Coordinated by Hot Bed Press in Salford, the 20:20 Print Exchange has been taking place since 2009 and brings together artwork from participating print workshops around the world.

Each artist taking part is asked to produce a new edition of 25 prints on paper size 20cm x 20cm. In return, each artist receives a box of 20 randomly selected prints. To date over 150,000 prints have been created just for the exchange! In 2024, 701 artists took part, exchanging through 47 print groups internationally.

Displaying a curated selection of first editions created for the 2024 Print Exchange, this exhibition showcases a vast and diverse range of printing styles, methods and subject matter.

Learning Space   
Open 5pm-8pm   

In this new work, Bowman explores language, industry and secondary use of materials through a range of media, including glass, metal, rubber and ceramics. Bowman reshapes everyday industrial matter into fragile, fractured forms that speak of labour, repair and vulnerability. Glass headrests slump, tyres collapse, and welded supports cradle precarious fragments, objects balanced between humour and unease.

Main Gallery   
Open 5pm-8pm   

Internationally-acclaimed photographer Emily Andersen presents Somewhere Else Entirely, a three-screen video installation exploring the life and work of American-born poet Ruth Fainlight (b.1931). Known for her intensely visual writing on memory, domestic life and psychological experience, Fainlight has been a distinctive voice in British and American poetry for over six decades.

Presented in the Tiled Gallery, Somewhere Else Entirely offers audiences a contemplative encounter with language, image and sound, an expanded portrait that explores how biography and creativity intertwine.

Tiled Gallery   
Open 5pm-8pm   

The late Victorian novelist, George Gissing, was born and raised in the house in Thompson's Yard in the mid-nineteenth century.

The work of one of the early Gissing Trust volunteers is a detailed model of George's father, Thomas Gissing's, extensive premises, which include his street frontage chemist shop on Westgate linked to all the family accommodation opening into Thompson's Yard.

There are books, paintings, banners, displays, and models relating to the Gissing family and house, and some short films available to view.

Open 6pm-9pm   

Upcycled and Vintage fashion hand sourced. Re-using scrap fabric to give it a new life, let's end fast fashion with one of a kind unique pieces at affordable prices.

Corridor to Art Exchange   
Open 5pm-9pm   

Recent small works in oil.

Project Space   
Open 5pm-9pm   

Open studio with recent work on display.

Studio A1   
Open 5pm-9pm   

Green swollen smug, crown atop, the big hill. New painting on display for the Artwalk.

Studio B13   
Open 5pm-9pm   

The collection of work explores perception, depth and visual distortion of Anaglyphs through paint on paper. 3D glasses will be provided which shift between the flat surface and illusionary space.

The pieces invite the viewers into a physical and phycological space that is both playful and disorientating.

Studio C2   
Open 5pm-9pm   

Portraits in oils and charcoal from the past twelve months.

Studio C5   
Open 5pm-9pm   

art★installation★music
back by popular demand
more multimedia mashups
adverts/propaganda/news
detourned with scissors and glue
INUTILE UTILE EX ARTE

Studio C6   
Open 6pm-9pm   

Kate Wray is a visually impaired artist who shatters the boundaries of traditional canvas art, proving that creativity is something to be felt as well as seen.

Driven by her passion to make art truly inclusive, Kate creates stunning plaster tactile canvases. She utilises bold, high-contrast aesthetics inspired by ultraviolet, infrared, and gamma-ray light spectrums to heavily enhance their visual appearance.

Her textured works are designed to be touched—inviting those who struggle with vision to fully embrace, feel, and experience art in an entirely new dimension, whilst sitting in harmony with the Reclaiming the Light exhibition to give others an eye limiting experience.

The Art Exchange A4   
Open 5pm-8pm   

Join The Art Exchange CIC for an evening where the "clash of nature and art" truly comes to life. Inspired by our close partnership with the Northern Green Gathering , we’ve been busy scavenging and reclaiming forgotten items from the beautiful site of Newlands Park.

With a huge thanks to Farmer Ted, we have salvaged unique materials from the land transforming them into a series of imaginative, sculptural lights. These installations reflect our commitment to the eco-values of the Gathering—repurposing the old to create something glowing and new.

At the strike of 8pm the studio will be filled with the sounds of our Open Mic night, hosted by the brilliant Russ from SkipRat. Whether you're here for the art, the music, or the "creative vibe," it’s going to be a night to remember.

The Art Exchange A4   
Open 5pm-late   

Mini Art Exhibition and Little Craft Fair.
Art by local artists who have been or are going through the asylum process.
Little handcrafted items made by the WDCoS community.
Everyone welcome to come along between 4pm and 8pm.
CoffeeWrite's excellent coffees and beverages available to purchase throughout the event.

