Bradford Big Screen report

The North in Focus

This exhibition brings events and photographs - some previously unseen -  from the extensive collection of Bradford Museums and Galleries to the big screen. Working in partnership with Bradford UNESCO City of Film,  this feature runs every day at 1215 and 1710 on the Big Screen.

Currently screening: Winter Days

The North in Focus – Winter Days brings some stunning images from Bradford Museums collections to Bradford Big Screen.

North in Focus: Winter Days from Bradford UNESCO City of Film on Vimeo.

NOT JUST HOCKNEY

AN EXCITING NEW EXHIBITION  ON BRADFORD BIG SCREEN SHARING THE WORK OF HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT WITH VISITORS TO THE CITY. ON THE SCREEN EVERY DAY AT 1230

Not Just Hockney is the brainchild of amateur arts enthusiast Colin Neville. The monthly exhibition features work from painters, ceramists, textile and jewellery makers. Artists involved say the project gives them vital outdoor “gallery” space after harsh economic times have seen many local galleries closing. If you can't get down to the screen watch the exhibition here.

January and February's exhibition - Celebrating Local Buildings

Artists

The Year 9 students of the local Belle Vue Girls’ Academy  gained commendation in the Bradford 2019 Young Open art competition for their artwork of local mills and for their winning collage of Cartwright Hall.  The Cartwright Hall design was adopted by Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums and is now used as a design on greeting cards sold at the museum. Contact: bvgacademy.co.uk

Clare Caulfield is an artist and printmaker, based in Saltaire.  She creates mixed-media paintings, original handmade prints, limited edition prints and art cards of architectural subjects, based on her extensive travels around the world.  Her illustrations have featured in travel books and her prints and paintings have been widely exhibited throughout the UK in both solo and group shows, and are sold in many UK galleries. Contact: clarecaulfield.co.uk

Jane Fielder is a painter and printer and was the former owner of The Bingley Gallery.  Her work has been exhibited across the UK and overseas, including solo exhibitions at Bradford Cathedral and in Shanghai. Two of Jane’s paintings were shortlisted for a ‘Sunday Times’ Watercolour Competition, and a novel by Sophie Hannah, ‘The Other Half Lives’, was inspired by and dedicated to Jane and her work. Contact: janefielder.com

Ping Kelly is a Bradford artist who applies the ancient art of Chinese brush painting in oils, water-colour and acrylics to a range of subjects, including portraits, abstracts, banners, landscapes and architecture. Ping’s work has been exhibited around the region, including at the ‘Art in the Garden’ exhibition at Sheffield; St James’ Hospital, Leeds; and both the Delius Arts Centre and at the Fabric Gallery in Bradford.

Contact: pingkelly.co.uk

Simon Sugden is a photographer from Shipley, specialising in architectural photographs. He has a particular interest in documenting Bradford buildings and other industrial features of the city, including the stages of restoration of iconic local architecture, e.g. Bradford Odeon.  Simon was a prize-winner in the 2015 ‘Drawn by Light’ photographic competition, organised by the National Media Museum and Royal Photographic Society. Contact: Facebook: ‘Suggy’s  Photography’

Nick Tankard is a graphic design and illustrator. He lives in Saltaire, which has inspired many of his prints and book illustrations. Nick created the ‘Salt/Saltaire Series’ of signed limited edition prints and greetings cards and has illustrated a range of children’s books, including the ‘Dragon Shield’ trilogy, ‘Henry Hunter and the Beast of Snagov’, ‘Mystery at the Mill’, and ‘Shoot to Kill - Young Bond’.

Contact: nicktankard.co.uk

Bradford UNESCO City of Film, David Wilson said: “Some of the artists we are working with are well known but others are not and so we’re delighted to be supporting local creativity. The images and photographs of the work are stunning and will no doubt draw some real attention in City Park.”

Not Just Hockney will run every day at 1230 on Bradford Big Screen. Five different artists will feature  bi-monthly.  For more see http://www.notjusthockney.info/