer Neil Horsley interviewed and photographed the people who have renovated and brought new life to 25 disused mills. This exhibition features a selection of …
A new mural, hand-printed on the People Powered Press using the Brico modular type system, will be pasted up in the Poetry & Print Garden alongside giant traditional printer’s finger prints by designer and printmaker Thomas Mayo. Bar & refreshments available. See also Open Village listings (location 3) and Workshops & Activities information. People Powered …
This immersive installation will offer up new ways to view, interpret and connect with the buildings, monuments and places within Saltaire World Heritage Site and its setting within Bradford District. The installation draws upon the artistic qualities of digital data developed by the ‘Visualising Heritage’ team at the University of Bradford, alongside heritage reinterpreted and …
At 90.75 metres long this is David Hockney’s biggest ever picture: a vibrant, joyful frieze recording the changing seasons in and around a French garden over the course of a most noteworthy year. Visit Salts Mill website Visit David Hockney website
Come and see the spring display of over a hundred new artworks from the talented members of Saltaire’s popular local art group. Chat to the artists and browse their pictures, many of which are for sale. On show is a huge variety of styles and subjecs; ranging from local Saltaire scenes in pen to abstract mixed media collage. Some …
Ned is an illustrator and designer based in Oxford.Preferring to use a Mac but occasionally getting his hands dirty with paint and pencils, he creates playful images often using the human condition as subject matter. Ned is an illustrator and designer based in Oxford. His unique style is a regular feature in The Telegraph column Marriage …