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BBC News
11-02-2025
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- BBC News
Bradford arts group opens gallery in ex-travel agency
Artist Pauline Cooke said she hoped the smell of fresh paint would be less pungent when the doors to a new gallery in Bradford open to the public. Volunteer-run artists' collective Trapezium Arts, which she co-founded, has converted a former travel agency into a creative space after having to leave its last group takes over empty shops as part of its Meanwhile Space scheme, and had to move from a unit in the Kirkgate Shopping Centre just before gallery will open on February 22. Ms Cooke said: "We're all artists ourselves and we got together about seven years ago and decided we needed somewhere to display our work. "There aren't the opportunities to do that in Bradford so we thought we'll get an empty shop and do it up."We've had more than 50 exhibitions over the last seven years."Sometimes community groups take it over so we do other events in here. "But our main purpose is just to exhibit artwork by Bradford artists. So we're really championing the art community in Bradford." The group has taken down internal walls and two countertops and repainted the walls to make the former shop into a space where art can be said: "It'll just be what we did before in here, rather than two doors up the street."That's become a shoe shop now. They were in the market upstairs and we've talked to them and they're very nice."It's just how we operate. We haven't got any cash, so we rely on having empty shops and we get moved around when commercial businesses want them."That's just the nature of the beast." The first exhibition in the new gallery on Kirkgate will be a retrospective show by Inkers, a group of independent contemporary printmakers based in June Russell said: "In our response work, we've been inspired to push the boundaries of printmaking."You'll see woven prints, layered prints, 3D constructions, artist's books and more, on a vast range of topics: landscapes, machines, mills, looms, ropes, working men and women, birds, bees, mummies."These have all been inspired by the museums, galleries and collections of our city, district and region."RESPONSES by Inkers is at Trapezium Gallery from Saturday 22 February until Saturday 15 March. Opening times are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11am – 3pm. There will be refreshments and a chance to meet the artists at the launch event on Saturday 22 February between to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Printmakers' exhibition to be hosted in relocated city-centre gallery
Trapezium Gallery, which has moved to a new location within Bradford, is set to host its first exhibition of 2025. The venue has moved premises to 54 Kirkgate in Bradford city centre - two doors down from its previous location. The exhibition, 'Responses,' is a retrospective exhibition by Inkers, who are a group of independent contemporary printmakers based in Yorkshire. Ken Woods, a co-founder of Trapezium Gallery, said: "After the disappointment of having to relocate at the end of last year, we are delighted to open our new venue with this exceptional exhibition that showcases both Bradford's printmaking talent and the region's heritage. "Our volunteers have worked tirelessly to create a space with the scope to show exciting, new exhibitions and we hope as many people as possible will make the effort to visit this and future exhibitions." Inkers' members specialise in techniques including lino & relief printing and monoprint & monotype. Pictured: work by Annie Fforde (Image: Annie Fforde) Inkers, who have been working together since 2000, consists of artists who "pursue successful independent practices as exhibiting artists, educators, and writers." They come together to collaborate, exhibit, and share their practices with one another. June Russell, a spokesperson for the group, said: "All of us are Fine Art Printmakers, and make work that is original in both concept and construction. "Between us we use a wide range of printmaking techniques, both traditional and contemporary, often in combination, and sometimes embracing non-print techniques during development and experimentation. "We have members who specialize in screen printing, collagraph, etching, drypoint, lino & relief printing, monoprint and monotype, photographic methods, and innovative mixtures of all of these." The exhibition will open to the public from Saturday, February 22. Pictured: work by Ruth Fettis (Image: Ruth Fettis) Ms Russell added: "A particular focus of our collaborative work involves working with museums and galleries, researching and responding to them and to their collections creatively through the medium of print. "We've been inspired to push the boundaries of printmaking; you'll see woven prints, layered prints, 3D constructions, artist's books and more, on a vast range of topics: landscapes, machines, mills, looms, ropes, working men and women, birds, bees, mummies - all inspired by the museums, galleries, and collections of our city, district, and region." The exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday, February 22 to Saturday, March 15, 2025. Opening times are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11am to 3pm. There will be a launch event on Saturday, February 22, from 12pm to 4pm, where people can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments. More information can be found at or by contacting art@
