‘Not Just Hockney‘ is a non-commercial central reference point and illustrated guide to professional visual artists, past and present, with significant residency and/or work links with the Bradford district.
I am a retired university lecturer with an interest in the visual arts. It started life initially as a local history project with a view to just featuring Silsden artists. But, as these things do, it expanded by slow degrees and by November 2019 over 400 artists, past and present, from across Bradford district had been included. Between November to November 2018 -19 it attracted over 26,000 worldwide visitors with nearly 52,000 visits in total to the posts.
There are no fees for inclusion on the site (but see the Criteria for Inclusion section).
Contact: Email Colin Neville at woodbine@blueyonder.co.uk
Artist profiles are also regularly featured on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Notjusthockneyinfo/537455536393418
Not Just Hockney & Bradford UNESCO City of Film
Since February 2016, Not Just Hockney and Bradford UNESCO City of Film have worked in partnership to present the work of local artists on the public Big Screen in Centenary Square, Bradford.
Each day at 12.30 pm there is a daily themed presentation, lasting approximately seven minutes, featuring the work of six local artists featured on this site. A new batch of local artists are featured on a bi-monthly basis. For details of the current presentation, see the ‘What’s On’ guide at Big Screen
Lunchtime in Centenary Square, 31st August 2017, at the daily Big Screen presentation of local artists’ work.
Useful link for young artists in the Bradford District
- Young Masters The Young Masters Visual Art School encourages creativity in the visual arts among primary school age children with art workshops and classes in the Bradford area. Young Masters also holds regular exhibitions of the children’s work at venues across the district, including at Cliffe Castle, Keighley, and the Kala Sangam Arts Centre, Bradford.
- Art School Ilkley Started in 2017 by Ilkley artists, Sarah & John Gamble, the workshops are open to young people aged 6 to 18, and include printing, painting, drawing, 3D and mixed media.
Annual Arts Trails
- Saltaire Arts Trail: an annual and interesting opportunity to see and talk to local artists, buy original art work and have a good day out in the historic village of Saltaire. Saltaire Inspired
- Ilkley Arts Trail: an opportunity to visit art studios and other venues in Ilkley and surrounding villages, meet and talk to local artists, and buy original art work. Ilkley Arts
Not Just Hockney in the news: selected recent press releases & other media interest:
22nd June, 2016, The Independent: Eclipsed Bradford Artists launch digital fight-back
12th October, 2016, Bradford Telegraph & Argus: Five more artists showcase their work on the big screen
23 February, 2016, Bradford Telegraph & Argus: Work of local artists to be displayed on the big screen
11th November, 2016, Bradford Telegraph & Argus: More artistic talents showcased on the Big Screen
3rd March 2017, Bradford Telegraph & Argus: Artwork brought to Bradford Big Screen as part of Not Just Hockney exhibition.
5th May 2017, Bradford ‘Truly wonderful display of ingenuity’
1st July 2017, Latest artists show their work on the big screen
8th September 2017 Yorkshire_landscapes_provide_inspiration_for_latest_Big_Screen_exhibition/
8th May 2018 Big Screen features Abstract and Expressionist Art
11th May 2018 Self Taught Art Exhibition at Shipley Library
March 2018. Article on Silsden artist, Dorothy Wade https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/17469369.silsden-lass-gets-last-laugh-as-she-meets-a-royal/
March 2018 Article on Branwell Bronte, the artist https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17524754.branwell-brontes-artwork-in-national-portrait-gallery/
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(See also ‘Sources’ for links to other local arts organisations).