Exhibitions and Events
Welcome to The Everybody Gallery, which hosts a variety of exhibitions and events throughout the year. Please click through to the description for each exhibition or event to find out more information and check our opening times.
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Exhibition Name
- A Rabblement of Bone and Rot
- Antarctic Circles
- Anything But Dull
- Arte Libre
- Cargo in the Blood
- Community Show
- Compassion
- Creative Spiral
- DIY Utopia
- Drawing Matters
- Drawing a Day
- Four Way Street
- From Front Page to Front Line
- From the Folde
- Halifax Heritage Weekend
- Hearts & Graft
- Inter-Arts Festival
- Let Me Out I Haven't Finished Yet!
- Making Matters
- Nature's Endurance
- New Creatives
- Our Greenham
- Paul Slater Retrospective
- People Play
- Reconnaissance
- Set in Stone
- State of Line
- The Bulging Portfolio of Quentin Blake
- The Dogs
- The Mending Room
- The Pig in Art
- The Way of All Flesh
- World of Wild Invention
Type of Event
New Creatives: Afe Bi Ye ESan by Adelle A'asante
An exhibition of work by Adelle A’asante as part of the New Creatives programme
Open Wednesday-Saturdays, 1-4pm (please note, the gallery will be closed between Friday 29th March and and Saturday 6th April inclusive, and on Saturday 4th, Saturday 18th, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th May)
New Creatives: Radix by Rachel Rea
An exhibition of work by Rachel Rea as part of the New Creatives programme
Open Wednesday-Saturdays, 1-4pm (please note, the gallery will be closed between Friday 29th March and and Saturday 6th April inclusive, and on Saturday 4th, Saturday 18th, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th May)
From the Folde: Botanical Alchemy by Fiona Pickles
Open 12-3pm, Wednesdays-Saturdays.
Experience the alchemic transformation of botanic shapes and forms into the unexpected with artist Fiona Pickles.
Please note, the gallery will be closed on Saturday 25 November and between Friday 22 December 2023 and Saturday 6 January 2024 inclusive.
Celebration Event for DIY Utopia: The Future of Calderdale
Join us for a celebration event for all of the amazing artwork produced by young people as part of the exhibition.
Free, and open to all - with refreshments!
DIY Utopia: The Future of Calderdale
An exhibition exploring young people’s visions for Calderdale.
The DOgS
Open Thursday - Saturday 12-3pm. Please note the gallery is closed Thursday 3rd and 10th August for Creative Healthy Holidays
Compassion: Refugee Week Exhibition
An exhibition celebrating Refugee Week
Celebration event: Tuesday 20 June, 4-6pm
Inter-Arts Festival: Invisible Made Visible and Hope, Faith, Belief
The Inter-Arts Festival presents their 2023 exhibition: Invisible Made Visible and Hope Faith Belief
Thursday 11 May 2023 - Sunday 21 May, open 12-4pm
Free and open to all
Nature's Endurance
Open 12-3pm, Wednesday-Saturday
Celebration Event: Saturday 22 April, 2-4pm - open to all!
Please note, the gallery will be closed for private events on Wednesday 5th April, Thursday 6th April, Friday 14 April, Friday 21 April, Saturday 22 April and Friday 28 April.
A Rabblement of Bone and Rot - Group Exhibition
A Rabblement of Bone and Rot
Private View: Friday 16th September 2022, 6-9pm
Open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
17 September - 14 October 2022, 12-3pm
An exhibition based around the evocative poem 'V' by Tony Harrison, curated by Rob Hall (@rob_hall painter) and Karl Bielik (@karl_bielik)
The exhibition featured works by:
Rebecca Appleby - @rebeccaappleby7
Karl Bielik - @karl_bielik
Kate Boucher - @misskateboucher
Paul Bramley - @bramley_paul
Jo Brown - @jobrownartist
Gordon Dalton - @gordondalton666
Terry Greene - @terry__greene
Rob Hall - @rob_hall_painter_
Sarah Shaw - @sarahshawpainting
Judith Tucker - @judithtuckerart
Making Matters 2020
We asked young people aged 5-11 to tell us what mattered to them. Large and small, personal and global, they responded and told us about the issues that need our attention. Below are the amazing creative responses we received, in a wide range of mediums including drawing, spoken word and 3D art.
