\n Trapezium Gallery, located on Kirkgate in Bradford city centre, will close on June 18 after nearly eight years due to the redevelopment of the Kirkgate Shopping Centre.\n<\/p>\n
\n The gallery, run by a collective of volunteer artists, has been a hub for exhibitions by both individuals and community groups, and has aimed to make art accessible to the public in a casual, drop-in setting.\n<\/p>\n
\n Co-founder Ken Woods said: “It is really sad to be leaving Kirkgate after so long.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We have had three venues in the shopping centre during our tenure.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It has been a wonderful place to work, with great facilities and the management and staff have all been fantastic.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We would like to thank them for their support.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The gallery was founded in 2018 by artists who met at Bradford School of Art and identified a lack of exhibition opportunities in the city.\n<\/p>\n
\n Since then, the space has operated without external funding, relying instead on the use of empty shop units and the dedication of its volunteers.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Woods said: “As volunteers, we curate the artwork and open the gallery three days a week for the general public.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We hope we have been a valuable resource over the years.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We have had a constant waiting list and demand for the space from local artists and institutions.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is sad to think that Bradford creatives will no longer have anywhere to display their work in this prime location, in the city centre.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The team behind Trapezium are hoping to find a new home and are appealing to landlords or organisations who might be able to help.\n<\/p>\n
\n Their final exhibition, titled Mayday!, will run from May 2 to May 30, and will feature artwork by the gallery’s volunteers.\n<\/p>\n
\n The show will include painting, illustration, print-making, textiles, and documentary photography.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Woods said: “We have estimated that each exhibition takes more than 150 hours of preparation and invigilation.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This is our way of thanking the people who have given up their time to make Trapezium a successful gallery.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We hope visitors will come and say goodbye but also help us celebrate what we have achieved.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Opening hours for the exhibition are 11am to 3pm on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.\n<\/p>\n
\n A launch event will take place on May 2 from 12pm to 3pm, offering visitors the opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trapezium Gallery, located on Kirkgate in Bradford city centre, will close on June 18 after nearly eight years…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-389067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}