Exhibition at South Square Centre, Thornton
Exhibition Open: 2nd April - 29th May, Tues - Sat 12-3pm or by appointment
South Square Centre is located on the outskirts of Bradford in Thornton, a village which is also birthplace of the three Brontë sisters. April 2016 marks the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth, so to celebrate all of South Square’s exhibitors will be women and there will be a range of artworks, events and activities in response to this throughout April and May. South Square has commissioned Yorkshire Film Archive to create a short film, weaving together images of women recorded on film over the decades of the twentieth century, engaging in a variety of activities from politics, engineering, education and sports. The footage has been drawn from the collections housed by the Yorkshire Film Archive- these are not films made about women, the intention has been to capture more abstract recordings of women going about their everyday lives. To accompany the film there will be a soundtrack by Todmorden-based musician Magpahi (aka Alison Cooper). The music will be made using a mixture of acoustic and electronic instruments, processed vocals as well as objects inherited from her Bradford born relatives.
“We are really excited to be working with Yorkshire Film Archive as well as numerous female local musicians, artists and DJs to celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Bronte’s birth. The opening event should be lots of fun with the addition of freshly made pizza’s provided by Emily’s Café (The Bronte Birthplace).” Yvonne Carmichael, Artistic Programmer, South Square Gallery.
South Square also invites audiences to nominate Bradford born or based pioneering women from the time of the Brontë’s to the present day. Candidates so far include: Charlotte Brontë (Author of novels featuring strong-willed women such as Jane Eyre), Margaret McMillian (Educator and campaigner for improvement of health care for children), Beryl Burton (Record-breaking Cycling) and Marianne Straub (Textile Design and 3rd female student at Bradford Technical College). Suggestions can be made at the exhibition, by email (y.carmichael@southsquarecentre.co.uk) or twitter (@South_Square).