Only a month to go until The Thornton Art Trail ! 6 th -7th June Thornton will open its studios, front rooms, community gardens and hall, South Square and more to incredible talent and creativity with unique and diverse artworks, sculpture. Poetry, music and much much more. Come and see us for a fantastic weekend. #whatsonbradford #visitbradford #arttrail #arttrail #artistatwork
Patrick Whitehead is a printmaker working in a range of printmaking media and formerly the owner of The Apothecary Gallery in Thornton. He now works from his new studio based in Utley near Keighley. His prints are inspired by all forms of architecture and observations inspired by his extensive travels. The work exhibited in the Art Trail features current work.
Patrick is also part of team Thornton Art Trail!
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A huge thank you to our kind and generous sponsors. Without you we wouldn’t be able to print flyers or afford publicity. You are absolute stars. A huge thanks to Tesco in Queensbury also for providing refreshments for our volunteers.
There are collection boxes at several venues, we welcome all your contributions to help ensure we can run the trail in future.
If you go to our website you will also find a QR code where you can donate.
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Thornton Art Trail is back, and the first press release is out now! 🗞️
With more than 70 artists taking part, this year is set to celebrate creativity right across the village. We can’t wait to share more with you all 🎨
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We’ve officially started dropping our maps around Bradford 👀🗺️
You’ll start spotting them in different spots across the city, so keep your eyes peeled next time you’re out and about. Grab one if you see it, take a look, and let us know what you think!
More locations coming soon 👀
And if you cant wait to see the map, you can check it our on our website through the link in our bio
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The Thornton Art Trail will be part of Meet Thornton with a stall to show what we do. Come along to St James Church and talk to some of the organisers / artists about the trail and find out more about what we have planned. The Art Trail this year will be on 6-7 th June. There will be lots of other businesses in Thornton hosting stalls. Looking forward to seeing you all.
Really pleased to be showing 2 of my prints in this lovely exhibition organised by @milltown_arts which is showing at Hebden Bridge Town Hall. Well worth a visit and there’s a great cafe there too! Thanks to Phil, Francis and Lucy for inviting me to take part and for curating a varied exhibition by such a range of talented artists.
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Patrick was born in Bradford in 1957 where he spent his formative years. He trained at Lincoln College of Art and Norwich School of Art where he gained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. He specialised in printmaking acquiring the skills of etching and lithography and in recent years has extended his knowledge and skills by exploring other printmaking techniques including mezzotints, solar etching, collagraphs, lino-cuts and gelli printing. Patrick says that printmaking methods fascinate him due to the versatility and endless possibilities that can be achieved through the various techniques. Each method has its own peculiar attributes and qualities. He enjoys the element of surprise and wonderment when a plate is inked up and printed.
The majority of his work is figurative and representational with subject matter including people, landscapes and, in particular, architecture. The composition of a picture is important to him as well as the effect of light and dark. His work is inspired by experiences gained through travel and he has a strong interest in different cultures. His recent prints are inspired by the architecture of the Canary Islands following a walking holiday there in January and February of this year. The prints incorporate the use of tetrapak, drypoint and collagraphs.
Up until this summer (2025) he owned and managed The Apothecary Gallery in Thornton. Having recently moved he now works form his printmaking studio in his home at Utley near Keighley.
@patrickwhitehead57 will be joining us this weekend 18/19 October at @hebdentownhall 10-5 and TONIGHT 17 October 6-8pm
Save the Date: 6th - 7th June
Thornton Art Trail returns for 2026. After a huge success earlier this year with over 300 visitors, we are bringing it back even bigger and better for 2026
Expect artists, extra venues, workshops and more, all in the heart of the beautiful Thornton Village
Team TAT have been busy already with discussions for next year, and we can’t wait to share our plans!
Love, team TAT (Patrick, Helen, Jess, Bev and Ian)
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Gwenda playing Jewish Klesmer music in support of THE FLOWER SHOW. Come & buy artworks for Palestine!! Daily til 17 Aug in Settle's Quaker Meeting House, BD24 9DX
🎨 Submit your work for Bradford Art Show!
Applications are now open for Bradford Arts Show. This exciting open submission exhibition is part of the OUR TURN festival and will present an authentic vision of creativity in Bradford.
Visual arts are invited to submit to the exhibition from anyone aged over 18 who meets our eligibility criteria – you do not need to be a professional artist to submit.
Selected work will be on display to the public from 6 December 2025 at Loading Bay in Bradford city centre.
The deadline for submitting work to the Bradford Art Show is 30 September. You can find out more about the opportunity by visiting our website: /ourturn#bradford-art-show
OUR TURN is supported by Arts Council England and commissioned by Bradford City of Culture 2025.
Bradford 2025 Yorkshire Contemporary Bradford Producing Hub Arts Council England Yorkshire & Humber Visual Arts Network
