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june
06may(may 6)10:30 am26jun(jun 26)3:00 pmThe Sinister TravellerBeryl Robinson – A painting debut
Exhibition runs: Fri 06 May – Sun 26 Jun Exhibition Opening Event: Fri 06 May 5 – 8pm Join us at
Exhibition runs: Fri 06 May – Sun 26 Jun
Exhibition Opening Event: Fri 06 May 5 – 8pm
Join us at Plenty at the Square Café as we present Beryl Robinsons’s painting debut.
A South Square potter in the 1980’s, Beryl returns to the centre to exhibit her surreal, sinister body of work in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Macabre topical news stories and fear of voracious infection rates fuels the inspiration for this series.
Beryl invites the viewer to interpret her work but warns that the virus has no pattern. As in real life, you never quite know where the virus is and who passes it on. Would your concern be with finding the figure that spread the virus? No one should judge.
“I started painting at the onset of the Pandemic. There are 124 works at present. In some of the work, I have given the Coronavirus a figurative form. In others, a suitcase, an apple or a bird. Each painting depicts fear and suspicion.”
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May 6 (Friday) 10:30 am – June 26 (Sunday) 3:00 pm
03jun(jun 3)5:00 pm26(jun 26)3:00 pmA Quiet ReflectionPortraits and Abstracts by Richard J Mort
Exhibition Runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 26 Jun Tues – Sun 10.30 – 3pm
Exhibition Runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 26 Jun
Tues – Sun 10.30 – 3pm
Preview Event: Fri 3rd Jun
5 – 8pm – Everyone welcome
Unit 9 artist Richard Mort, presents a wonderful portfolio of portraiture and abstract canvases produced over the last few years. They show opposite strands of his work. Not to be missed.
“I like to experiment with colour and light, thus the paintings using mirror tiles. I like to use the canvas as a three-dimensional form in space to be carved into and applique-ed on.”
“With my portraits I try to catch the essence of the subject thus bringing them to life. Many are family, friends and acquaintances, some deceased, given to the family as a reminder. I am constantly experimenting with new idioms to expand my repertoire”
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3 (Friday) 5:00 pm – 26 (Sunday) 3:00 pm
Unit 9 Gallery
South Square, Thornton
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm
Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Open Weekly: Tue – Sat
10:30 – 3pm
SoSouth Square is pleased to present Go Back With Me, a compelling collection of multi-sensory artworks commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum for Anne Brontë’s Bicentenary in 2020.
Anne Brontë first visited Scarborough in June 1840, making the trip annually until 1845. Her first journey to the coast was through her imagination, which is reflected in her drawings of the sea. Her last visit was in the hope of recovering from illness in 1849; she died within days of her arrival and was buried in Scarborough that same year.
Textile artist Lindsey Tyson and sonic artist Sarah Dew have collaborated to present a portfolio of work based on Anne Brontë’s significant trips to the seaside town. Expect to touch stunning textile pieces documenting the landmarks Anne would have seen on her journey. Listen to the church bells of Haworth and crashing seas of Scarborough alluding to Anne’s fight to stay alive as she slipped calmly into death.
Alongside these works, we are showcasing The Dark Store, a new audio work by artist Sarah Dew following on from her work on Anne Brontë, with collaborator Charlotte Oliver. The Dark Store is a 1hr audio work available to listen to in the South Square Garden. The piece will be aired on Chapel FM, in May 2022.
The Dark Store is an Arts Council-funded, hour-long radio ballad: a collection of spoken word and nine original folk songs, highlighting the significance of hidden labour and the lives of essential workers throughout history to the present day. Woven out of many threads, from historical texts to testimonies gathered during online writing sessions in lockdown, the stories told include that of a governess, the herring girls and miners, as well as contemporary supermarket and ‘dark store’ workers, a Glaswegian lorry driver, and NHS nurses in the pandemic. All of which have been worked into poetry, folk music and song by a collaboration of writer Charlotte Oliver and composer Sarah Dew.
The Dark Store provides a platform where voices are heard and invisibility is challenged, respect is promoted, and the creativity and spirit of those working in the dark is celebrated.
In our adjoining gallery space, see Speak Boldly, an exhibition featuring artwork created by Girls Hang Out, a local group for teenagers in Allerton. The work too uses Anne Brontë’s legacy as a starting point to think about the potential and desire for young people in Bradford to achieve, inspire and lead. The title and project are drawn from a story about Patrick Brontë, who once gave the children a mask and asked them to ‘Speak Boldly’ without fear of judgement, on what they wanted from life. The project used this story to talk about the masks we wear every day; on social media, with friends, or the way that our masks might make us feel bold and brave.
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June 3 (Friday) 5:00 pm – July 31 (Sunday) 3:00 pm
Ground Floor Gallery, South Square Centre
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm
Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Open Weekly: Tue – Sat
10:30 – 3pm
Speak Boldly, is an exhibition featuring artwork created by Girls Hang Out, a local group for teenagers in Allerton, organised by Urban Saints.
The work uses Anne Brontë’s legacy as a starting point to think about the potential and desire for young people in Bradford to achieve, inspire and lead.
