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Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Address:
Lister Park,
Manningham,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire BD9 4NS

Opening Times:
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm Closed: Mondays (except Bank Holidays), 25 December (Christmas Day) 26 December (Boxing Day) 27 December (Bank Holiday) 1 January (New Years Day)

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Description:

Cartwright Hall is Bradford's civic art gallery and offers an exciting programme of contemporary exhibitions, with four permanent galleries displaying works from our art collections.  The collections consists mainly of 19th and 20th Century British art, with strong collections of international contemporary prints and contemporary South Asian arts and crafts.

Contact Details:
Telephone 01274 431216 
Fax 01274 481045

Learning Programmes:
The Education Team at Cartwright Hall offers support to visitors and aim to make their gallery visit an enjoyable learning experience.  Working in collaboration with local, national and international artists, and a variety of partners, we plan and deliver numerous events for visitors.  These include creative projects, open holiday workshops, special events, activity days, formal school and college workshops and also school INSET.

For groups wishing to pre-book their visit our staff provides gallery introductions and will lead a selection of practical workshops linked to both our temporary and permanent exhibitions.

Teachers following QCA schemes of work may be interested in using or adapting our curriculum focussed sessions such as:

• Self – Portraits (suitable for KS1)
• What is Sculpture (suitable for KS1)
• Investigating Pattern (suitable for KS1/2)
• Journeys (suitable for KS2)
• Objects & Meanings (suitable for KS2)
• ArtIMP Trolley using key works of Art linked to literacy & ICT (suitable for KS 2)
• Printmaking Workshops (suitable for KS1,2 & 3)
• Looking at Works of Art  (suitable for KS3, KS4, A & AS level)

Specialisms:

Armand Point and Islamic Architecture Exploring architecture through the painting An Arab Weaver Read More »	Japanese Woodblock Print Explore the codes and conventions behind a Samurai print Read More »
Responses to Islamic Art Bradford Young Ambassadors share views about Islamic objects Read More »	Bradford and the V&A Museum Bradford´s Young Ambassadors create an Islamic Art timeline Read More »
My Culture Quest An interactive game collecting world objects to curate your exhibition Read More »	Polish People in Britain after WWII Personal stories of five Polish people who settled in Britain Read More »
The Wanderer Contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare's response to a slaveship tragedy Read More »	Sehyr Saigol Fashion Zardozi Robe by Pakistani designer Sehyr Saigol Read More »