Open 4pm-8pm   

This pop-up art exhibition reflects on decay and repair in the wall constructed by Charles Waterton around his Walton estate in the 1820s. Using felt, textiles and stitch, Helen Riddle responds to the wall's present-day state. A Stitch in Time forms part of Wallfest, a month-long programme of events celebrating 200 years since the completion of Waterton's Wall. Taking place throughout May 2026, the festival explores four key themes: Nature, Creativity & Culture, Heritage, and Wellbeing.

The exhibition is presented in collaboration with The Friends of Waterton's Wall.

A Stitch in Time was supported by Wakefield Council Culture Grants.

Open 5pm-8pm   

To celebrate and commemorate the 200th anniversary of Waterton's Wall (built to protect the world's first nature reserve ) The Friends of Waterton's Wall present Wall Art; a collaboration of art produced by Tracy Sedgwick of Wakefield Camera Club, The 36th Wakefield Rainbows, Brownies & Guides and Wakefield u3a's two Art Groups and the Creative Writing Group.

The result of a year long project, the work was commissioned as part of Wallfest 2026 and has been on display in Walton, Pontefract Library and is now coming to WX.

"Come along. Everyone is welcome to look at our Wonderwall art".

Open 5pm-8pm   

Come and see a selection of images from the camera club at WX Wakefield Exchange. We'll have members available to talk to about the images, answer your photography questions and generally chat about photography.

Open 5pm-8pm   

As part of the Our Stories oral histories project, Age UK Wakefield District is proud to present an exhibition by former miner and artist Karl Jarrett.

Our Stories aims to celebrate and preserve the voices of working‑class communities across Wakefield and the Five Towns. Through recorded interviews, we are capturing memories of childhood, working life, home, local industries and everyday experiences. As Wakefield’s landscape has changed over the past 60 years — from coal mines and railways to factory closures and social change — this project ensures that personal histories are not lost, but shared with future generations.

During the course of the project, we were fortunate to encounter the remarkable work of Karl Jarrett, a former miner from Castleford. Karl began work when he was sixteen at Fryston Colliery in 1980. At a time when cameras were forbidden underground, Karl sketched what he saw in his notebook, before turning these into larger‑scale drawings and paintings. Karl is exhibiting a selection of his original works for the first time, offering a rare and powerful insight into life beneath the surface.

Visitors are invited to view Karl’s striking artworks and listen to recorded voices from other Our Stories participants, who share their memories of working life, community and times gone by.

Open 5pm-8pm   

The Spiral Sphere Collection explores themes of the mathematical with constructs of the Golden ratio (φ) and Pi (π) to represent the visual landscape through a body of work that engages with circles and spirals by using different techniques in painting such as spray paint textures, layering shapes and blending colours using screen printing.

My practice is concerned with representing the molecular and the microscopic spectrum that we are aware of but can’t see without viewing through a lens. In this series, I investigate the dynamic composition of the spiral form within the circular creating a sense of motion, symbolizing cycles and repetition with the unseen universe and the infinite. I have been inspired by many influences such as geometry, nature, pattern, architecture and the symbolism of the spiral being represented in ancient cultures which I have experienced by exploring many heritage sites around the world.

Some of the works are created with spray painted backgrounds laid over a mixture of acrylic painted spiral spheres while others use screen printing which allows me to experiment with the visual outcome. Through this approach, I aim to evoke emotion and challenge perception of spiral symbols, patterns and forms.

Open 5pm-8pm   

Rob C's Poetry 1/2 Hour will be introduced by Robert P. Clarke. There will be Open Mic Slots available bookable in advance at create@artcollab.co.uk

During the ‘Poetry 1/2 Hour’ Robert P. Clarke will be reading from his most recent publications available online at Waterstones.

This event is part of the Poetry Walk with full venues listed below and on the website www.artcollab.co.uk

Full Poetry Walk Schedule:

- Westgate, Online - Central Words - 2.30pm to 3.30pm Rob C's continued sound and spoken word event - Visit www.robclarkeart.wordpress.com

- Waterstones - Rob C's Poetry 1/2 Hour 4.30pm to 5.15pm

- The Hidden Gem at the Old Vicarage - Enter the Paranprmal Exhibition and Book Launch - Robert P. Clarke 5pm to 9pm

- The Six Chimneys - Rob C's Poetry Corner - 8.30pm until late

1st Floor   
Open 4.30pm-5.15pm   

Join Empath Theatre CIC for a retrospective of their Wakespeare project including behind the scenes pictures, monologue videos, displays, and a chance to read some of the amazing work done by Wakefield District.

Find them on the top floor across from Esquires Coffee Shop.

Cathedral Walk (Top Floor)   
Open 5pm-8pm   

Transient, process-led art by Clare Harford: this show will feature colourful and sculptural 2D works made from paper. It will try to capture what goes on in our hearts and our brains.

Visit the show in The Ridings, a few doors down from Esquires Coffee.

Unit 97, Cathedral Walk (Top Floor)   
Open 5pm-9pm   

Let us take you back in time, to an age where curiosity into the spirit world became very popular, from using Divination Tools to giving insight via Ouija Boards, mediumship and Tarot Cards. We will look at the Victorian era through to present day.

