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BBC News
24-05-2025
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Brontë Country art trail marks Bradford City of Culture year
A new art trail has opened on the moors overlooking the village of Haworth, once home to the famous Brontë sisters, as part of Bradford's UK City of Culture Wild Uplands trail at Penistone Hill Country Park features a series of sculptures which will remain in place for the next five pieces, created by four international artists, were inspired by Bradford's landscape and heritage, including its wool industry and the Cottingley Fairies hoax, organisers Earnshaw, executive producer for Bradford 2025, said the trail was "unexpected" and "magical". "People who are not from Yorkshire think of Bradford as just the big industrial city, but two thirds of our district is farms, moorland and hills - and it is exquisite," Ms Earnshaw said. British environmental artist Steve Messam used natural materials from the local area to create one of the a 10ft (3m) tall structure overlooking the moors, is built from rocks and covered in the fleeces of 500 sheep from the surrounding Messam said: "The country park here is a disused quarry, so it is based on those slabs of stone which are left over."They are the building blocks of the city, and the fleece is literally the fleece that built Bradford. It is about those stories and narratives within the landscape." Meanwhile, Brazil-born and London-based artist Vanessa da Silva created another of the works, called Muamba Posy, which reflects Penistone Hill's changing da Silva explained: "I imagined it 300 million years ago when the climate was tropical and hot, and the plants were gigantic and lush."It is meaningful for me as well, because I do not come from England. I am an immigrant here and the history of Bradford - having different communities that live here alongside each other - it is really meaningful to be part of this."An immersive sound walk called Earth and Sky will accompany the sculptures and aims to provide music to match the atmosphere of the Yorkshire by Italian musician Caterina Barbieri and Opera North, it uses geolocation to match sounds to where visitors are standing, and will be available to access via a phone app. The art trail has opened just days after being targeted by vandals, who smashed two marble butterflies, part of an installation of dozens of similar butterflies were the work of Pakistani-born artist Meherunnisa Asad in collaboration with Peshawar-based atelier Studio Lél, known for reviving centuries-old stone-work were carved from pink marble sourced from Pakistan, and were inspired by Bradford's stories of migration and movement and the resilience of its natural have appealed for help finding four suspects in connection with the Earnshaw said: "Everything about this project has been a challenge. In some ways it is a crazy challenge even to have considered doing."We are out here on the moors; there is no power; there are no cabins to keep our crew safe and warm while they are installing things. But that is what is magical: putting something unexpected and joyous out here for five months."Wild Uplands is on display at Penistone Hill County Park until 12 October. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- BBC News
Bikers sought over Brontë country trail vandalism
Police investigating damage caused by vandals to an art trail in Brontë country have appealed for help finding four marble butterflies, part of an installation of dozens of similar sculptures at Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth, were smashed in the attack, with the damage reported to have happened between 19:45 BST and 20:15 BST on said they wanted to trace a group of four people thought to have been in the area on motorbikes or e-bikes at about the time the damage took inquiries into the vandalism were continuing and Keighley Neighbourhood Policing teams would be carrying out patrols in the area, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said. Shanaz Gulzar, creative director of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture team which was behind the trail, previously described the vandalism as "sad and disappointing".However, she added that the trail would still open to the public on 24 May as butterflies which were damaged were part of the Wild Uplands arts trail– a temporary exhibition due to run until by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, the trail features the works of four damaged sculptures near a pond had already been repaired, Ms Gulzar 75 butterflies are the work of Pakistani-born artist Meherunnisa Asad, in collaboration with Peshawar-based atelier Studio Lél, known for reviving centuries-old stone-work the planning application for the trail was considered last year by Bradford Council, there was one objection over concerns it would be targeted by planners said that was not a valid reason for a refusal of a part of Bradford's City of Culture 2025 celebrations. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Vandals target butterfly sculpture on new Bradford art trail
An art trail in Brontë country has been targeted by vandals just days before it is due to open to the marble butterflies, part of an installation of dozens of similar sculptures at Penistone Hill Country Park, near Haworth, have been Gulzar, creative director of the Bradford City of Culture 2025 team which is behind the trail, said it was "sad and disappointing," however she said they would still open to the public on 24 incident has been reported to West Yorkshire Police and the force has urged anyone with information to contact officers. The butterflies were part of the Wild Uplands arts trail in the beauty spot – a temporary exhibition due to run until by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, the trail features the works of four Gulzar said: "It is sad and disappointing that these beautiful stone butterflies, a symbol of resilience and renewal, hand-crafted to draw people to our historic landscape, have been destroyed by thoughtless individuals."The damaged sculptures near a pond have already been repaired, she added."Security has been further increased on the site to prevent further acts of vandalism," she added. Ecologist Bill Lever, 43, walks his dogs near the site where the attack happened, and said he saw news of the vandalism on a community Facebook group."It stated there was some damage, so we came up to have a look. "We couldn't see it. Not sure if it had been cleaned away or not."He said the sculptures looked "really and nice" and the trail was a "fantastic idea"."The materials are quite inspiring really and fit the landscape well," he added.A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "We are aware of the incident and are investigating a report of criminal damage."They asked anyone who witnessed vandalism to contact the Keighley Neighbourhood Policing Team. The 75 butterflies are the work of Pakistani-born artist Meherunnisa Asad in collaboration with Peshawar-based atelier Studio Lél, known for reviving centuries-old stone-work have been carved from pink marble sourced from Pakistan, and are inspired by Bradford's stories of migration and movement and the resilience of its natural artists involved include Steve Messam who has created a tower clad in sheep's wool as a tribute to Bradford's industrial the planning application was considered last year by Bradford Council there was one objection over concerns it would be targeted by planners said that was not a valid reason for a refusal of a part of Bradford's City of Culture celebrations. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Gloucester contemporary art trail begins in city centre
Contemporary art trail begins in city centre A trail of original, contemporary artwork has gone on display in a city centre. The community interest company Gloucester Contemporary Artists (GCA) has created the trail in the city as part of the Adopt An Artist event in a bid to make contemporary art accessible and engaging for members of the public. During the month-long event, shops, cafes and businesses in the city centre are displaying artwork made by local professional artists in their windows. "We want to get the people of Gloucester involved in temporary art by having a go themselves," said David Finch, from GCA.
