A NEW exhibition on the theme of ‘Industry and our Environment’ opens today at Bradford Industrial Museum and showcases the inspirational work of 13 of Keighley Creative’s resident artists and artisans.

The ‘Following Threads’ exhibition features pieces in a variety of styles and includes prints, photography, ceramics and painting that have all been created in response to the collections housed within Bradford Council’s Museums and Galleries venues.

The Bradford district has a rich history of manufacturing including printing and especially textiles, and was once known as the wool capital of the world. Bradford Industrial Museum tells the story of the district’s manufacturing heritage through its buildings, collections, and local stories and each artist followed their own ‘thread’, to create pieces showing what can happen when something in a collection, coupled with an idea, sparks your imagination and creates something new.

Naseem Darbey, Creative Lead at Keighley Creative, said: “The work was made over only four months, to ensure an ‘instant’ response was captured; no overthinking was allowed. We hope this gives the exhibition a sense of immediacy and excitement, and our threads reel you in to find your own favourite objects within the museums and discover their stories.”

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Councillor Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Healthy People and Places, said: “We’re delighted to be able to host this exhibition at our Bradford Industrial Museum, showcasing the work of these talented local artists and artisans. Taking inspiration from our collections and the landscapes of the district, they have created some remarkable pieces which really tell the stories of our industrial heritage, and in some cases using the actual printing machinery from our collections to create new pieces to celebrate the culture of the Bradford district.”

The exhibition runs until January 2023. For more information visit www.bradfordmuseums.org