Previously at Wakefield Cathedral

• St John’s Skies Wed 31st Jul 2024
  An exhibition of photographs by Derek Walmsley, one of the canons at Wakefield Cathedral, documenting the changing skies above St John’s church tower.
• Sacred Spaces Wed 31st Jul 2024
  Wakefield SACRE is delighted to present art work created by children for their art competition 2024: Sacred Spaces
• There Is Another Sky Wed 29th May 2024
  For May’s Artwalk local artist and teacher Jan Parsons returns to Wakefield Cathedral with a new series of abstract paintings entitled ‘There is another Sky.’ The title of this series is taken from an Emily Dickinson poem and encapsulates Jan’s fascination with perfectly dream-like skies, otherworldliness, and sometimes imagined or half-remembered landscapes. Panning across bays and cities, a lake bathed in evening light or an open-air swimming pool; Jan’s work consistently situates the viewer at the water’s edge with an open vista to the sky. All of the paintings in this series were made using a combination of acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas and come framed and ready to hang.
  More details at https://www.jan-parsons.com
• CoActive Arts with Scott Douglas Wed 29th May 2024
  Scott's response to CoActive's exploration of self portraits includes 2 and 3 dimensional works inspired by Tikis and Totems and the use of symbols to represent aspects of himself.
• Watermarks Wed 31st Jan 2024
  Watermarks is the latest exhibition by artist Tony Wade and is a visual and geographical exploration of the Wakefield District’s waterways. Wakefield has several waterways flowing through it and from it. The waterways, both natural and manmade, have shaped the landscape yet go by almost unnoticed. For this project Tony travelled the length of these waterways, documenting what he saw, found, and experienced. Wakefield based groups, Well Women Centre, Spectrum People and Empath Action CIC accompanied Tony on some of these journeys, co-creating artworks as they went. The exhibition contains sculpture, sound, painting, textiles, film, and jigsaws and is also inspired by the wonderful architecture of Wakefield Cathedral. ‘This project was funded with a Culture Grant by Wakefield Council as part of Our Year – Wakefield District 2024’. Watermarks is a continuation of Tony’s artistic journey, exploring and documenting Wakefield District’s landscapes and stories.
• Our Voices Heard Wed 31st Jan 2024
  A creative songwriting and art project led by Jenna Fan, local musician and Director of Go Pop CIC, musician Tsungai Tsikirai and artist Ruth Fones. Through a series of 12 workshops, woman originally from Syria, Sudan and Botswana, now living in the Wakefield District, turned parts of their life stories into songs and artwork. The project aimed to bring women together, inform Wakefield people about real issues affecting their neighbours and improve the wellbeing of participants through creativity. 'Our Voices Heard' was funded by a Culture Grant from Wakefield Council.
• Sophie Amelia: Authentic Expressions Wed 29th Nov 2023
  Sophie Amelia is a surface pattern designer for home interior products and accessories. Her practice is process led, specialising in screen printing and celebrating traditional print making processes within her work. Authentic Expressions is Sophie Amelia’s latest collection made for neurodivergent women and femme-aligned people who want to celebrate their authentic identities.
• Labyrinth of Light Wed 29th Nov 2023
  Artist Tony Wade has been working with local schools to create lanterns to illuminate the dark nights. These will be on display at Wakefield Cathedral for one night only.
• We Are CoActive, We Are Artists Wed 29th Nov 2023
  A group exhibition by CoActive Arts.