Ayane Age 9
Alice
“I have drawn a poster to help raise awareness about saving the planet. We should reduce the amount of greenhouse gases and fossil fuels we use everyday”
Amber Age 11
Iris Age 6
Iris Age 6
Iris Age 6
Luther Age 7
Luther Age 7
“Looks don't matter but personality does. #BeKind”
Melody Age 11
“The beautiful and hard-working honeybee populations are in decline. Everyone can help to protect honeybees. I hope that my poster can raise awareness of why honeybee colonies collapse and how we can help. Let's save the honeybees”
Sara Age 7
"I love the sea, blue, green or turquoise. I love the ocean without pollution
Sara Age 7
“This picture reminds of me what van Gogh said: 'I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?”
Sara Age 7
“Maggie is passionate about recycling and is always making junk models. For this project, she had made some jewellery made from old straws, plastic packaging and string that came from some plants that she planted.”
Maggie Age 10
Georgie Age 7
Rose Age 11
Ayesha Age 6
Anika Age 6
Aleenah Age 6
Ibrahim Age 7
Idris Age 7
Innaya Age 6
Innaya Age 6
Isa Age 7
Isa Age 7
Zaynab Age 6
Anonymous
Maliha Age 6
Melisa Age 7
Our Greenham
Calder Valley CND’s ‘Our Greenham’ exhibition put the women’s peace camp into the context of the wider struggle against nuclear weapons. The exhibition featured objects from The Peace Museum’s collection and many memories and memorabilia of people from the Calder Valley who were there.
5th September 2021 marked 40 years since women first arrived at Greenham Common in Berkshire to protest against the British Government's decision to store Nuclear Weapons on the site.
For the next 19 years women stayed at the site to protest, resist and raise awareness of the threat posed by Nuclear Weapons. Together they created Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, one of the longest and most famous examples of feminist protest.
Artworks was extremely privileged to be able to show some of the objects and artefacts made at and for the peace camp’s protest activities.
Our Greenham - Film Screening - 4th December 2021
A virtual tour of the exhibition with the show’s curators Calder Valley CND
Publication
Women For Peace: Banners From Greenham Common by Charlotte Dew
A new book published by Four Corners Books to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Greenham Common peace protests.
The book is packed full of the vibrant fabric banners made for Greenham, many of which feature in the exhibition.
Take a Virtual Visit
Local Links
This exhibition was created by Calder Valley CND and features objects from local women and archive materials from Bradford’s Peace Museum.
Find out more about their work here;
This was a unique chance to watch a special film “Carry Greenham Home” which documents the everyday lives of the women at Greenham Common Peace Camp directed by Beeban Kidron in 1983.
The screening took place in Artworks’ Gallery to coincide with the Calder Valley CND’s ‘Our Greenham’ exhibition which gathers an exceptional selection of memorabilia and photographs lent by people from the Calder Valley as well as objects from The Peace Museum’s collection.
Further Reading
Learn more about Greenham Common Protest in the following articles and sources:
Greenham Common Womens Peace Camp
Imperial War Museum: The Women Who Took on the British Governments Nuclear Programme
The Guardian: Greenham Common at 40: We came to fight war, and stayed for the feminism
BBC News: Greenham Common march from Cardiff recreated 40 years later
People Play
People play
Psst…If you pass by Artworks you can catch a glimpse of Alice’s wonderful Sculpture. It’s big and Pink- you cant miss it!
We are excited to be part of People Play, a new sculptural commission by Alice Irwin at The Piece Hall Halifax, in collaboration with the Art Charity Dean Clough, Yorkshire sculpture park and the Artworks, funded by the Arts Council England. The Peoples play installation will feature nine colourful sculptures taking over the grounds of the Piece Hall along with two more at Dean Clough and at the Artworks.
