South Square is a collection of 19th Century workers cottages, in the old Yorkshire village of Thornton, famous for its Brontë connections and its impressive 20-arch viaduct.
Renovated as a community arts centre in 1982, South Square Centre is now home to ten studio spaces for a variety of artists, as well as a gallery, community spaces, archive, fine art framers, bar and a cafe.
The centre hosts community events and activities for all ages, including an ongoing workshop programme and provides community spaces available to hire.
OUR TURN: Bradford Visual Arts Festival premiered in 2025, when Bradford was UK City of Culture. It was a 17-week festival, wrapped around the presentation of the Turner Prize at Cartwright Hall in Bradford, with core ambitions of supporting artist-led visual arts activity across the district, offering opportunities for emerging
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South Square Centre are excited to offer the Joan Day bursary! £1000 bursary to create work for a solo exhibition! This bursary is to support an emerging, Yorkshire-based artist to create a new body of work and exhibit this in the gallery later this year. Emerging artists who use paint
South Square Centre is a registered charity. Donations support the centre to deliver its activity programme and provide a safe and inclusive space for workshops, classes and activities. Where possible our activities will be free of charge. Your donation helps us to ensure it stays this way.
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