Welcome to The Everybody Gallery

We're at the start of our mission to develop an inspiring and enjoyable programme of exhibitions that are representative of and engage the varied communities we work with.

We believe that art is for everyone, and should be accessible to all through an open programme of varied and high quality exhibitions and events. 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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Emergence
Dec
12
Exhibition

Emergence

Part of The Everybody Gallery’s programme of micro residencies

Drop-in afternoon with the chance to see the work of artist Michaela Lesayova during her micro residency in The Everybody Gallery.

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My Evolution
Oct
23
Exhibition

My Evolution

Part of The Everybody Gallery’s programme of micro residencies

Drop-in to try your hand at art journaling with artist Stevie-Leigh Sanderson, who is artist-in-residence in The Everybody Gallery.

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New Creatives: Radix by Rachel Rea
Mar
13
to 1 Jun
Exhibition

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 Saturday 6th April inclusive, and on Saturday 4th, Saturday 18th, Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th May

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Nature's Endurance
Mar
10
to 6 May
Exhibition, Open Call

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.

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A Rabblement of Bone and Rot - Group Exhibition
Sept
17
to 14 Oct
Exhibition

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

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Jan
1
Exhibition

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

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Mar
2
Exhibition

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.

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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;

Yorkshire CND

The Peace Museum

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

The Guardian Interview: How the ​Greenham Common protest changed lives: ‘We danced on top of the nuclear silos’

BBC News: Greenham Common march from Cardiff recreated 40 years later

Greenham: a common inheritance

The British Library: Watch Return to Sender

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Feb
28
Exhibition

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.

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