The second art trail in Thornton, BD13, Bradford, West Yorkshire takes place over the weekend of 14-15 June 2025. Visitors will find a huge variety of art and activity in a range of venues. There’s art in private houses, workshops in galleries, open studios, open air art demonstrations and much more. The trail can be started at any point. The total distance of a circuit is around a mile.

Find out more about the whole event here: THORNTON ART TRAIL

What are South Square doing at Thornton Art Trail? (more to be announced soon!)

SATURDAY: 

Open Studios // 11am – 4pm

Many of the artists and creators onsite at South Square will have an open door on their studios. Come in, take a look at their work, chat directly to the artists, and see their creative spaces.

Live DJ – Dip Mistry // 2pm – 4pm // Garden

Come and listen to DJ Dipak Mistry in our garden – AKA Mistryllaneous – he says ‘photographer, printmaker, educator, selector (not a dj). One of the DisOriental and No Hands Family: with a love of global beats, electronica, alt pop and beyond. Always got an ear out for new music!’

Kids craft // 11am – 4pm // Courtyard

Join us for some free crafty fun in the courtyard. They’ll be a huge mix of things to do from simple drawing and colouring, to zine making, collaging and more!

Drop in Art Workshop – Weave & Wrap with Wool! // 11am – 4pm // Garden

Come down to the garden to join us in making decorations using wool in a range of different ways. Whether you want to make flower pom poms, a woven word or wrap colourful wool around reclaimed sticks to make a mobile we will have all the materials you need!

Drop in Art Workshop // 11am – 3pm // Community room

Join Artist Allanah Rhodes to unleash your creativity in a photography based workshop. It’s time to get making! Come along for a drop-in session of inspiration and skill building based on the village of Thornton. You can chose between doing a cyanotype workshop, using the images provided, or colouring sheets for the littler ones, or mono printing using oil pastels. Come along and have a go, all free!

SUNDAY:

Birstall Wood Turners // 11am – 4pm // Garden

Join the members of Birstall Wood Turners in the garden who will be doing some live demonstrations on their wood lathe. Birstall Wood Turners are a group of enthusiastic woodturners, of all abilities, who enjoy this wonderful hobby. Started in 1997, they are one of the largest clubs in the country and aim to promote the joys of woodturning.

Kids craft // 11am – 4pm // Courtyard

Zine making – Grab yourself a template from the gallery and get exploring! These templates have prompts to follow, such as ‘draw something red,’, ‘listen for 30 seconds and write what you hear’. The children can explore South Square Centre and by using prompts like below, they’ll draw, write, and study different things to make their own Zine.

Open Studios // 11am – 4pm

Many of the artists and creators onsite at South Square will have an open door on their studios. Come in, take a look at their work, chat directly to the artists, and see their creative spaces.

EXHIBITIONS:

‘Yorkshire Pudding and Pickled Cabbage’ by Alicja Mrozowska // Main Gallery

Alicja Mrozowska’s paintings navigate the layered terrain of identity, memory, and cultural hybridity through bold portraiture and playful abstraction. Yorkshire Pudding and Pickled Cabbage marks the most expansive presentation of Mrozowska’s work to date, bringing together paintings from 2017 through to 2025. Combining large gestural brushstrokes with recurring motifs and symbolic references, her compositions balance between the recognisable and the obscure, inviting viewers into a space where identities blur, overlap, and reform.

‘2025 Beckfoot Thornton Showcase’ // 11am – 4pm // Community room

Students from the year 10 Art and Photography classes at Beckfoot Thornton present their end of year exhibition of work based on three themes ‘Expressionism, Angles, and Property’ which will showcase the hard work and creativity of this cohort. The exhibition will feature a diverse range of artwork, highlighting the skills and knowledge that they have developed throughout the academic year. We invite staff, students, families, and the community to join us in celebrating their achievements.