Make Yourself at Home: Stories from Bradford
Make Yourself at Home is a landmark exhibition weaving together newly commissioned photography and rich archival material to present a vibrant portrait of life in Bradford.
The Bradford Print Collection 2025
Honouring Bradford’s Print heritage, six prints form the Bradford Print Collection, a set of commissions that represent the vibrant printmaking sector in Bradford.
Our Past, Present and Future
A fascinating exploration of the past, present and future of Bradford's radical art scene.
‘But where are you REALLY from?'
Drawing on recent research into her genealogy, ‘But where are you REALLY from?' traces migration routes and family histories through stitched, root-like patterns mapped onto fabric.
BRADFORD 2000 AND A QUARTER CENTURY LATER
A photography exhibition, by local artist Laura Mate.
Turn Up: An Open Exhibition of Bradford Art and Photography
Bradford’s Trapezium Gallery presents Turn Up, their fourth annual Open Art and Photography Exhibition, at their gallery in the city centre in the run up to Christmas.
Bad & Beautiful
Big, bold, and proudly Bradford. The People Powered Press are partnering with Bradical Press and writer Nabeela Ahmed to bring a powerful new mural to OUR TURN.
Bradford Art Show 2025
An exciting open exhibition of work made across Bradford district responding to the theme OUR PLACE
Z Open Exhibition Art Work by Young Bradford Creatives
This is Bradford’s young people’s chance to exhibit with Bradford District Museums and Galleries during Bradford’s City of Culture year.
Meet the Curator: Bradford Art Show
As part of the Bradford Art Show, this special event offers artists the chance to step behind the exhibition and explore the curatorial thinking that shapes it.
Multi Sensory Session with Mind The Gap
Come and join Mind The Gap in the gallery for an inclusive, multi sensory drop-in art session inspired by the fabulous artists and themes in the Bradford Art Show.
Living Wild
Living Wild presents a new series of lino-cut works that reimagine people experiencing homelessness as dignified, symbolic animal–human figures, challenging stigma and reflecting on resilience, displacement and the urgent realities shaping their lives.
Under the Light
Under the Light showcases Caro Blount-Shah’s experimental print and photographic works, presenting Anthotype paper-plate prints made from light-sensitive plant juices.
Past/Present: A 10 Year Anniversary Solo Retrospective Exhibition
A chance to see rarely exhibited works, accessible touring sculptures, public artworks and new works in progress.
Chinese Whispers
Installation of layers of sound collage, storytelling and painted works reflecting on memories of the artist’s childhood, growing up on Bradford housing estate in the 1980s and beyond.
Under the Light - Workshop
A hands-on workshop for participants to learn about Cyanotype, Lumen and Anthotype printing. These are simple types of photography that don't need a camera or a darkroom.
Let Me Help
Join Bradford-based writer, director and film maker Tahir Shah for an exclusive preview of his latest short film.
Mona and the Moths - Artist Walk
Join artist Naseem Darbey for a short, site-specific walk that traces her family’s connections to Bradford’s former Wapping community.
Mona and the Moths
Mona and the Moths is a sculptural storytelling project by Naseem Darbey, exploring light, pollution, adaptation, and resilience through the life of her great-aunt Mona.
Poets Inc, with Poet in Residence Nabeela Ahmed
A celebration of music and spoken word for the launch of a new giant letterpress mural created as part of OUR TURN.
Mona and the Moths - Open Studio
Visit Naseem Darbey's studios and see samples and works in progress for her project Mona and the Moths.
Photo Conversations
Join Impressions Gallery for a day of advice, talks and behind-the-scenes insights into Make Yourself at Home: Stories from Bradford.
OUR TURN - Artist Tour - Shipley
Join us for a guided artist tour exploring three of the exhibitions featured in this year’s OUR TURN Festival.
Zine Library
Bradford artist Lauren Kelly will be hosting a one-day-only pop-up zine library.
Mucky Beck
Mucky Beck is a poetic photographic exploration of the Bradford Beck and its tributaries by artist Louie Haslam-Chance.
Art Trading Card Social
Art Trading Card Social invites audiences to create and exchange miniature works of art.
Songs of Cloth
Annie Fforde’s commissioned installation, Fabric of Memory, will premiere here as one of this year’s OUR TURN Festival commissions.
Art Trading Card Social
Art Trading Card Social invites audiences to create and exchange miniature works of art.
Bradford Visual Arts Social
A space for visual artists from Bradford to explore new opportunities, make new connections, and be part of a growing visual arts network.
Visual Arts Producer Panel
A free event to help artists and producers develop their understanding of working together to help increase the scale of their work.
Shared Substrate - Extended Opening
Join us for an extended opening of Shared Substrate, a joint exhibition by Ivan Mack and Lauren Egan, presenting works that explore the meeting of where technology and ecology touch.
Shared Substrate
Ancient marks meet modern circuits; living “skins” meet moving bodies. Lauren Egan and Ivan Mack present works that explore the meeting of where technology and ecology touch.
The Pursuit for The Perfect Game
The Pursuit for The Perfect Game is a film photography series exploring the community and culture of tenpin bowling.
League Night
Join us at Go Bowling in Shipley for the launch of Joshua Hart’s The Pursuit for the Perfect Game.
The Sinister Traveller
An exhibition of painting and poetry, by Bradford artist Beryl Robinson, exploring the fear and depths of despair felt when the pandemic hit.
NIGHTMARE SYSTEM: The V3 Archives
A glimpse into a short-lived moment in AI art, when Midjourney V3 made images that were strange, glitchy, and sometimes brilliant.
Practice Bradford
A group exhibition showcasing new work by four of Bradford’s most exciting emerging artists.
OUR TURN / Practice Bradford Launch
Join us as we officially launch the OUR TURN festival with the opening of a brand-new exhibition at Loading Bay.