SCENES depicting the Yorkshire coast are among the work on display as part of the latest big screen art exhibition in Bradford.

The Not Just Hockney presentation features the work of six local artists at a time and changes every two months.

It is curated by Silsden arts enthusiast Colin Neville and is shown on City Park’s big screen.

Mr Neville said: ‘The Yorkshire Coast has always been a magnet for local people.

“It has also attracted many artists over the last 200 years. The beauty of Staithes, in particular, has lured painters, including Dame Laura Knight, who was advised by her drawing teacher, Thomas Barrett, to go there.

“He told her, ‘There is no place like it in all the world for painting’. It was about trying to capture the combination of pure light, jumble of buildings, and very individual aspect of the place that proved irresistible to Laura Knight and others then – and now.

“As the themed presentation on the Big Screen will show, the buildings and harbours of Staithes and Whitby are still favourite painting spots for artists.

“But the industrial features of the coastline are illustrated too, including people shown working, as well as enjoying themselves, on the beaches.

“There is a marvellous collection of artwork, including textile art, printing and painting, on display on the Big Screen over the next two months, reminding us what a great place Yorkshire is for diversity of scenery and the creativity of its artists.

“It will be a slice of the coast here in Bradford beside the Mirror Pool.”

The artists selected for the July and August exhibition, starting on Sunday, are:

Bradford-born Sue Atkinson, who paints seascape and town scenes of ordinary people going about their working lives or enjoying their leisure. She is a member of the Fylingdales Group of coastal artists and her work has been widely exhibited, including at Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions.

Artist and teacher Pam Bumby, who has lived in the Bingley area for more than 18 years. Her mixed media paintings are influenced by her travels in the UK and overseas. She has been an active member of the Menston Arts Club for more than 25 years and her prize-winning work has been exhibited across Britain.

Painter and photographer Ian Burdall, who lives in Saltaire. He is particularly attracted to paint and photograph scenes along the North Yorkshire coast, including industrial sites. His artwork regularly features in the Saltaire Arts Trail, Art in the Pen at Skipton, and at the Staithes Arts and Heritage Festival.

Alice Fox, a Saltaire-based textile artist who works with natural fibres and gathered materials to create surfaces and structures using a range of print and textile art techniques. Alice’s creative ideas have often been formed by walking coastlines, including in Yorkshire. She exhibits, lectures and teaches nationally and internationally.

Sarah Harris, a silk-screen print artist from Shipley. In 2013 Sarah gained the Curzon Exhibition Award at the New Lights art prize for artists from Northern England, which led to a solo show in Ripon: ‘Discovering Yorkshire’. Since then Sarah’s work has been exhibited widely across Yorkshire, including solo shows at Cartwright Hall and Bradford Cathedral.

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Geraldine Thompson, who has a studio at Addingham. Her paintings, which include portraits, land and seascapes, have been exhibited in London and widely across Yorkshire, including at the Ilkley Art Trail, Dean Clough Gallery, the University of Leeds, and Yorkshire Watercolour Exhibition. Her work can also be found in private collections in Britain, France, Spain, Italy and the USA.

David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, which runs the big screen, said: “This exhibition really reflects the upbeat, summer mood of everyone out enjoying the weather in

City Park.

“Colin has beautifully curated Yorkshire Coast with six local artists portrayal of the stunning coastline that we’re all so lucky to be able to enjoy in this region.

“There’s something for everyone to identify with in this exhibition – from Sue Atkinson’s glorious beach scenes of people out enjoying leisure time to Ian Burdall’s dramatic paintings of container ships out navigating the North sea.”

The Not Just Hockney exhibition runs every day at 12.30pm.