We are also showcasing photography by Robert Clarke from The Wakefield Ghostwalk and Daily Detour Paranormal investigation. And on Display will be the intriguing Artwork of a Spiritual Nature by Angela Nagy along with Handcrafted jewellery designed by Gaynor Haycock.

The Hidden Gem   
Open 5pm-9pm   

I started my birding life at the age of 8, my parents took me and my toy binoculars to Newmillerdam.

In my teenage years I spent time at Wintersett and was a regular weekend visitor, trying to find new species and learn about identification techniques.

At the age of 18 I became Assistant Warden to Barry Spence at Spurn Point Nature Reserve, in 1980 and 1981 and became a trainee bird ringer. I met many eminent Ornithologists there, including Wakefield`s own, John Cudworth. These two years became the bedrock of my involvement with birds going forward.

Photography, came to me in my 20s and my first camera, a Praktica MTL3, was a fully manual setup, so I had to learn how to use it. I came late to digital, but soon realised it gave a new and less expensive means to take and store photographs.

Over the last 20 years I have used 5 cameras, all with different challenges and some decent results. The ones on show in ArtWalk are all from Yorkshire, within that timeframe. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I loved taking them.

My favourite shots are of the Wakefield Peregrines, there is a story behind them which I will enjoy telling you about, on the night.

I look forward to seeing you!

Open 5pm-8pm   

I do a mix of drawings, paintings, creative writing and music inspired by horror and dreams.

Open 5pm-8pm   

Alannah is a mental health therapist who uses her art to express her own healing and spirituality. She does this through a combination of pastels, painting, poetry or movement.

Her current work is centred around her unfolding interest in shamanism and development of her psychic abilities and awareness. Her work represents hidden elements, energy, emotion and universal connection.

Alannah draws intuitively and in the moment, utilising her ADHD through quick bursts of creative energy.

Her current medium is oil pastels, using hand blending only to increase the connection with her work.

Open 5pm-8pm   

Lucinda (she/her) is a queer artist who creates pieces which include her representation of energy, natural forms and connection.

Lucinda works in community mental health, focusing on a holistic approach. She is an advocate for highlighting the benefits of Creative expression for mental wellbeing.

Lucinda's current medium is Alcohol ink on Yupo paper.

Open 5pm-8pm   

The Incident Department is a Wakefield-based illustration project documenting everyday public incidents, overlooked moments, and quiet social chaos through observational linework and visual satire.

Inspired by local spaces, awkward encounters, workplace absurdities, and modern British life, each piece is presented as a recorded “case file” - balancing humour, discomfort, and familiarity in equal measure.

Working primarily in monochrome illustration, The Incident Department creates an archive of the moments people usually walk past, ignore, or politely pretend didn’t happen.

Open 5pm-9pm   

This piece is part of an art project that explores the barriers created by labels. Within the hospice, we work holistically, striving to see the person beyond their diagnosis, role, or circumstance. This work challenges the viewer to question whether we truly achieve that.

The obscured window physically disrupts the act of seeing, forcing the viewer to look harder and more intentionally. It reflects how perception is often clouded by assumptions and preconceptions.

Surrounding the central figure are suspended labels—words contributed by patients, carers, and staff. These words represent identities and descriptors that can act as barriers, blocking or distorting how a person is understood. They distract, interrupt, and impose meaning before true connection can occur.

At the centre, the figure represents the essence of a person: multifaceted, complex, and irreducible to a single definition. Despite the surrounding noise of labels, this core identity remains—yet it requires effort, empathy, and awareness to truly see it.

Ultimately, Can You Really See Me? invites the viewer to reflect on their own perceptions and to consider how easily we allow labels to obscure the human being in front of us.

Installation available 24/7 as gallery is on the station platform and purpose is to view through the window.

Community Gallery   
Open 5pm-8pm   

I love the quote that says ‘The eyes are the windows to the soul.’ We sometimes forget that windows are generally a two way screen. We look into other windows, we are naturally nosy, but all too often we forget to look out of those eyes with our soul and heart instead of with anger. Too frequently what we think we see is what others tell us too. We forget to do our own due diligence.

People under the LGBTQIA umbrella often find themselves on the forefront of abuse from misdirected misinformation. We are frequently viewed, scorned and prodded like animals in a petting zoo.

Art can be used to break down some of those barriers. Art should make people think and question what it is they are seeing. Why is that and this - what was the artist thinking when they painted that bit or what was the concept for the piece.

As I wrote earlier; I wish for people to look at the art and, question and ask. To think about what their soul sees, not just what others tell them too. Barriers can be broken down and walls rebuilt, but people have to think for themselves and open their eyes.

Marie is a local artist who uses various mediums including acrylic, graphite charcoal and traditional oils to create unique works. She likes to create art that makes us question and think about what we think we know and how we view the world.

Marie lives in Wakefield with her wife and two cats.

Platform 1   
Open 5pm-8pm