The free exhibition, OUR TURN: Practice Bradford, will be held at Loading Bay, featuring fresh creations by artists Joanna Byrne, Atiyya Mirza, Liv Preston, and Saba Siddiqui.
The exhibition is part of a new artist development programme called Practice Bradford, led by Yorkshire Contemporary and Bradford Producing Hub, in collaboration with Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
The programme aims to nurture and support regional artistic talent, providing tailored mentoring, peer support, talks, and funding to encourage artists to take creative risks and expand their practice.
Joanna Byrne, To Remember 记得, 2025 (Image: Joanna Byrne) This exhibition marks the start of OUR TURN, a new visual arts festival taking place from September 18 to January 28.
The festival will highlight art made in Bradford through a range of events, exhibitions, workshops, and learning opportunities.
It comes as the world’s visual arts community turns its attention to Bradford for the Turner Prize 2025 this autumn.
Liv Preston, Dog Quest, 2020, Cast of miners graffiti from Pen Yr Orsedd mine, lead
alloy (Image: Liv Preston) The exhibition runs from September 18 to October 19, with an official launch event on September 17.
The event is open to the public, but spaces are limited, with booking details to be announced soon.
The festival aims to be bold, experimental, and authentically Bradford, with an exciting programme of events, exhibitions, workshops, and learning opportunities, according to organisers.
It also aims to ensure that early-career artists are supported to develop and experiment, shaping the city’s cultural future.
The exhibition will be open from Thursday to Sunday, 12pm to 4pm, and is free to attend.
Saba Siddiqui, Engl~ish, 2024 (Image: Saba Siddiqui) Artist Joanna Byrne uses photography and moving images to explore themes like ecological resilience and urban memory.
Atiyya Mirza, a British Pakistani artist, uses textiles and sculpture to explore themes of womanhood, empowerment, and cultural identity.
Liv Preston, originally from Keighley, uses sculpture, conceptualism, and material culture to create works that fuse historical research and speculative storytelling.
Saba Siddiqui focuses on decolonisation, activism, and museum practice, using her South Asian identity to create multi-sensory installations.
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