These contemporary sculptures reference both Irwins use of colour in her printing, etching and sculptures, along with representing childhood experiences with her large imaginary like figures paying acknowledgement to the families and children working in the once vast array of textile mills (both Dean clough’s and the Artworks building being surviving examples of textile mills) which put Halifax on the world map for cloth production. A strong theme that Peoples Play refers to is the importance of play, Irwin has taken into account the long hours so many children worked in the victorian mills of Halifax and still around the world to this day.
“Re-imagining The Piece Hall courtyard as a place for play is an incredible opportunity. The scale of the space is monumental and by adding into this exceptional example of Georgian architecture some contrasting contemporary and colourful sculptures I hope that the piece will resonate at different levels. On the one hand, we’re creating unusual playground for people to enjoy. At the same time, we’re recognising the roles that families and communities have played in the various stages of the cloth trade and ther impact on wider society. I’m really looking forward to seeing how everyone reacts, and interacts, with Peoples Play”
— Alice Irwin
Creative Learning Activities For The Home Inspired By Alice’s People Play
1. Practice drawing some Alice Irwin inspired shapes.
2. Draw your shapes onto a milk bottle with a permanent marker. A biro pen will also work!
4. Tape your shapes onto wooden sticks or make small holes in the shapes and push your stick through. You could try branches from the garden, wooden skewers, straws or lolly pop sticks.
Your decorations can be put in flower beds, pots or in jars on your windowsill
6. Or try with pen and paper!
More Activity Ideas
Can you make the shadows larger or smaller? Have a go at changing your light source!
Can you make different colours by layering the shapes?
Can you make a pattern with your bunting?
Can you use your shapes to make a hanging mobile?
Why not add your decorations to your rubbings? See Sarah O’Boyles other activity here.
People Play Bunting and Garden Decorations
Activity created by artist Sarah O’Boyle
Create some brightly coloured decorations from milk bottles inspired by Alice Irwin’s People Play to bring playful shadows to your garden!
Materials required:
Milk bottles
Scissors
Sharpie pens
Permanent marker/biro pen
Sellotape (optional)
Chalk (optional)
String and Pegs (optional)
About the artist
Sarah O’Boyle graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Woven Textiles in 1998. After spending 15 years working in education she is now a Halifax based freelance Artist Educator/Textile Designer. She has a passion for drawing and uses natural and synthetic fibres to create 3 dimensional woven structures
with inspiration coming from nature and scientific imagery. She has delivered
workshops at The Piece Hall, Square Chapel, The Artworks and Calderdale Royal Hospital, is employed as a workshop leader for Calderdale Libraries, Museums and Arts and as tutor for the WEA. Her educational work offers creative inspiration to children, families and adults of all ages and backgrounds, with a special interest in Art for Health.
3. Colour in your shapes using Sharpie pens
5. What shadows can your shapes make outside? Can you trace the silhouettes with chalk?
7. Why not make your shapes into some bunting? Hang them with string and pegs.
Drawing Matters
“Please plant more plants because we have more polluted air than fresh and plants can help that”
-Hannah Aged 8
“Help the poor animals in the sea like fish, sea turtles and dolphins to not become extinct forever. Stop suffocating our sea life”
- Thomas Aged 8
Dear politician,
“I want to stop sea pollution and make it safer for sea animals. Right now our seas are polluted and I want to stop it”
-Eva Aged 8
“My postcard is about how much litter we throw away a year. i am also cross about pollution because the air is turning black. Please stop this”
-Alice Aged 7
Prize Winner
Strongest Visual Message, Emily, aged 11
“Stop looking at life through a screens and take time to admire the real beauty of the world”
-Emily Aged 11
Prize Winner
Melody aged 9
“My postcard is about the earth and we should love it with all our hearts to make the world a better place”
-Lucy Aged 11
Prize Winner
Best family message, Blade age 10
“Friends and Family”
-Lily
Prize Winner
Best animal extinction message
Caiden aged 8
“Stop poaching please”
-Caiden Aged 8
“Animals - leave them alone, don't cut down trees, more and more animals will die”
-Jessica Aged 7
Prize Winner
Best use of materials, Eliza Rose, aged 11
Prize winner
Florence aged 6
Prize Winner
Best Family Message
Katie, aged 8
Prize Winner
Best painting, Isabelle aged 10
“A clean ocean”
-Isabelle Aged 10
Prize Winner
Best Animal Extinction Message, Hannah aged 6
Prize Winner
Best use of pen and ink, Kelsi aged 8
Prize Winner
James, aged 11
I have made this because want everyone and i mean everyone to act as if their house is on fire just like our only planet is very rapidly overheating . By 2030 earths crisis will become an unstoppable emergency. if we don't stop it by that time, humanity will be extinct.