The title and project are drawn from a story about Patrick Brontë, who once gave the children a mask and asked them to ‘Speak Boldly’ without fear of judgement, on what they wanted from life. The project used this story to talk about the masks we wear every day; on social media, with friends, and the way that our masks might make us feel bold and brave, and empowered.
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June 3 (Friday) 5:00 pm – July 31 (Sunday) 3:00 pm
Ground Floor Gallery, South Square Centre
july
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm
Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Open Weekly: Tue – Sat
10:30 – 3pm
SoSouth Square is pleased to present Go Back With Me, a compelling collection of multi-sensory artworks commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum for Anne Brontë’s Bicentenary in 2020.
Anne Brontë first visited Scarborough in June 1840, making the trip annually until 1845. Her first journey to the coast was through her imagination, which is reflected in her drawings of the sea. Her last visit was in the hope of recovering from illness in 1849; she died within days of her arrival and was buried in Scarborough that same year.
Textile artist Lindsey Tyson and sonic artist Sarah Dew have collaborated to present a portfolio of work based on Anne Brontë’s significant trips to the seaside town. Expect to touch stunning textile pieces documenting the landmarks Anne would have seen on her journey. Listen to the church bells of Haworth and crashing seas of Scarborough alluding to Anne’s fight to stay alive as she slipped calmly into death.
Alongside these works, we are showcasing The Dark Store, a new audio work by artist Sarah Dew following on from her work on Anne Brontë, with collaborator Charlotte Oliver. The Dark Store is a 1hr audio work available to listen to in the South Square Garden. The piece will be aired on Chapel FM, in May 2022.
The Dark Store is an Arts Council-funded, hour-long radio ballad: a collection of spoken word and nine original folk songs, highlighting the significance of hidden labour and the lives of essential workers throughout history to the present day. Woven out of many threads, from historical texts to testimonies gathered during online writing sessions in lockdown, the stories told include that of a governess, the herring girls and miners, as well as contemporary supermarket and ‘dark store’ workers, a Glaswegian lorry driver, and NHS nurses in the pandemic. All of which have been worked into poetry, folk music and song by a collaboration of writer Charlotte Oliver and composer Sarah Dew.
The Dark Store provides a platform where voices are heard and invisibility is challenged, respect is promoted, and the creativity and spirit of those working in the dark is celebrated.
In our adjoining gallery space, see Speak Boldly, an exhibition featuring artwork created by Girls Hang Out, a local group for teenagers in Allerton. The work too uses Anne Brontë’s legacy as a starting point to think about the potential and desire for young people in Bradford to achieve, inspire and lead. The title and project are drawn from a story about Patrick Brontë, who once gave the children a mask and asked them to ‘Speak Boldly’ without fear of judgement, on what they wanted from life. The project used this story to talk about the masks we wear every day; on social media, with friends, or the way that our masks might make us feel bold and brave.
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June 3 (Friday) 5:00 pm – July 31 (Sunday) 3:00 pm
Ground Floor Gallery, South Square Centre
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Opening Event: Fri 03 Jun 2022 5-8pm
Exhibition runs: Fri 03 Jun – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Open Weekly: Tue – Sat
10:30 – 3pm
Speak Boldly, is an exhibition featuring artwork created by Girls Hang Out, a local group for teenagers in Allerton, organised by Urban Saints.
The work uses Anne Brontë’s legacy as a starting point to think about the potential and desire for young people in Bradford to achieve, inspire and lead.
The title and project are drawn from a story about Patrick Brontë, who once gave the children a mask and asked them to ‘Speak Boldly’ without fear of judgement, on what they wanted from life. The project used this story to talk about the masks we wear every day; on social media, with friends, and the way that our masks might make us feel bold and brave, and empowered.
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June 3 (Friday) 5:00 pm – July 31 (Sunday) 3:00 pm
Ground Floor Gallery, South Square Centre
01jul10:30 am31(jul 31)3:30 pmSapgate GardensA short history in images.
Exhibiton Runs: Fri 01 Jul – Sun 31 Jul 2022 Plenty at The Square Gallery
Exhibiton Runs: Fri 01 Jul – Sun 31 Jul 2022
Plenty at The Square Gallery
Tues – Sun 9.30am – 3.30pm
Thornton Open Gardens: Sat 30 – Sun 31 July 2022
In 2016 Sapgate Gardens was a waste ground, overgrown and used for fly tipping. Inspired by three local people, Julie, Jenny and Simon, a group got together to transform it.
Since then, volunteers have cleared the land and opened it up as a space to grow fruit, veg, flowers and as a beautiful garden for all to enjoy.
Sapgate Gardens is a charity for the community. Run by passionate volunteers – skill sharing, nurture and an unwavering commitment to society has benefited many groups including local schools and community centres across the village.
The exhibition forms part of Thornton Open Gardens event and highlights the journey so far.
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1 (Friday) 10:30 am – 31 (Sunday) 3:30 pm
Address: Thornton Road, Bradford, BD13 3LD
Phone: 01274 834747
Email: info@southsquarecentre.co.uk
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.