Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

I AM ME

31 January 2025 – 5 May 2025

About this event

31 January 2025 – 5 May 2025
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

To celebrate Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, Bradford District Museums and Galleries and 125 young people from the district were offered the opportunity to create a new exhibition with artworks from the Government Art Collection.

Curators at Bradford District Museums and Galleries asked their counterparts at the Government Art Collection to  suggest a selection of art they thought young people in Bradford district would be intrigued by and enjoy engaging with.

After considering a longlist with a group of young people,  we selected a shortlist of 22 works of art on the theme of identity. Apart from two which are historical, they also offer the viewpoint of a British artist working in the UK now. Over a six-month period, we had conversations and workshops exploring the artworks with over 125 young people up to the age of 21.

The exhibition in this gallery showcases the Government Art Collection artworks alongside the responses of the young people and shares some of their personal reflections about their own identity.

You can also enjoy a playlist they chose to accompany the images via our spotify account

Partners

Further information

Exhibition credits

Government Art Collection

Curator: Shasti Lowton
Registrar: Matthew Lindop

Bradford District Museums and Galleries

Curator: Jill Iredale
Community Engagement: Sarah Deane
Registrar: Pam Keeton

Design

Out of Place and David Craig Design Consultancy

Community partners

Hale (Health Action and Local Engagement), Healthy Minds Apprentices (All Star), PINC, Young Masters Visual Arts School, GATE youth group, Young Dynamos (Bradford District Care Foundation), Brad Starz (SEND Youth Voice Group), Atlas Primary School, HAF (holidays, activities and food programme). 

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Address
Lister Park, Bradford, BD9 4NS
Opening times

Cartwright Hall will operating amended opening times during the Turner Prize.

Mon-Closed

Tuesday-Wednesday 10am-4pm (last entry 3pm)

Thursday – Sunday 10am to 6pm (last entry 5pm)

By public transport

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery is in the middle of Lister Park, one and a half miles from the City Centre on the A650 Manningham Lane. There is limited parking in Lister Park, accessible from North Park Road (off Oak Lane). Lister Park is served by many city centre bus services including 23, 25, 26, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 622, 647, 662, w5. Cartwright Hall is about ten minutes’ uphill walk from Frizinghall railway station.

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com.

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