- Reggie aged 7
Prize Winner
Best Visual Message, Joni aged 7
“The earth melting and animals in the sea and animals who don't live in the sea are getting stuck in the nets and the earth is melting because of all the pollution and the litter”
-Romansiah aged 8
“Recycling Matters”
-Helena Aged 8
Prize Winner
Grace year 4
“Family”
-Dean Aged 10
Prize Winner
Vivienne aged 12
“Friendship”
-Vivienne Aged 12
Prize Winner
Victor age 8
“Creativity matters to me because it teaches you never to give up and grows your mind”
-Victor Aged 8
Prize Winner
Zamira year 5
“Love Matters to me because it is the key to solving all problems and is a powerful element”
-Zamira Aged 8
Prize Winner
Jack aged 7
“Save the PANDAS”
-Jack Aged 7
Prize Winner
Best animal extinction message
Lucy aged 7
“Save the chimpanzees”
-Lucy Aged 7
Prize Winner
Daniel aged 7
“In Halifax a lot of deforestation is happening and please can you grow more so we can live longer”
-Daniel Aged 7
Prize Winner
Iris aged 5
Hearts & Graft
Hearts & Graft
The Artworks 1830 Gallery presents a fine collection of work by Resident Artists and Designers covering a wide range of different media.This original collection includes, Oil, Acrylic and Mixed Media paintings, Illustration, Printing and Etching, Screen Printing, Photography, Weaving,Textiles, Felt Making, Ceramics, Jewellery, Woodwork and Mathematical conundrums.
The Exhibition highlights the unique and varied inspirations of the artists' personifying 'The Everybody School of Art'.
“Im seriously impressed by all the diverse talent and the marketing and follow through with support”
— Anonymous
“Awesome ceramic and fabulous painting and displays!”
— Unknown
“We all enjoyed looking around the gallery. Thank you for providing the clipboards and drawing equipment. My daughter enjoyed copying some of the paintings”
— Jenny W
“Wow! What an amazing Exhibition - So much talent!”
— SH
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh - An exhibition of sculpture and drawing by Jamie Frost
The Artworks presents an exhibition of elegantly crafted and powerful figurative sculptures. Artist Jamie Frost brings the tradition of wood carving into a contemporary gallery setting. The smell, textures and colours of the sculptures make this exhibition a multi-sensory experience, where bark, saw marks and energetic splinters contrast with fine craftsmanship.
'Wood is a fleshy material and I want the visitor to have a sense of the figures I make, not just see them. In their presence it's hard, even for me, not to feel something when looking them in the eye. Whilst making I think about the people I draw, the people I've known, the person I am. I invite people to identify with these sculptures - an affinity with the material should make that possible.'
Following recent exhibitions of epic figurative drawings, these are the artist's first sculptures of such complexity and scale. They are shown alongside a number of smaller pieces and a selection of works on paper. We are proud to present this fantastic show, the first sculpture exhibition that The Artworks has seen. The exhibition has been made possible with generous support from Arts Council England.
Jamie grew up within Northern England's 'Sculpture Triangle' and has also been strongly influenced by time spent working in Tuscany. He has exhibited widely alongside established artists, including Nicola Hicks, Peter Randall-Page, Andy Warhol and Rembrandt. He has most recently exhibited in London with The Society of Portrait Sculptors and one of Jamie's major pieces will have just returned from this exhibition. In addition to this, Jamie has recently been accepted as a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors.
